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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #150 on: July 08, 2019, 06:40:42 PM »
PBR World Champion bull #781 Asteroid passed away a couple of weeks ago. I had the honor to watch him buck a few times- he will go down as one of the best bulls the rodeo world has ever seen.

https://pbr.com/article/389706/remembering-asteroid-2007-2019
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #151 on: July 09, 2019, 10:39:00 AM »
H. Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who ran for President in 1992, has passed away at age 89:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-billionaire-h-ross-perot-dies-aged-89/ar-AAE4Ydy?ocid=spartanntp

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #152 on: July 10, 2019, 01:37:41 AM »
Rip Torn, age 88. known for his roles in Men In Black and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as well as his role on the Larry Sanders Show.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #153 on: July 10, 2019, 02:04:36 AM »
H. Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who ran for President in 1992, has passed away at age 89:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-billionaire-h-ross-perot-dies-aged-89/ar-AAE4Ydy?ocid=spartanntp

RIP H. Ross Perot.  :cry:

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #154 on: July 10, 2019, 10:20:48 AM »
Rip Torn, age 88. known for his roles in Men In Black and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as well as his role on the Larry Sanders Show.
 


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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #155 on: July 10, 2019, 10:41:23 AM »
RIP Rip Torn. (Sorry.)
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #156 on: July 11, 2019, 03:34:46 AM »
Denise Nickerson, 62, played Violet Beauregarde in 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; also was in the Short Circus on The Electric Company during the 72-73 season.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/denise-nickerson-dead-willy-wonka-violet-actress-chocolate-factory-1203264515/?fbclid=IwAR1PNhilaRybpT2xDv0i3C9ENwtb0LCu_tmdxwr74qPiS2uUa2bqkLhXGYY

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #157 on: July 11, 2019, 06:54:28 AM »
Jim Bouton, New York Yankees pitcher whose tell-all book Ball Four ruffled feathers in the major league world, age 80 from complications of a brain disease linked to dementia.
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« Reply #159 on: July 11, 2019, 06:42:11 PM »
Denise Nickerson, 62, played Violet Beauregarde in 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; also was in the Short Circus on The Electric Company during the 72-73 season.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/denise-nickerson-dead-willy-wonka-violet-actress-chocolate-factory-1203264515/?fbclid=IwAR1PNhilaRybpT2xDv0i3C9EN
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #160 on: July 12, 2019, 01:46:13 AM »
Denise Nickerson, 62, played Violet Beauregarde in 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; also was in the Short Circus on The Electric Company during the 72-73 season.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/denise-nickerson-dead-willy-wonka-violet-actress-chocolate-factory-1203264515/?fbclid=IwAR1PNhilaRybpT2xDv0i3C9ENwtb0LCu_tmdxwr74qPiS2uUa2bqkLhXGYY

RIP Denise Nickerson.  :cry:

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #161 on: July 15, 2019, 11:21:08 AM »
Russell Smith of the Amazing Rhythm Aces (Third Rate Romance), age 70 of cancer.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #162 on: July 15, 2019, 03:22:41 PM »
Boxing legend Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker dead at the age of 55 after being hit by a car on July 14, 2019 in Virginia Beach, Virginia:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pernell-sweet-pea-whitaker-boxing-champ-and-olympic-gold-medalist-killed-in-car-crash/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=70537405

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #163 on: July 17, 2019, 11:17:08 PM »
Pumpsie Green, the first black Red Sox player, dead at 85.

https://www.mlb.com/news/elijah-pumpsie-green-red-sox-pioneer-dies-at-85

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #164 on: July 18, 2019, 11:06:29 AM »
Long-serving associate Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens passes on a few months shy of his 100th birthday; his 34 years on the high court is currently the third longest of any Supreme Court justice in history: 

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-16/john-paul-stevens-dead