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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #225 on: October 15, 2019, 01:18:22 AM »
Ted Green, known as Terrible Ted, passed on at age 79 last Tuesday. No cause of death reported.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/ted-green-obituary-1.5319531

RIP Ted Green.  :cry:

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« Reply #226 on: October 15, 2019, 10:09:03 AM »
Sam Bobrick, creator of the teen sitcom Saved By the Bell, age 87, after suffering a stroke.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #227 on: October 17, 2019, 11:23:44 AM »
Elijah Cummings, longtime Maryland Democratic Representative, has died at age 68.

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« Reply #228 on: October 17, 2019, 12:48:35 PM »
For country music fans, an authoritative voice has passed. Bob Kingsley, the longtime radio host of "Country Top 40" and, more famously, "American Country Countdown," died earlier today (Oct. 17) due to bladder cancer:

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181003/bob-kingsley-takes-leave-from-country-top-40-due-to-cancer-diagnosis-top-female-artists-to-guest-host/

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #229 on: October 17, 2019, 06:20:13 PM »
For country music fans, an authoritative voice has passed. Bob Kingsley, the longtime radio host of "Country Top 40" and, more famously, "American Country Countdown," died earlier today (Oct. 17) due to bladder cancer:

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181003/bob-kingsley-takes-leave-from-country-top-40-due-to-cancer-diagnosis-top-female-artists-to-guest-host/

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Wow, the countdown show will never be the same without his iconic voice - he will be missed :(

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #230 on: October 18, 2019, 12:52:17 PM »
Bill Macy, who played Walter on the CBS All in the Family spinoff Maude, age 97. No cause given.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #231 on: October 19, 2019, 03:25:07 AM »
Bill Macy, who played Walter on the CBS All in the Family spinoff Maude, age 97. No cause given.

RIP Bill Macy.  :cry:

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #232 on: October 20, 2019, 05:00:35 PM »
Eric Cooper, MLB umpire who worked this year’s division series between the Yankees and the Twins, died suddenly of a heart attack. He was 52.

https://www.closecallsports.com/2019/10/eric-cooper-dies-at-52-following-heart.html?m=1

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #233 on: October 21, 2019, 01:33:59 PM »
Eric Cooper, MLB umpire who worked this year’s division series between the Yankees and the Twins, died suddenly of a heart attack. He was 52.

https://www.closecallsports.com/2019/10/eric-cooper-dies-at-52-following-heart.html?m=1

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #234 on: October 21, 2019, 01:43:25 PM »
Lou Palmer, ESPN's first SportsCenter anchor, age 83 after a battle with lung cancer.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #235 on: October 22, 2019, 08:32:23 PM »
Old Man Willie, famous for his pick 6 in Super Bowl 11, has died at age 78. Old Man Willie was a 9 time Pro Bowler, a member of the 1970s All Decades Team, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility in 1984. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27903518/willie-brown-hall-fame-cornerback-raiders-dies-78
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #236 on: October 30, 2019, 08:59:09 AM »
John Witherspoon, known for his role in the "Friday" film series as well as the voice of "Gramps" on "The Boondocks", passed away October 29, 2019 at age 77: https://people.com/movies/john-witherspoon-dead-at-77/

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #237 on: October 31, 2019, 05:28:23 PM »
Bernard Slade, creator of the 70s sitcom The Partridge Family, age 89 from complications of Lewy Body dementia.
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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #238 on: November 02, 2019, 02:34:47 PM »
Rudy Boesch, a former Navy Seal, and contestant on the first season of Survivor passed away on November 1st at age 91 from Alzheimer's Disease.
https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-rudy-boesch-dies/

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Re: 2019 Obituaries Thread
« Reply #239 on: November 09, 2019, 10:47:18 AM »
Gertrude Boyle, long time head of Columbia Sportswear who built it up to an empire and was the star of numerous amusing commercials for the company with son Tim over the years, passes on at 95: 


https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/11/gert-boyle-longtime-columbia-sportswear-chairwoman-dies-at-95.html