2020 Obituaries Thread

[tpir04]

RIP Mr. Diabeetus.

On the bright side, only 5 months until this dark cloud we call 2020 gets outta here.

[dagdoggnh]

Mahlon Reeves, one of the deckhands from "The Deadliest Catch" died on July 27, 2020 of a massive heart attack at age 38: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mahlon-reyes-dead-dies-deadliest-catch-1234723075/

That should be Mahlon Reyes, not Mahlon Reeves.  My mistake.

[Ccook]

Wayne Fontana, frontman for the Mindbenders (1964's "Game Of Love"), age 74 of cancer.

[Blissey]

James Harris, better known as wrestler "Kamala, the Ugandan Giant," has passed away at age 70. He had suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes for many years, though the exact cause of death was not known as of posting.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/us/wwe-kamala-james-harris-death/index.html

[Blissey]

James Harris, better known as wrestler "Kamala, the Ugandan Giant," has passed away at age 70. He had suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes for many years, though the exact cause of death was not known as of posting.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/us/wwe-kamala-james-harris-death/index.html

And we now know the cause. It was the coronavirus.

https://www.pwmania.com/cause-of-death-for-kamala-revealed

[Teddy]

Raymond Allen, best known for playing Uncle Woody on Sanford & Son and Ned the Wino on Good Times, has died at age 91:

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/raymond-allen-actor-sanford-son-good-times-dies-91-n1236410

[Blissey]

Trini Lopez, actor-singer perhaps best known for his 1963 recording of "If I Had a Hammer" and his role as Pedro Jimenez in the 1967 WWII epic "The Dirty Dozen," has passed away at the age of 83 due to complications of the coronavirus.

Lopez's passing leaves Jim Brown ("Robert T. Jefferson") and Donald Sutherland ("Vernon L  Pinkley") as the last two living cast members from "The Dirty Dozen."

https://deadline.com/2020/08/trini-lopez-dead-covid-dirty-dozen-if-i-had-a-hammer-singer-lemon-tree-1203010544/

[Blissey]

Sumner Redstone, the chairman/CEO of National Amusements-the holding company that owns ViacomCBS-has passed away at age 97.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/sumner-redstone-dead-97-viacom-cbs-paramount-1234732722/

[Plinkoman]

President Trump's brother, Robert Trump, has passed away. Thoughts and prayers to the Trump family.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert-trump-dead

[Blissey]

Ben Cross, British actor known for role in films like "Chariots of Fire," "First Knight" and the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot, passed away today (August 18th) of cancer at age 72.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/ben-cross-dies-chariots-fire-star-trek-first-knight-actor-1203016530/

[jude_este]

Jesse Goins, one of the stars of Gold Rush, who was discovered unconscious by another crew member on Tuesday night while on set in Colorado and rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead at age 60, cause of death not disclosed.

[rick420buzz]

Frankie Banali, drummer for Quiet Riot, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/21/quiet-riot-drummer-frankie-banali-dead-dies-cancer/

[pannoni1]

Frankie Banali, drummer for Quiet Riot, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/21/quiet-riot-drummer-frankie-banali-dead-dies-cancer/

The two five-beat measures at the start of "Cum On Feel The Noize" will never sound quite the same ever again. RIP.

[Blissey]

Joseph Ruby, co-creator (with Ken Spears) of the cartoon character Scooby-Doo and co-founder (also with Ken Spears) of 1980s animation producer Ruby-Spears Enterprises, has passed away at the age of 87.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-ruby&pid=196706367

[jude_este]

Chadwick Boseman, best known his roles as real-life historical figures Jackie Robinson in "42", James Brown in "Get on Up", and Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall", and for his portrayal of the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films passed away today at the age of 43 after a 4 year battle with colon cancer.