2023 Obituaries Thread

[88JRFAN]

Mike Williams has now officially passed away, according to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Facebook page

[plinko2000]

1986 Chain Reaction announcer Rod Charlebois died back in May.

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/28161888/rod-charlebois

[88JRFAN]

Sherry Pollex, the girlfriend of current NASCAR Cup series driver Martin Truex Jr., has sadly lost her battle to ovarian cancer. She was only 44  

[Ccook]

Singer Roger Whittaker, age 87 of numerous ailments.

[RJSchex]

(August 22)
Toto Cutugno, 80, winner (representing Italy) of the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest, performing "Insiemne: 1992".

[Ccook]

Pete Kozachik, visual effects designer for the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, age 72 of Aphasia.

[Ccook]

Terry Kirkman of the 60s pop group the Association (Cherish, Windy), age 83 of congestive heart failure.

Katherine Anderson-Schaffner, a member of the Marvelettes (Please Mr. Postman, Don't Mess With Bill), age 79 on September 20. Cause not disclosed.

[Alfonzo]

David McCallum from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS passed away this morning at the age of 90: https://deadline.com/2023/09/david-mccallum-dead-ncis-actor-1235555770/

[holein1isawesome]

David McCallum from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS passed away this morning at the age of 90: https://deadline.com/2023/09/david-mccallum-dead-ncis-actor-1235555770/

 

I was first introduced to him on an episode of The Outer Limits called "Feasibility Study." Then I got into NCIS later o down the road and he was easily my favorite character.

RIP.

[pannoni1]

Brooks Robinson, MLB Hall of Fame 3rd baseman for the Baltimore Orioles who won 16 Gold Glove awards, second most in MLB history, has passed on. He was 86.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/09/26/brooks-robinson-dies-orioles-legend-hall-of-famer-gold-glove/10246280002/

[ironman00710]

Michael Gambon, best known for playing Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movie series (from "The Prisoner of Azkaban" thru "Deathly Hallows, Part 2"), passed away at 82 recently:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/entertainment/michael-gambon-death-scli-intl/index.html

[PatrickRox80]

Tim Wakefield, Red Sox pitcher, has died of cancer at 57.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38539709/former-red-sox-knuckleballer-tim-wakefield-dies-brain-cancer-57

[Ccook]

Tim Wakefield, Red Sox pitcher, has died of brain cancer at 57.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38539709/former-red-sox-knuckleballer-tim-wakefield-dies-brain-cancer-57

According to Wakefield's family, he had pancreatic cancer. Curt Schilling leaked it as brain cancer.

[blozier2006]

According to Wakefield's family, he had pancreatic cancer. Curt Schilling leaked it as brain cancer.

Either way, a horrible way to go. RIP.

[Ccook]

John Gordon, co-designer of the Green Bay Packers logo, age 83 from Alzheimer's.