2024 Obituaries Thread

[Ccook]

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, age 92. No cause disclosed.

[Ccook]

Dickey Betts, guitartist and vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band, age 80 from cancer and COPD. He did Ramblin' Man and Jessica (about his then-1 year old daughter) among others.

[GRWHAMMY the 2nd]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39980706/howie-schwab-long-espn-producer-star-trivia-show-dies

and yes, fans of semi-obscure game shows, the Schwab that was the center of the ESPN series, "Stump the Schwab"

sidenote: Dick Vitale in his tweeted announcement about this noted that Howie was having health issues
sidenote2: speaking of twitter, i jumped to the conclusion of the "rip howie" trending topic being about Howie Mandel

[Ccook]

Roman Gabriel, quarterback for the Rams and the Eagles from 1962 to 1977, age 82. No cause given.

[FieldsFan336]

The legendary voice of Hockey Night in Canada, Bob Cole, passed away yesterday at 90
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bob-cole-obituary-1.7184556

[Hag]

Very sad, I have many memories of games he worked on. One of the greats...RIP

[Ccook]

Terry Anderson, Associated Press writer who in 1985 was captured and held hostage in Lebanon for seven years, age 76 of complications from heart surgery.

[Ccook]

Mike Pinder, last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, age 82 following breathing difficulties.

[Ccook]

Duane Eddy, influential guitarist from rock and roll's early days whom John Fogerty called "rock's first guitar god," age 86 from cancer.

[Ccook]

Richard Tandy, keyboardist and co-writer for Electric Light Orchestra, age 76. No cause given.

[mechamind]

A longtime journalist and opinionator, former CBC then National Post personality in Canada, Rex Murphy has died at age 77.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rex-murphy-obituary-1.7199788

[Ccook]

Susan Buckner, best known as Patty Simcox in the 1978 movie Grease, age 72. No cause given.

[GRWHAMMY the 2nd]

KTLA 5 news anchor Sam Rubin passed away ( here's some moments they showed as a remembrance

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[gamesurf]

Roger Corman, the "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", has passed at 98.

He's credited with kickstarting the careers of Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bullock, Charles Bronson, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Ron Howard, Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Copolla, Joe Dante, Jonathan Demme, and James Cameron.

[Ccook]

James Gregory, comedian known to his fans as "The Funniest Man in America," age 78 following cardiac arrest.