dbunting Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Just a list of people who passed in 2016 (so far) that had an impact on my life in some small way. David Bowie - not a huge fan but liked some hits Alan Rickman - loved him in Die Hard Dan Haggerty - loved watching him in Grizzly Adams as a kid growing up Abe Vigoda - Fish, enough said Glenn Frey - great music George Kennedy - great at small roles, made them larger than they should have been Joe Garagiola - too many one liners to list Gary Shandling - too many comic moments Doris Roberts - great mother on television Prince - loved a lot of his music Morley Safer - only knew of him through 60 minutes but always stopped on tv when he was on a segment Muhammad Ali - Wasn't a huge fan but loved that he stood up for his rights Kimbo Slice - spent too much time watching his illegal fights Gordie Howe - being in the Detroit area, everyone has heard a few stories about how great of a man he was, not on the rink but as a man. Pat Summit - never heard of womens college basket ball until she came along. Great great coach Kenny Baker - R2D2, yes it was a can, but he brought it to life Gene Wilder - loved his movies in the 80's Florence Henderson - Mrs. Brady...and Wesson oil! Alan Thicke - Wanted him as my dad. Craig Sager - just enjoyed how he seemed to live his life George Micheal - really got into his music for a while Carrie Fisher - The damsel in distress from Star Wars who didn't really need saving! Probably the most influential movie in my life, saw it at the drive in on top of our van, I think I was 5 at the time. Saw her stronger in Empire and as a leader in Jedi, well, and in the gold bikini! Seems like 2016 has taken a lot of people, can't wait for it to end! Scary thought is that I am now at an age where the people I grew up watching are now at the age where death is not uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Queen Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 John Glenn Ron Glass Ricky Harris also died today Richard Adams also died today Zsa Zsa Gabor Greg Lake Peter Vaughan Gwen Ifil Robert Vaughn Pete Burns Arnold Palmer Garry Marshall Elie Wiesel Anton Yelchin Gordie Howe Merle Haggard Patty Duke The list goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Leonard Cohen Phife Dawg Bill Nunn Jon Polito Michael Massee Curtis Hanson Bud Spencer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Queen Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, GallowKnight said: Leonard Cohen Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest Bill Nunn Jon Polito Michael Massee Curtis Hanson Bud Spencer Bill Nunn??? Damn, he was a local, too. I should have known that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Some more that will be relevant to Brits more than others: Victoria Wood Caroline Aherne Ronnie Corbett Terry Wogan Liz Smith Victoria Wood in particular saddened me most. Such a brilliant, talented woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felice Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, HelenaExMachina said: Some more that will be relevant to Brits more than others: Gareth Thomas (Roj Blake) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Johan Cruyff ranks as the biggest loss for me in terms of well known people who died in 2016. Shocked and saddened by his death. Craig Sager and Alan Rickman as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 16 hours ago, Crazy Cat Lady in Training said: Garry Marshall The list goes on. Not sure how I missed him in my list, saw so many of his shows as reruns growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Edit: was last year nm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Sometimes I get the disturbing feeling that on some way deep subconscious level these celebs know the serious shit is coming and are bugging out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkash Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Gotlib... Although maybe only Belgiumsn French and maybe Swiss know about one of the founding father of bande-dessinée and dark humor in comic strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ashes Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 https://twitter.com/christhebarker/status/813811135522734081/photo/1 And this was before Debbie Reynolds' passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I don’t want to be accused of being a vulgar bastard here but the Reynold’s family is having a really shitty week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 And her son said Debbies last words were "I want to be with Carrie"... I mean damn. That poor guy lost his sister and mother in two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/gofundme-started-to-protect-betty-white-from-2016_/479269131 GoFundMe started to 'protect' Betty White from 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Stormborn Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 hour ago, dbunting said: And her son said Debbies last words were "I want to be with Carrie"... I mean damn. That poor guy lost his sister and mother in two days. Yeah poor Billie Lourd, lost her mother and grandmother Worst week for this family in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 We need to make sure David Attenmorough is wrapped up in cotton wool, at least for the next 36 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mladen Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/william-salice-creator-of-kinder-surprise-dies Another one... Sad days among Kinder fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 For some it will be Bowie or Prince or any number of the many celebrities who passed in "16" that left the most memories for them, the most grieved so to speak. But for me no passing was more resonate personally than Muhamed Ali for 2016. It was like a chunk of 20th century history just lopped off and plunged in the ocean, like a melting polar glacier wall. He was no mere boxer, for me he was up there with the Beatles, Malcolm X or Nixon as this entity that was intersected with dozens of era defining issues and events, he was this great straw of the 60's and 70's that touched Vietnam, the Supreme Court, the Nation of Islam, Don King, the social upheaval and by extension a myriad of issues like money in sports, the war and race protests. At his height he was described as the most recognizeable person on the planet and imo, only a book could tell his profound story, culturally America had never seen anyone quite like this before, and the whole world couldnt turn away its gaze at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 2016 just won't go away peacefully. RIP William Christopher (Father Mulcahy From MASH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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