YoungWillz

Fun fact the name of the Michelin man is Bibendum He who was tyred of life....

Former Governor of Illinois, Dan Walker reported dead at 92. https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150429/news/150428497/

Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers adds some poundage for two teams as she dies at 91. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/weight-watchers-founder-dies-aged-5603271

"Abraham Rotstein, a left-leaning economist known for his warnings about Canada’s economic dependence on the United States, has died. He was 86." http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/28/abraham-rotstein-economist-who-battled-free-trade-dead-at-86.html

Jack Ely of The Kingsmen has died at 71. http://koin.com/2015/04/28/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-of-the-kingsmen-dies/ He sang on Louie, Louie. https://youtu.be/7Vae_AkLb4Q

Suzanne Crough, Tracy Partridge in The Partridge Family, dies at 52. http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/28/suzanne-crough-dead-tracy-partridge-family-daughter-dies/

Gene Fullmer, middleweight boxing champ, at 83. Awaiting qualifying obit. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2449583-155/former-middleweight-world-champion-boxer-gene Edit: His younger lightweight boxing brother Jay died last week. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=34348439 and his nephew Kade Fullmer (son of Don Fullmer) died of a drug overdose in January. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865620476/Utahs-first-family-of-boxing-loses-one-of-its-youngest-members-with-the-death-of-Kade-Fullmer.html?pg=all

6pm GMT - Guardian has a special for ghouls who want to follow the last hour or so. http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/28/bali-nine-andrew-chan-myuran-sukumaran-executed-indonesia-mercy#block-553f95dae4b04b265de53259

Bad couple of days for wrestlers, Ashura Hara, Japanese wrestler from the 80s and 90s known as Fighting Hara (original) dies at 68. http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/42283-ashura-hara-former-all-japan-star-passes-away- Anyone with a few minutes to spare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUsVrtkeVs

Gregory Mertens, Sporting Lokeren player and former under 21 Belgian international is in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3058734/Lokerens-Mertens-recovering-collapsing-pitch.html

I hope they bury, or better yet burn, the weapon with the criminal. I see he died of cancer, was it stomach cancer? You know, ventriloquist, hand in puppet, stomach... Liver cancer. Nasty. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/keith-harris-orville-dead-ventriloquist-5595850

Formal BBC Obit for DDP: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32494917 just in case...

Didn't even know he was ill. Bit of a shock. Made his living well outta that duck n chimp. RIP.

Does anyone remember how to use the search facility?

Here's a quote from TKAM: "There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results." How true, have a good birthday.

Jozef Paczynski, Polish prisoner of war and barber to Rudolph Hoess at Auschwitz, dies at 95. http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/69242-150427-auschwitz-commander-s-barber-jozef-paczynski-dies-at-95 Here's a very recent article on him in the DM: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2943765/Barber-considered-slitting-Auschwitz-commandants-throat.html And here is the DM finally giving his death a mention: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3062654/Ex-Auschwitz-prisoner-barber-camp-commander-dies-95.html

Example Qualifying Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3058193/Jayne-Meadows-actress-TV-personality-dies-95.html Congrats BiC.

Katy Jones, investigative journalist and BAFTA award winning producer, dies at 51. She was involved in the report that led to the current Hillsborough inquiry. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/hillsborough-independent-panel-member-katy-jones-dies-1-7231784

Isn't there some talk (particularly in the USA) that when a person dies their soul is transferred to a newly born? Could your brother be John Mills reincarnated? Oh and happy birthday to the little one.

Alan Wass, author of Hired Gun and collaborator and performer with Doherty dies at 33. http://www.nme.com/news/the-libertines/84945 Here's some noise: https://youtu.be/va1rV57MHOE

Haven't really participated in the other sweeps, but I think the strain of another Royal birth (remember how ill he got after George?) will actually do for him. I'm a natural pessimist for this particular pick, so I'll say May 22nd this year. (On the basis I've been wrong on everything, this can be safely disregarded).

Betty gets lifetime achievement award at Daytime Emmys. Still going strong. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3056881/Betty-White-93-wins-Lifetime-Achievement-seven-decade-career-Daytime-Emmy-Awards.html

Just like to add my congratulations and best birthday wishes to King Willem-Alexander and all our friends in the Netherlands. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3057500/The-Netherlands-turns-orange-Kings-Day.html

Amanda Holden has revealed her sister Debbie is trapped on Mt Everest after the Nepal earthquake. http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/27/emotional-amanda-holden-reveals-her-sister-debbie-is-trapped-on-mount-everest-following-devastating-nepal-earthquake-5169409/

Latest rumour is he's alive and being treated for spinal damage in Mosul. http://www.rferl.org/content/islamic-state-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-dead-or-alive-rumors/26980893.html