YoungWillz

Chap who won an order from a South African court giving him the right to die has in fact succumbed to his prostate cancer. The order was a bit of a landmark ruling for S Africa where euthanasia is illegal. http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/30/Robin-Stransham-Ford-man-has-died

Today is International Jazz Day. Concert being streamed live here. http://jazzday.com/ Anyone looking for potential jazz picks, enjoy.

"I will do it until they put me in a box or I can't do it anymore." This is exactly the kind of statement that ends up being prophetic. So I'll submit 83yo boxing promoter Bob Arum. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3062243/Boxing-promoter-Bob-Arum-going-strong-83.html

Fun Fact (now I have signed in) His cousin Israel Militosyan was Olympic champion in 1992.

Fun Facts: His mother is the actress Deborah Rush and he voiced the title character in Dennis The Menace: Cruise Control. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-cronkite-dead-walters-grandson-792498

Baroness Betsy von Furstenberg, actress and author, dies at 83. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/arts/betsy-von-furstenberg-baroness-and-versatile-actress-dies-at-83.html?_r=0

70 years ago, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide.

Thanks Sir C, searched for suicide rather than suicidal, I will try harder next time, promise.

Dammit -- a perfectly good chance to use the Suicide thread.... wasted away. SC Ha Sir C, I didn't even know there was one. Felt it was more pertinent here (plus it seems the thread hasn't been tagged as Dead) Edit: Thanks, it has now. Still can't find a specific Suicide thread though, must be missing something.

Walter Cronkite's grandson commits suicide at 22. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3061139/Walter-Cronkite-s-grandson-22-commits-suicide.html

I'm out. Darn... I think the only ones left in the running are myself, Deathray and Magere Hein (with Toast perhaps, as having a floating date with Martin Crowe). Well, I'm top 4, I'll take that.

Marty Napoleon, jazz pianist who played with Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman, has died at 93. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsday/obituary.aspx?n=marty-napoleon&pid=174742212&fhid=15814

Goddamn, my count may be off but that's either 6 or 7 Governors, and it's only April! Unbelievable. SC Indeed it is some state of affairs....

I'm getting slightly annoyed during my searches that Coroner and Crooner are almost the same. More than once I have clicked on a link only to find it's some dusty Justice who got sidelined somehow in his legal career, rather than a famous 30s/40s heartthrob.

35 years ago, the so-called Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.

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