The Immortal

Tom Stafford is a hit here.

Some of the folks there are in contact with the astronauts/families and related organizations, particularly the founder, so that's where he likely gets that info. I'm not a member, but I know people who are members of that site in my space groups and some of them are in touch with astronauts and their families.

Sounds fun. Let's go. 1. King Harald V 2. Steve "Mongo" McMichael 3. Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 4. Ira "Ike" Schab 5. George Eastham 6. Alexander Mitta 7. Mahathir Mohamad 8. Pori Moni (Bangladeshi actress) 9. Red Farmer (NASCAR) 10. Bernadette Chirac Subs: Henri Pescarolo, Judy Loe

Lovell is based in Lake Forest, Illinois so not exactly close to the location but usually he would make the effort to show up for an occasion like this so even if he's not having health issues, it indicates age has taken it's toll.

Jim Lovell. Since his wife's death there's been complete radio silence and no one in my groups is sure of his current status, also he'll be turning 96 soon so if he lives to 2025 he's a strong candidate to consider. He's a better pick than Aldrin (who's still active on Twitter) in my opinion.

The key here is how aggressive the cancer is. My grandfather was diagnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer, even with treatment it took only a year before it ravaged his entire body and a few months later he was dead. Of course, it isn't a death sentence but the more aggressive and the faster the cancer spreads, the lower your odds.

Not many from the golden age of Italian car designers and engineers left now. Forghieri, Materazzi, Bizzarrini, Zampolli and now Gandini all dead. Giampaolo Dallara and Giorgetto Giugiaro are the only ones I can think right off the bat who are left.

Eric Carmen also performed the song Hungry Eyes in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, that's how I discovered him. In my opinion it's one of his best songs.

I'm inclined to believe it's financial reasons, but the health record in the Scheckter family is not ideal. Jody's daughter Ila died of an overdose years back and prior to that suffered a brain tumor that lead to seizures, his son Tomas suffered strokes and has had heart surgery. I'm also wondering if his brother Ian is well, haven't seen a public appearance from him since an interview in 2021 and to my knowledge he was quite active in the South African automotive scene till then.

Dead. 86 years old is an impressive run, that's like 136 in sumo wrestler years.

No worries, she makes pretty good risotto too. I like them both.

Never knew such a thread existed. I'm no good cook by any means, but my wife is. One of my favorite's is her pork paella, which is made something like this. https://makeitscotch.com/recipe/spanish-pork-paella

I've been checking if the film Tobruk (1967) had any remaining survivors and while I can confirm Ronnie Rondell Jr. is still alive, I can't find any info on Anthony Ashdown, Heidy Hunt or Phil Adams. I'm hoping someone here can do some more research.

The plausible theory that I have, which couple folks I know in the medical field feel the same way, is that she had an abdominal hysterectomy with complications. All 3 of Kate's pregnancies had health complications (hyperemesis) and the doctors must have recommended getting a hysterectomy done. The average hospital stay for that is about a 4 days to a week, complications from the surgery (which again to me is very possible seeing her pregnancy related health record) makes a lot of sense for the 2 week hospitalization. It also explains to me why everybody has been so quiet about it and why the term "planned abdominal surgery" has been used because let's be honest the royal family would definitely not want to get into the details of a uterus being taken out, and neither would most people.

Former F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen to undergo heart surgery. https://bnnbreaking.com/sports/former-f1-star-heikki-kovalainen-to-undergo-life-saving-surgery-puts-racing-career-on-hold

He already said he wouldn't abdicate. But I agree, he's in far worse condition than most of the others, he only just recovered from a prior infection and this is now his 4th or 5th hospitalization within the last 2 years.

Wilson Fittipaldi is a hit for me.

She has had dementia for at least 5 years, hardly unexpected to me.

Dead. https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/2024/02/17/wwii-veteran-member-all-women-all-black-6888-battalion-remembered-las-vegas-memorial/

58? I thought he'd be at least 75 if not even 80 judging from the photo.

Who's that in the wheelchair next to Tin Oo? Some monk/religious person perhaps?

I'm sure there's couple of us who have been around or worked with rich people or known folks who have, I wonder what are some of the crazy rich behavior or things that you observed? This thought came in after I remembered an incident as a teenager when I had gone to Miami to visit my uncle and cousins. One of my cousin's friends was the son of a multimillionaire and he invited us to come over to the family mansion. The dad wasn't there but from what I could see he didn't care much about fancy stuff except one thing, the battle of Thermopylae. He had statues of Leonidas and other warriors sculpted, had Spartan and Persian uniforms specially handcrafted to fit the statues, sets of armor and weapons casted and had all of that put in one room. It was a sight to see. Apparently the whole undertaking took around 2 years and cost him in the six figures because he wanted absolute accuracy and the proper materials used. Quite crazy, honestly.

Jos Verstappen apparently underwent heart surgery sometime in 2023. All fine of course, just surprised this went under the radar.

While we wait for immortals to die, here are my 10 immortal suggestions for the list. Fred Lorenzen - Old NASCAR driver already suggested the last time around. Dementia for at least 12 years, rumored symptoms since the mid 1990s, wheelchair bound and in an assisted living facility for 10 years. Has been on IV's recently and looks very frail now. King Harald V - Has had a lot of health issues as of late. Hospitalized for illness in August and December 2022 and May 2023, twice survived COVID and recently suffered a respiratory infection. Also had heart surgery in 2020 after problems breathing. Brian Unthank - Nuclear test veterans are already a step ahead of most when it comes to immortality, but this fellow here has had a whopping 92 skin cancer tumors removed, and has scars all over his body as a result. Paul Alexander - Better known as the last polio survivor known to be living in an iron lung, something he's done for about 70 years so I reckon he's reached that status by now. Frank Field - Terminally ill and in hospice "close to death", back in 2021. Has defied pretty much all odds for longer than Jimmy Carter. Edie Ceccarelli - Diagnosed with dementia a couple years back either as a supercentenarian or in her later centenarian years, somehow still alive, turned 116 and doesn't even look skeletal. Shigeo Nagashima - Suggested before by Arghton and I fully agree with him on this suggestion, considering he's been hospitalized countless times in the last couple of years. This man is basically the Japanese equivalent of Zagallo. Deve Gowda - I don't know how this man isn't on the list already, he's been chronically sick with something or the other for ages. Wilson Fittipaldi - Miraculously survived a cardiac arrest after choking, has been in the ICU/hospital ever since. Also has Parkinson's and looked like a skeleton in last known public appearance at Interlagos. Ruth Buzzi - Incapacitated after suffering multiple strokes, back in 2022 and likely still is as there has not been any info for a long time.

Astrologer Ray Couture (of "an Astrologer guesses strangers Zodiac signs" fame) looks quite aged now. I'm not sure of his actual age but considering he's been practicing for 55 years, I'd guess he's in his mid to late 70s.