The Immortal

That's the last Korean War MOH Recipient gone. Asides from maybe some Korean generals, I am not sure if there any properly notable Korean War veterans currently living who are famous or notable for their participation in the war. Probably not going to change until 10-15 years when we are down to the last vets of certain major battles (Chosin Reservoir, Incheon, Bloody Ridge etc.).

At least he died on March 31 and not some 20 years earlier, as was the case with a certain Sogen Kato.

He looks extremely frail and his skin has clear mottling, not a good sign at all. On top of this it looks like his neck posture is definitely bent forward (something that can happen to very old people who are frail or have skeletal issues, Tom Stafford is a good example of this). Looks like a solid DL pick now.

There are only 4 survivors of the 100th Bomb Group of the U.S 8th Air Force (unit featured in the TV series Masters Of The Air). John "Lucky" Luckadoo (pilot in the 350th and 351st Bomb Squadrons) James R. Rasmussen (navigator in the 349th Bomb Squadron) Henry "Hank" Cervantes (pilot in the 349th Squadron) Robert Wolff (served in the 418th Bombardment Squadron, was prisoner of war)

About time an updated census is given. I figured there were more survivors around than my list of eight, but 22 is decent considering the youngest survivors would be at least a 100 today.

Since there's no thread for reporting deaths of non astronaut NASA people, putting this here. Former Johnson Space Center director, George W.S Abbey dead https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-remembers-former-nasa-johnson-director-george-w-s-abbey/

Reportedly a suicide.

Honestly at this point, start a sweepstake for all Apollo astronauts now. There's just eight left.

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.