The Immortal

About that time for a Medal of Honor recipient update, and especially since they had their annual convention back in November 2023. In the first pic Roger Donlon (in the wheelchair) continues to embrace being an immortal, attending the convention seemingly with ease despite Parkinson's and a stay in hospice back in August. Jay Vargas (bottom far left) is now using a cane. Barney Barnum (bottom far right) has been frail and using a cane for a while now so nothing new with him. In the second pic, I think that's 97 year old Ralph Puckett in the wheelchair 2nd from the right. Nothing I see of note besides that, though they are an aging bunch. Honestly at this point I think Jose Rodela who hasn't been seen around in ages because of dementia and heart failure, will go before Donlon or Puckett.

1. Donald Trump 2. Joe Biden 3. Clint Eastwood 4. Andy Taylor 5. Buzz Aldrin 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Rupert Murdoch 8. Prunella Scales 9. Phil Collins 10. Tim Bilton 11. Ozzy Osbourne 12. Pope Francis 13. William Shatner 14. Dennis Skinner 15. Dick van Dyke 16. Mel Brooks 17. Cleo Laine 18. Willie Nelson 19. Stanley Baxter 20. David Attenborough 21. Yoko Ono 22. Billy Connolly 23. Shannen Doherty 24. James Whale 25. Bob Newhart Sub: Paul Spencer

Hospitalized again a couple days ago along with her son for food poisoning and has since recovered.

I'd say go for it before some troll claiming to be Jimmy Carter's hospice nurse decides to come here.

Yeah I'm pretty surprised I even lead the half way point to be honest, but not surprised in the least that my immortal picks continued on. Anyways. Congrats, Dying Probably.

Unfortunately there's only one "The Immortal" participating, since trying to get Jimmy Carter to participate was impossible even with my best attempts. I'm pretty sure I'm on 725 with CaptainChorizo for the Derek Draper points.

Nigel Starmer-Smith with all the sportspeople dying as of late

I'll do this again (and come up with a ridiculous team like the last time).

Or Drol's knowledge on Asian politicians.

Derek Draper.

Good god. 2 hits in only 5 days.

When I saw the photos of Wilson at Interlagos in 2023 I had a bad feeling his Parkinson's was quite advanced (hence my recommendation of him in the 2025 possibilities thread). Looking through his wife's Instagram, the decline is even more evident. Granted this cardiac arrest was very unfortunate though.

Joe Bugner

Glynis Johns is a hit here

And you know what's even crazier? Back in 2015 Jimmy Carter had metastatic melanoma which had spread to his brain and liver and nearly everyone including me thought he was a goner right then. He survived that, made a miraculous recovery and since managed to outlive countless more of what you've already mentioned as well as the Queen, one of his successors and even his own vice president. Total immortal.

Now this is one I'm curious about. It's not often you see an immortal being declared by those outside of the DL community, so I'm interested to the exact the backstory behind this.

Gone with Starmer-Smith.

I think the list is great. I like the variety of returnees and new picks this time (and finally, an astronaut!) and the choices in general are pretty good. Julie Walters is the only pick I think could have been someone else, Liza Minnelli for example is close to the same age and in poorer health. For the drops, I agree Yoko Ono is a controversial drop and could be a potential miss, but besides that I think it's fine.

Damn, that's a sad way to go. Clearly this was a targeted attack of some kind (because what are the odds you just happen to run over your own wife).

I've talked about Jim Lovell and Tom Stafford before, so I'll throw in a new astronaut to throw in for consideration. Joe Engle. He's 91, has been wheelchair bound for a couple years now and was barely able to speak in an interview in 2021. Also since everyone's recommending 5 names it seems, let me throw you 4 more. Wilson Fittipaldi - F1 driver and older brother of Emerson, suffers from Parkinson's disease and looked like this 2 months ago. George Eastham - Hospitalized several times including for a severe pneumonia bout in the last 2 years, in generally poor health. Dries Van Agt - Former Dutch PM. 92, suffered a massive stroke in 2019, frail and rarely seen around in public these days. Pori Moni - My wildcard suggestion for those death pools that accept obscure picks. Bangladeshi actress who's only 31 but has battled drug and alcohol addiction and was hospitalized four times in the last 2 years, twice for serious illness with high fever.

Jimmy Carter (joker) Jonnie Irwin Esther Rantzen Roger Donlon Derek Draper Bruce Willis Linda Nolan Alexander Mitta June Spencer Rob Burrow Vanessa Redgrave Glynis Johns Tom Stafford (astronaut) Frank Field Ike Schab Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Ethel Kennedy Robert Wagner King Salman of Saudi Arabia Toby Keith Subs Wilson Fittipaldi Jean-Marie Le Pen Shannen Doherty Isabel Peron Edward, Duke of Kent

I came up with this list in 2 hours so hope I've done it right. 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Derek Draper 3. Ethel Kennedy 4. Dries van Agt 5. Ike Schab 6. Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 7. King Salman of Saudi Arabia 8. Toby Keith 9. Vanessa Redgrave 10. Eva Marie Saint 11. Bruce Willis 12. Tom Stafford 13. Mario Zagallo 14. Liza Minnelli 15. Frank Field 16. Wilson Fittipaldi 17. June Spencer 18. Ralph Nader 19. Linda Nolan 20. Jim Lovell 21. Parnelli Jones 22. Michael Caine 23. Jonnie Irwin 24. Shannen Doherty 25. Edward, Duke of Kent 26. Herman van Praag 27. Zhu Rongji 28. Brigitte Bardot 29. Joe Engle 30. Yoko Ono 31. Rob Burrow 32. Chris Evert 33. Jean-Marie Le Pen 34. Esther Rantzen 35. Nancy Sinatra 36. John Luckadoo 37. Glynis Johns 38. Jay-Jay Solari 39. Jack Nicholson 40. Leslie Caron 41. Roger Donlon 42. Norman Jewison 43. Bernadette Chirac 44. Alexander Mitta 45. Jimmy Page 46. Naina Yeltsina 47. Malcolm Hebden 48. Robert Wagner 49. Patrick Murray 50. Manmohan Singh No Points Louis Conter Subs 1. Jay-Jay Solari IN USE 2. George Eastham 3. Jim Glickenhaus 4. Dick van Dyke 5. Pori Moni

I'm not sure if this is the relevant thread but I've come across a Bangladeshi actress who's health history is worth mentioning. Pori Moni is only 31 but she has battled drug and alcohol addiction since 2016, was hospitalized in January 2022 with COVID symptoms, then again in March 2022 in "an accident" (according to her). In 2023, she was hospitalized in August with high fever and a serious illness and again in October for the same exact reason. Drug and alcohol addiction plus recurring high fevers and serious illnesses is not a good combination, let's see how this goes.

Well, Richard Franklin died on Christmas Day. Maybe not a big death but a sad day for Doctor Who fans nonetheless.

Derek Draper (joker) Mario Zagallo Esther Rantzen June Spencer Bernadette Chirac Jonnie Irwin King Salman of Saudi Arabia Frank Field Phyllida Law Manmohan Singh Ralph Nader Empress Michiko Leonard Lauder Rob Burrow Roger Donlon Ethel Kennedy Ike Schab (Pearl Harbor survivor) James Whale George Eastham Wink Martindale (game show host) Eva Marie Saint Toby Keith Yoko Ono Brigitte Bardot Liza Minnelli Glynis Johns Jim Lovell Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuadorian politician) Tom Stafford (astronaut) Linda Nolan Vanessa Redgrave Mengalvio Zhu Rongji Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Julie Goodyear Nigel Starmer-Smith Bengt I. Samuelsson Robert Wagner Shannen Doherty Jack Nicholson Isabel Peron Rosemary Harris Jurek Martin Malcolm Hebden Joe Engle Sven-Goran Eriksson Jane McAlevey Johnnie Walker Tippi Hedren Jose Rodela Subs Jay-Jay Solari (Mouseketeer) Chris Evert Naina Yeltsina Quentin Blake Wilson Fittipaldi