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No particular reason to suspect imminent death but I realised recently that 'Steady' Eddie Stobart, as in the guy that founded the company, is 80 this year. It's his name on the trucks though it was his son - always known as Edward - who made the company a massive success, and Edward sold out several years ago to his brother William and William's business partner Andrew Tinkler.

Unless you've been living in a cave where you had no access to any sort of media, you probably heard that good old OJ Simpson has been found GUILTY of armed robbery and kidnapping. What say you, OJ? Will OJ finally drop the soap?

I know that last time there was an Alex Higgins thread it turned into a rant fest. So this is more general question, which I suspect will get very few answers-Aren't there a ton of sick and dying snooker players Joe O'Boye, the Francisco's, etc . Suspect this will prove to be a thread to nothing but.......?

Bob Bryar, drummer with My Chemical Romance might be Bob Dier soon. He shrugged off the burns suffered making the most recent video, he's finding it harder to shrug off the gangrene that resulted, especially since it's gone into his blood making amputation of the infected a leg a futile gesture at this stage. Thought I'd flag this 'un up and let the mods merge it with the dead drummers thread if and when he's - like - dead.

Scottish comedienne who seems fairly prominent in certain circles. She had ovarian cancer, beat it, but then it came back. It's stage 3 and she says that it can be treated but not cured. So it's now being called "terminal". Like Jonnie Irwin, she seems fairly open about it all. Today's update is, "she wants to go out with a bang": https://nz.news.yahoo.com/janey-godley-terminal-125229998.html

This thread is the place to discuss PW Botha.

Well well, altogether now..... Bang Bang Maxwells croquet hammer came down upon his head.

The captain is walking round his garden in aid of the NHS. Originally to raise a thousand £££'s now stands at over £8m. Only famous in in his own backyard, but will no doubt get a QO when he snuffs it. Will he make it to the ton?

Is this sick SOB ready to burn in hell?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_Eden Noticed there wasn't a thread for Clarissa Eden, the widow of Former UK Prime Minister Anthony Eden who was forced out of office in the 1950s over the controversial Suez Crisis. Now aged 96,I feel she is worthy of her own thread so here it is!

Not to be confused with terminally ill comedian. Legendary music producer who outlived most people he worked with. He's close to 84 and survived 2 aneurysms and I don't think he'll survive the third. Quote from Wiki: In 1974, he suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm, so he decided to cut back on his schedule to spend time with his friends and family. Since his family and friends believed that his life was coming to an end, they started to plan a memorial service for him. He attended his own service with his neurologist by his side in case the excitement overwhelmed him. Some of the entertainers at his service were Richard Pryor, Marvin Gaye, Sarah Vaughan and Sidney Poitier. Since the 1933/34 generation is dropping hard my guess is he won't be around for a long time, but I might be wrong. Anyway, he deserves a thread. I was surprised he didn't have one already. The man lived a full and long and stressful life. I don't know if he's ill or something but he disappeared after Natalie Cole's funeral. He was probably hiding from 2016. He's on my shadow list and some others also so I hope for a hit...that's all.

Legendary Irish broadcaster Gay Bryne diagnosed with cancer aged 82 http://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/national/legendary-irish-broadcaster-gay-byrne-reveals-hes-been-diagnosed-with-cancer/ar-AAkxn6D?li=BBr5KbJ&ocid=BHEA000

Former football player ( Sampdoria, Juventus , Chelsea) and coach ( Chelsea) thread. In November 2018, Vialli revealed that he had successfully overcome a year-long battle with cancer. In October 2019, Vialli confirmed he was still suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Girls Aloud star reveals she has secondary Breast Cancer at age of 36. Horrible Horrible news. Considering it has spread I feel she warrants her own thread.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/prince-rushed-hospital-after-private-7766322#wSu71KkhPGfHFXPU.97 Rushed to hospital after private jet forced to land.

What about al Fayed? Paul Burrell seems to believe he's dying....

Any news on Jimmy Saville's well-being? A possible contender for the 2005 list perchance? He'd be getting a bit snaggle-toothed by now.

98-year old voice actor quickly becoming a forum favourite. Survived a severe stroke in 2021 and has been ailing since.

I dunno how much she has been mentioned here but famous Hollywood legend Teri Garr has Mutiple Sclerosis and is going to be 80 this year. Hasn't acted in anything for nearly 15 years now because of her condition.

Seems to be having a bit of a resurgence at the moment being mentioned in a couple of ( over 50's) adverts. Was also on Chris Evans radio show this morning. At 83, thought he might be worth a punt. (Couldn't find a thread for him, apologies if one exists)

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has prostate cancer. Remarkably chipper and discussing his expected complete recovery via his official site. Just click on the message from Phil at the top.

UNconfirmed reports say that the leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah may have been killed in an Israeli air strike late edit-seems it was just Israeli propoganda-he was just slightly injured and remains alive and well

Former governer of New York and former vice president of the united states Nelson Rockefeller is now 96 years of age............is he deathlist material

With the recent debate over who should replace the (as it currently stands) 21 names to be dropped for next year's list, I would like to put forth a lesser-discussed, but nevertheless worthy, suggestion in the form of Philip Zimbardo. Zimbardo is best-known for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, in which he himself partook as superintendent, which was aborted after just six of the fourteen days that it was supposed to go on for due to the experiment's highly psychologically abusive nature. His part in this would later make him a major commentator on the psychology behind the Abu Ghraib Prison Torture during the Iraq War when it came to light in 2004. As for his health, I was initially wary to suggest him as yet another random famous old person who could be on the list - which has proven not to be much of a winning formula this year thus far - but, for someone fairly active in his field, I cannot find any news on him since what appears to be his most recent interview in February 2023, where he looks quite like a geriatric Spock: He's one to watch for the future, certainly, and is definitely DLy enough to warrant his own place on the list.

Ethel Kennedy was in close personal proximity to two of American societies most dramatic political events of the twentieth century. The assassination of her brother in law US President John F Kennedy and right by the side of her husband Bobby Kennedy when he was shot dead in 1968 during his campaign to become the second Kennedy President. The first of these events particularly was burnt into the fabric of America's national consciousness to this day. Ethel was right there as one of the few remaining witnesses to this unique historical era and it's dramatic events. Not just a witness to history but a part of history alas even if she is often overlooked nowadays given her choice to rarely speak to the media. Had events been different she stood a very high chance of being American First Lady. She was a key member of what's often referred to as Camelot, the era of the Kennedys political prominence. Only Ethel who turned 89 a few weeks ago and Jean Kennedy JFKS younger sister who was high school friends with Ethel are the remaining surviving members of the "original clan" and that era in their family. For all of the above reasons I feel she requires and deserves a thread of her own. A number of her many children and some grandchildren are still involved in US politics carrying the Kennedy family torch into the next generation. I personally find her a bit of an enigma yet more interesting than Jackie Kennedy /Onassis who's strongly rumoured to have had a love affair with Ethels husband Bobby Kennedy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Kennedy