Perhaps 1,367 Posted April 25, 2023 April Stevens also carked on the 17th of this month, not the 22nd. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted April 27, 2023 We are waiting on Obits for John Sainty and Wee Willie Harris. Dick Groat: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-12021135/Dick-Groat-dies-age-92-leaving-one-accomplished-legacies-American-Sports.html Jerry Springer: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/22181762/jerry-springer-talk-show-host-dead/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 423 Posted April 27, 2023 Was Billy 'The Kid' Emerson a DDP Pick? QO waiting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted April 27, 2023 My mediocre team takes the lead once the racist lady’s QO comes… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,024 Posted April 27, 2023 [deleted factually inaccurate post] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,367 Posted April 27, 2023 QO for racist lady - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12021553/Emmett-Till-accuser-Carolyn-Bryant-Donham-dies-aged-88.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,070 Posted April 27, 2023 Bit surprised that there's no Wee Willie Harris QO yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted April 27, 2023 Never mind, already posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,241 Posted April 27, 2023 I made updates. The next one has to wait until Tuesday. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted April 28, 2023 Wee Willie Harris QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/22189445/wee-willie-harris-dead-rock/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 641 Posted April 28, 2023 This might be the most diverse group of obits that @Death Impends will have to write for next update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted April 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said: This might be the most diverse group of obits that @Death Impends will have to write for next update. Belafonte is one of the saddest deaths for me so far this year, while Bryant Donham is one of the happiest. Yin and yang innit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted April 28, 2023 On 27/04/2023 at 16:54, Perhaps said: QO for racist lady - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12021553/Emmett-Till-accuser-Carolyn-Bryant-Donham-dies-aged-88.html She was a nasty piece of work and a sociopath as well as being rather dumb. The question is whether she played dumb and was a full on sociopath. We will never know now although after reading her book I would think she was 75% sociopath and 25% stupid. Either way good riddance. Was going to pick her but had a real concern that he r death wouldn`t be reported without a substantial delay due to protests at the funeral parlour or any memorial service for the old bag so wasn`t convinced she was still alive at the end of last yrear especially given how ill she looked and reportedly was in August. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,999 Posted April 28, 2023 Bryant Donham`s book "I am more than a wolf whistle" (2022) gave her date of birth as 23rd July 1934 for the benefit of DDP obit writers. Same date also given by the New York Times and The Times in their write ups: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/carolyn-bryant-donham-dead.html https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/carolyn-bryant-donham-obituary-83z9tdhsn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted April 29, 2023 Just to say in case you think it is pointless doing it, that I have very much enjoyed reading the DDP obits (especially my team's recent wee mention). Always a surprise and a chuckle here. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted April 30, 2023 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Just to say in case you think it is pointless doing it, that I have very much enjoyed reading the DDP obits (especially my team's recent wee mention). Always a surprise and a chuckle here. One of those days where the obitwriting took up most my Saturday, haha, so glad to hear it's appreciated. Belafonte was my first obit of this length in some time, iirc longest since the Queen, so definitely crossing fingers whenever it's Carter's time that it's during a dry spell! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted May 2, 2023 Just for completeness: Maria Charles has a QO: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/01/maria-charles-obituary John Sainty should probably be added to the List of the Lost, unless I've missed a QO for him - died 1 April. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,024 Posted May 2, 2023 Yahoo loophole obit for Sainty: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-saints-academy-director-scouted-124919903.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted May 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Yahoo loophole obit for Sainty: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-saints-academy-director-scouted-124919903.html Cheers! Works if you substitute "news" for "finance" too! Unbelievable, Geoff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,241 Posted May 3, 2023 That's neat. I would have placed him no. 1 candidate for the BBC end of year round-up, too, but nice to already put him to rest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,241 Posted May 4, 2023 Linda Lewis is in. This might be the last update for 8 days unless someone super-important dies tomorrow. I won't be at home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,763 Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Linda Lewis is in. This might be the last update for 8 days unless someone super-important dies tomorrow. I won't be at home. Got an invite to the coronation eh? I knew they'd get someone to represent the DDP at it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted May 7, 2023 Menahem Pressler Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/05/07/menahem-pressler-beaux-arts-nazi-piano-obituary/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,373 Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Menahem Pressler Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/05/07/menahem-pressler-beaux-arts-nazi-piano-obituary/ Finally. Took half a year but now there's a DDP obit I can use the "not everyone who sees 99..." line on. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,106 Posted May 7, 2023 Don January Yahoo Obit:https://uk.news.yahoo.com/don-january-1967-pga-championship-172540445.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
