The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

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Mary Lou Phelan, the mother-in-law of Texas governor Greg Abbott, has died. She was 86. Texas was not among the states whose governors were up for re-election in last week's U.S. general elections.

 

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/11/07/mary-lucy-phalen-texas-gov-greg-abbotts-mother-in-law-dies-at-86/

 

[alt obits guy 3,091]

Rick Schwartz, the father of NHLer Jaden Schwartz, has died. Jaden's sister Mandy died in 2011 of acute myeloid leukemia.

 

https://www.radio.com/kmox/local-sports/st-louis-blues/st-louis-blues-forward-jaden-schwartzs-father-has-died

 

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Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, had died. She was 86. Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in the south.

 

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/lucille-bridges-mother-of-activist-ruby-bridges-dies-at-86

 

 

[Clorox Bleachman 2,008]

18 minutes ago, alt obits guy said:

Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, had died. She was 86. Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in the south.

 

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/lucille-bridges-mother-of-activist-ruby-bridges-dies-at-86

 

Ah, the classic "being surprised somebody was still alive, looking them up, and them dying the next day".

[Sir Creep 7,011]

16 hours ago, alt obits guy said:

Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, had died. She was 86. Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in the south.

 

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/lucille-bridges-mother-of-activist-ruby-bridges-dies-at-86

 

 

My daughter did a report on Ruby Bridges for school 6 months ago

[alt obits guy 3,091]

William Gatlin, the father of country music's famed Gatlin Brothers, has died. He was 93. The Gatlin Brothers are Steve, Larry and Rudy. They had their most prolific success from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.

 

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/201830/william-gatlin-father-of-the-gatlin-brothers-has-d?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[YoungWillz 18,967]

Death Notice for Captain John Vivian Ritchie, Guy Ritchie's father, aged 92: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/245619/ritchie

 

Edit: Actually see his death was referenced in the Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8938325/Guy-Ritchie-pays-moving-tribute-late-father-grandfather-Remembrance-Day.html

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13194815/guinness-heiress-dies-freak-swimming-pool-mansion/

 

19 year old Guinness heiress  Honor Uloth  died in a swimming pool accident in the family mansion. 

She died in July but the inquest is being reported  now and I could see no reference to  it previously on here when  I used the search function. 

[gcreptile 10,214]

Jimmy Page's ex-wife Patricia Ecker died a week ago:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/jimmy-page-pays-tribute-to-his-ex-wife-patricia-ecker-following-her-tragic-death-2810712

 

I am unsure if we need a Led Zeppelin thread, or already for the surviving members who are all thread-worthy.

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Guy Dardenne, father of Sabine Dardenne who was one of the two surviving victims of child molester/killer Marc Dutroux, has been found Dead...  Apparently he died several weeks ago before found today. There were no signs of a break in. Sabine and Laetitia Delhez were the last victims of Marc Dutroux and his gang. The girls, 13 and 14 years old at the time, were found in the summer of 1996 after being missing for over 80 days. Her mother died in 2004.

[Thatcher 2,123]

Delia Smith’s mam has died aged 100.

 

Obituaries: Daily Express, The Sun, Metro, Daily Mail.

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The son of Zimbabwe's first President, Canaan Banana, is reported to have died. Michael Banana collapsed yesterday in Liverpool.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

18 minutes ago, time said:

The son of Zimbabwe's first President, Canaan Banana, is reported to have died. Michael Banana collapsed yesterday in Liverpool.

Did he end up slipping on a banana peel? *grabs coat*

[Spade_Cooley 9,019]

Someone take 10 DDP points off Day In The Death, thanks.

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22 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Did he end up slipping on a banana peel? *grabs coat*

I dunno, but someone's on a slippery slope.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8979821/Dallas-actress-Linda-Gray-80-reveals-son-Jeff-Thrasher-54-passed-away.html

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8vEF6rFYf/?igshid=o2oc3f041hdf

 

American actress  80 year old Linda Gray otherwise best known as Sue Ellen from legendary tv soap Dallas has revealed on social media that her son Jeff   has died aged 54.

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https://www.etonline.com/bill-murrays-brother-ed-inspiration-behind-film-caddyshack-dies-156910

 

Bill Murray's eldest brother, Ed Murray, has passed away.

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24 minutes ago, Nick said:

https://www.etonline.com/bill-murrays-brother-ed-inspiration-behind-film-caddyshack-dies-156910

 

Bill Murray's eldest brother, Ed Murray, has passed away.

Caddyshack was always a favourite of mine. May he rest 

[The Old Crem 3,164]

On 06/11/2020 at 00:14, YoungWillz said:

Edwina Currie's most recent husband John Jones, dead: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/245411/jones

Obit from the BBC

[alt obits guy 3,091]

Shirley Williams, the mother of American talk show host Wendy Williams, has died.

 

https://madamenoire.com/1205354/wendy-williams-mother-shirley-williams-died/

 

 

 

[YoungWillz 18,967]

On ‎27‎/‎08‎/‎2020 at 19:31, drol said:

Ged Stokes has advanced cancer.

And Ged Stokes apparently dead:

 

[gcreptile 10,214]

34 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

And Ged Stokes apparently dead:

 

Mirror QO:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/breaking-ben-stokes-dad-ged-23134081

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54 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

And Ged Stokes apparently dead:

 

Ben's dad Ged's dog's dead, or summat.

[gcreptile 10,214]

Litsa Menounos, vanquisher of brain cancer, slayer of COVID, gets to go home:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlpNxWpz91/

 

She's going to get 24hour come care, or something. But Maria is apparently optimistic enough to promise a daily web series, yadda yadda.... sounds like a lot of publicity whoring. Who knows how sick Litsa currently actually is.

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Marcus Garvey Jr., son of Jamaica's first national hero Marcus  Mosiah Garvey , has died aged 90. (Assuming the announcement is not premature).