Octopus of Odstock 2,205 Posted January 23, 2011 I always wondered whether there would be much UK obituaries for the heroes of Easy Company - so did the Pale Horseman, it seems, for the DDP but he went for it - and with good reason too... Ed Mauser, their joker has died & I think the below is a valid link; http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...01295742360228A 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 22, 2011 Retired escapologist's assistant Dorothy Young celebrates her 103rd birthday today. She is the last survivor of Harry Houdini's touring show, which came to an abrupt end when Houdini died of peritonitis in 1926. Here's some grainy taken of Mrs Young at the "2008 Official Harry Houdini Seance". She doesnt need a seance to meet Harry anymore.. http://www.drew.edu/news/2011/03/21/drew-a...n-passes-at-103 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted May 15, 2011 Keeping on topic, The Sun have just done an interview with Rochus Misch, the last survivor of Hitler's bunker. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman...icle2158743.ece Misch is looking absolutely fit as a fiddle on the BBC today. Sprightly and lucid as a 92 year old deadpool candidate oughtn't to be. There's another 10 years in him at least, barring assassination or accident. An ailing Rochus Misch has given his last interview to the press. Now 93, housebound and terminally ill, Misch says: “This is definitely going to be my last appointment with the press. I would now like to die in peace.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted August 7, 2011 Rudolf Brazda, the last known person to have been sent to a concentration camp by the Nazis for being gay, has died aged 98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted February 13, 2012 Liza Minnelli, the last survivor of this photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2012 Have just been watching the Band of Brothers series again, that, apart from portraying the Brits as blithering idiots or in minor support roles and sometimes both, is one of the best pieces of war drama ever made. I was looking up Easy Company on Wiki and there are quite a few still left alive. I think Richard Winters would get a UK obit. The living ones I could find at first glance, ordered by birth. I'm not going to go in depth, this is just what I saw from the Wiki article for Band of Brothers. Anyone who has more can expand. Frank Perconte (b. March 10 1917) Richard Winters (b. January 21 1918) Joseph A. Lesniewski (b. August 29 1920) Lynn "Buck" Compton (b. December 31, 1921) Donald Malarkey (b. 1921) William Guarnere (b. April 28 1922) Edward Heffron (b. May 16, 1923) Darrell "Shifty" Powers (b. 1923) Lynn Compton RIP http://www.militaryg...-brothers-h-r30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted April 21, 2012 Great Escape forger, Alex Cassie http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9203209/Alex-Cassie.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted April 21, 2012 There are four survivors of the San Francisco earthquake still breathing and they got worldwide news coverage when they came together this week. So when we're down to one s/he might be a shoo-in pick for a few dead pool points. http://blog.sfgate.com/cityexposed/2012/04/18/for-1906-earthquake-survivors-a-day-to-remember/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 21, 2012 Liza Minnelli, the last survivor of this photo. What a weird photo am I the only one that thinks they all look alike ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guesty Posted April 21, 2012 Whitney is blacker than the others.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted April 25, 2012 John 'Jack' McGrath, of 'Easy Company', has died aged 92.He gets a mention in Stephen E. Ambrose's book on page 100. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 31, 2012 Have just been watching the Band of Brothers series again, that, apart from portraying the Brits as blithering idiots or in minor support roles and sometimes both, is one of the best pieces of war drama ever made. I was looking up Easy Company on Wiki and there are quite a few still left alive. I think Richard Winters would get a UK obit. The living ones I could find at first glance, ordered by birth. I'm not going to go in depth, this is just what I saw from the Wiki article for Band of Brothers. Anyone who has more can expand. Frank Perconte (b. March 10 1917) Richard Winters (b. January 21 1918) Joseph A. Lesniewski (b. August 29 1920) Lynn "Buck" Compton (b. December 31, 1921) Donald Malarkey (b. 1921) William Guarnere (b. April 28 1922) Edward Heffron (b. May 16, 1923) Darrell "Shifty" Powers (b. 1923) Joseph Lesniewski died a week ago http://www.goerie.co...ion-news-briefs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted July 24, 2012 With the death of Sally Ride, only eight people mentioned in the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" are still alive: Queen Elizabeth II, Brigitte Bardot, Fidel Castro, Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Doris Day and Bernie Goetz. I'd guess that at least five of those are gonna outlive Billy Joel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted July 24, 2012 With the death of Sally Ride, only eight people mentioned in the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" are still alive: Queen Elizabeth II, Brigitte Bardot, Fidel Castro, Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Doris Day and Bernie Goetz. I'd guess that at least five of those are gonna outlive Billy Joel. Please do elaborate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted July 25, 2012 Billy Joel is a hopeless alkie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted July 25, 2012 Billy Joel is a hopeless alkie. What you mean he stays sober for long periods of time and had incredible will power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted July 25, 2012 With the death of Sally Ride, only eight people mentioned in the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" are still alive: Queen Elizabeth II, Brigitte Bardot, Fidel Castro, Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Doris Day and Bernie Goetz. I'd guess that at least five of those are gonna outlive Billy Joel. I would go with 3 (QEII, BB & Mr Zimmermann). I will freely admit that I have no idea who Bernard Goetz is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,542 Posted July 25, 2012 I will freely admit that I have no idea who Bernard Goetz is. Subway vigilante of justice/racist nutjob (delete as applicable) who shot four black guys who tried to mug him/begged for change back in the early 80s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted July 26, 2012 I will freely admit that I have no idea who Bernard Goetz is. Subway vigilante of justice/racist nutjob (delete as applicable) who shot four black guys who tried to mug him/begged for change back in the early 80s. Yes I researched that after I left yesterday. I'll put that up to 4 then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 27, 2012 Looking through Wikipedia for old American politicians, I took an interest in surviving members of presidential cabinets. The last member of the Kennedy administration died in 2010, but there are still a few members of the Johnson and Nixon administrations kicking around. Johnson (1963 - 1969) Attorney General (1967 - 1969) - Ramsey Clark (Born. 1927) (Currently employed by dictators on trial) Postmaster General (1968 - 1969) - W. Marvin Watson (Born. 1924) Secretary of Transportation (1967 - 1969) - Alan Stephenson Boyd (Born. 1922) (The first Transportation Secretary ever) Nixon (1969 - 1974) Secretary of State (1969 - 1977) - Henry Kissinger (Born. 1923) Secretary of the Treasury (1972 - 1974) & Secretary of Labor (1969 - 1970) - George P. Shultz (Born. 1920) (Also Reagan's Secretary of State) Secretary of Defense (1969 - 1973) - Melvin R. Laird (Born. 1922) Secretary of Defense (1974 - 1975) - James R. Schlesinger (Born. 1929) Secretary of Commerce (1972 - 1973) - Peter G. Peterson (Born. 1926) Secretary of Commerce (1973 - 1975) - Frederick B. Dent (Born. 1922) Secretary of Labor (1970 - 1973) - James D. Hodgson (Born. 1915) (Oldest living cabinet official) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 27, 2012 Looking through Wikipedia for old American politicians, I took an interest in surviving members of presidential cabinets. The last member of the Kennedy administration died in 2010, but there are still a few members of the Johnson and Nixon administrations kicking around. Johnson (1963 - 1969) Attorney General (1967 - 1969) - Ramsey Clark (Born. 1927) (Currently employed by dictators on trial) Postmaster General (1968 - 1969) - W. Marvin Watson (Born. 1924) Secretary of Transportation (1967 - 1969) - Alan Stephenson Boyd (Born. 1922) (The first Transportation Secretary ever) Nixon (1969 - 1974) Secretary of State (1969 - 1977) - Henry Kissinger (Born. 1923) Secretary of the Treasury (1972 - 1974) & Secretary of Labor (1969 - 1970) - George P. Shultz (Born. 1920) (Also Reagan's Secretary of State) Secretary of Defense (1969 - 1973) - Melvin R. Laird (Born. 1922) Secretary of Defense (1974 - 1975) - James R. Schlesinger (Born. 1929) Secretary of Commerce (1972 - 1973) - Peter G. Peterson (Born. 1926) Secretary of Commerce (1973 - 1975) - Frederick B. Dent (Born. 1922) Secretary of Labor (1970 - 1973) - James D. Hodgson (Born. 1915) (Oldest living cabinet official) you reckon many of them with get uk obit . Henry kissinger will for sure . Might be interesting to put down some on next years deathlist . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 27, 2012 Looking through Wikipedia for old American politicians, I took an interest in surviving members of presidential cabinets. The last member of the Kennedy administration died in 2010, but there are still a few members of the Johnson and Nixon administrations kicking around. Johnson (1963 - 1969) Attorney General (1967 - 1969) - Ramsey Clark (Born. 1927) (Currently employed by dictators on trial) Postmaster General (1968 - 1969) - W. Marvin Watson (Born. 1924) Secretary of Transportation (1967 - 1969) - Alan Stephenson Boyd (Born. 1922) (The first Transportation Secretary ever) Nixon (1969 - 1974) Secretary of State (1969 - 1977) - Henry Kissinger (Born. 1923) Secretary of the Treasury (1972 - 1974) & Secretary of Labor (1969 - 1970) - George P. Shultz (Born. 1920) (Also Reagan's Secretary of State) Secretary of Defense (1969 - 1973) - Melvin R. Laird (Born. 1922) Secretary of Defense (1974 - 1975) - James R. Schlesinger (Born. 1929) Secretary of Commerce (1972 - 1973) - Peter G. Peterson (Born. 1926) Secretary of Commerce (1973 - 1975) - Frederick B. Dent (Born. 1922) Secretary of Labor (1970 - 1973) - James D. Hodgson (Born. 1915) (Oldest living cabinet official) you reckon many of them with get uk obit . Henry kissinger will for sure . Might be interesting to put down some on next years deathlist . Kissinger and Shultz for sure. Clark, Laird, and Schlesinger probably. Boyd Maybe. The rest probably not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted July 27, 2012 Looking through Wikipedia for old American politicians, I took an interest in surviving members of presidential cabinets. The last member of the Kennedy administration died in 2010, but there are still a few members of the Johnson and Nixon administrations kicking around. Johnson (1963 - 1969) Attorney General (1967 - 1969) - Ramsey Clark (Born. 1927) (Currently employed by dictators on trial) Postmaster General (1968 - 1969) - W. Marvin Watson (Born. 1924) Secretary of Transportation (1967 - 1969) - Alan Stephenson Boyd (Born. 1922) (The first Transportation Secretary ever) Nixon (1969 - 1974) Secretary of State (1969 - 1977) - Henry Kissinger (Born. 1923) Secretary of the Treasury (1972 - 1974) & Secretary of Labor (1969 - 1970) - George P. Shultz (Born. 1920) (Also Reagan's Secretary of State) Secretary of Defense (1969 - 1973) - Melvin R. Laird (Born. 1922) Secretary of Defense (1974 - 1975) - James R. Schlesinger (Born. 1929) Secretary of Commerce (1972 - 1973) - Peter G. Peterson (Born. 1926) Secretary of Commerce (1973 - 1975) - Frederick B. Dent (Born. 1922) Secretary of Labor (1970 - 1973) - James D. Hodgson (Born. 1915) (Oldest living cabinet official) you reckon many of them with get uk obit . Henry kissinger will for sure . Might be interesting to put down some on next years deathlist . All of them would, or at least be acknowledged. US cabinet members are a very safe bet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted July 30, 2012 The last survivor of a band of 50 who escaped Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942 died today. August Kowalczyk was one of nine who actually got away. The others were gunned down or recaptured. He was 90 years old and died in Oswiecim, the Polish name for Auschwitz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted September 29, 2012 Ruth Klein, the last surviving member of The Pancea Society, died in August. The Pancea Society were a wonderfully eccentric religious group, who believed that Christ's second coming would happen in Bedford. One of the properties they purchased in the town remains empty, ready in waiting for Jesus to take up the tenancy upon his return. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
