Banshees Scream 110 Posted December 31, 2009 .. And we wait and we wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted January 1, 2010 .. And we wait and we wait. The first death of 2010 appears to be Malaysian former Information Minister Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat. The report states he died at about 0800 Malaysian time...is there a rule about time zones etc as one man's 01/01/10 is another man's 31/12/09...? Anyway, obit here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted January 1, 2010 Gardeners' Question Time star John Cushnie dies Broadcaster John Cushnie, a regular panellist on Gardeners' Question Time, has died following a heart attack. An experienced landscape gardener, who ran his own business, he featured on the BBC Radio 4 show for some 15 years At least he can continue pushing up the daisies.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted January 1, 2010 Al Bernardin "THE inventor of the McDonald's quarter pounder, Al Bernardin, has died of a stroke, aged 81. Mr Bernardin went to work at McDonald's corporate headquarters in 1960 and quickly rose to dean of Hamburger University , McDonald's training centre ... "I felt there was a void in our menu vis-a-vis the adult who wanted a higher ratio of meat to bun,'' he said in 1991 while commemorating the burger's 20th anniversary" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Hackenslash 25 Posted January 2, 2010 http://www.wsmv.com/politics/22104693/detail.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John S. Wilder, a wily, eccentric and towering figure in Tennessee politics as lieutenant governor/Senate speaker for 36 years, died early Friday at a Memphis hospital. He was 88. And... http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/envior..._100297703.html Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) Renowned wildlife enthusiast and author Billy Arjan Singh died at his home - Tiger Haven - in the vicinity of the famous Dudhwa National Park, about 250 km from here, late Friday night. He was 94. And... http://www.colombotoday.com/english/articl...s-away/8664.htm Leading upcountry trade unionist and politician Periyasami Chandrasekaran has passed away, hospital sources said. He was 52. Mr. Chandrasekaran died, following a brief illness, at a private hospital in Colombo in the early hours of this morning (Jan. 01). He was leader of the Upcountry People's Front and government minister of community development and social inequity eradication. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Hackenslash 25 Posted January 2, 2010 Two more. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0010102147.html Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell, one of the first women to lead a major U.S. newspaper, died in an accident involving an automobile in New Zealand on Saturday, according to her family. She was 68. And... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaki...2/breaking1.htm Michael Dwyer, the film correspondent of The Irish Times , has died at the age of 58 following an illness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,563 Posted January 3, 2010 Freya von Moltke, a prominent member of the resistance during World War II and the wife of the great grandnephew of the Bismarck-era general, Moltke the Elder has died aged 98. Another 1911 person, American comedienne Jean Carroll, also died January 1st. Oddly, neither were picks in last year's DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 3, 2010 Freya von Moltke, a prominent member of the resistance during World War II and the wife of the great grandnephew of the Bismarck-era general, Moltke the Elder has died aged 98. Another 1911 person, American comedienne Jean Carroll, also died January 1st. Oddly, neither were picks in last year's DDP. And neither were picked for this year's DDP. Or indeed at any time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted January 3, 2010 Comedy pionier Jean Carroll has passed away - http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/01/03/1...an_carroll_dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 3, 2010 Brian May has posted on his blog that Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury's longtime companion, has died at the age of 60 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,563 Posted January 4, 2010 Mary Daly, the extremely radical and rather controversial feminist philosopher has died aged 81. Taught at a moderately Conservative Roman Catholic school, so when she refused to teach male students there, an uproar developed and the media spun the story out for years. Eventually she retired and moved to a remote location to see out the rest of her days. Interesting person though. Shame she died as the world needs more radical people like herself to keep us all mildly entertained. We read some of her material in Philosophy class and I seem to recall her stating in one of her books that "a woman will never be truly fulfilled in life unless she is a lesbian". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 4, 2010 Freya von Moltke, a prominent member of the resistance during World War II and the wife of the great grandnephew of the Bismarck-era general, Moltke the Elder has died aged 98. Another 1911 person, American comedienne Jean Carroll, also died January 1st. Oddly, neither were picks in last year's DDP. Not really oddly in Jean Carroll's case, as there was a mix up with another Jean Carroll who died in 1972, so many thought that she was long dead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 4, 2010 Mary Daly, the extremely radical and rather controversial feminist philosopher has died aged 81. Taught at a moderately Conservative Roman Catholic school, so when she refused to teach male students there, an uproar developed and the media spun the story out for years. Eventually she retired and moved to a remote location to see out the rest of her days. Interesting person though. Shame she died as the world needs more radical people like herself to keep us all mildly entertained. We read some of her material in Philosophy class and I seem to recall her stating in one of her books that "a woman will never be truly fulfilled in life unless she is a lesbian". That's two Daly's in a week, it's a not a job lot is it? (Hopefully death don't come in 3's as I have an uncle with that surname...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted January 4, 2010 Martin Jackson, once editor of UK mag ' Broadcast' died on Dec 28th - http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/...5009345.article Johan Ferrier, former President of Surinam passed away 'recently'...- http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/ex-surin...er-dies-aged-99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,563 Posted January 4, 2010 Martin Jackson, once editor of UK mag ' Broadcast' died on Dec 28th - http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/...5009345.article Johan Ferrier, former President of Surinam passed away 'recently'...- http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/ex-surin...er-dies-aged-99 Johan Ferrier mentioned above. You did this earlier this week as well. Try checking to see a death hasn't been posted already before you do so yourself Pablo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomb raider 9 Posted January 5, 2010 Lung emphysema killed 64-years old Roberto 'Sandro' Sánchez, the Latin American rockstar who had miraculously flown under the DL-radar after undergoing a heart-lung transplant last november. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 5, 2010 Johnson and Johnson heiress Casey Johnson, 30, has been found dead at her Los Angeles home. No More Tears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,563 Posted January 5, 2010 Abstract painter Kenneth Noland has died of cancer aged 85. He was a pick on last year's DDP... but was he picked this year? Only time will tell... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 5, 2010 Abstract painter Kenneth Noland has died of cancer aged 85. He was a pick on last year's DDP... but was he picked this year? Only time will tell... No he wasn't... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted January 5, 2010 TV producer David Gerber dies aged 86. He produced 'Police Story' and 'Police Woman', amongst others, and more recently 'Flight 93' the story of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted January 5, 2010 Martin Jackson, once editor of UK mag ' Broadcast' died on Dec 28th - http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/...5009345.article Johan Ferrier, former President of Surinam passed away 'recently'...- http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/ex-surin...er-dies-aged-99 Johan Ferrier mentioned above. You did this earlier this week as well. Try checking to see a death hasn't been posted already before you do so yourself Pablo. Jean Carroll - check, my mistake - but I can't see any mention on this thread on Johan Ferrier apart from mine. Have I lost the post? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,563 Posted January 5, 2010 Martin Jackson, once editor of UK mag ' Broadcast' died on Dec 28th - http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/...5009345.article Johan Ferrier, former President of Surinam passed away 'recently'...- http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/ex-surin...er-dies-aged-99 Johan Ferrier mentioned above. You did this earlier this week as well. Try checking to see a death hasn't been posted already before you do so yourself Pablo. Jean Carroll - check, my mistake - but I can't see any mention on this thread on Johan Ferrier apart from mine. Have I lost the post? The post about Johan Ferrier is in the "Political Frailty" thread where the deaths of any politicians, including heads of state are generally announced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted January 6, 2010 Irish Actor Donal Donelly has died in Chicago, aged 78. He played Archbishop Gilday in The Godfather III Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 6, 2010 Tsutomi Yamaguchi, who survived not one, but two atomic bombings in japan, has died at the age of 93, unsurprisingly from cancer. He was mentioned here I think, or maybe not, but he was covered by the Beeb in March 2009, so I suspect that someone on the DDP took a chance with him. Personally I just forgot about him, but at least he was old enough that it doesn't bother me too much... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomb raider 9 Posted January 6, 2010 Johnson and Johnson heiress Casey Johnson, 30, has been found dead at her Los Angeles home. No More Tears Even more important than the dead of some useless, ridiculously rich, spoiled brat (how's Paris Hilton doing these days?) is the fact that miss Johnson had an affair with Tila Tequila. I'd never heard of her, but thank God for Google! I reckon she's not exactly the smartest or classiest kind of lady, but certainly some-one to keep an eye on. Or two... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
