Spade_Cooley 9,638 Posted February 13, 2018 Yeah, he's a "BBC obit within 30 minutes of his death being announced" name. Up there with Jesus Gil when it comes to the classic nutjob foreign chairman of 90s football. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted February 13, 2018 I love how Sir Creep immediately assume the obit chances for people who are guaranteed to obit as nil without doing any research... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted February 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: I love how Sir Creep immediately assume the obit chances for people who are guaranteed to obit as nil without doing any research... I love how Roey Juss immediately assumes Sir Creep hasn't done any research re: obit chances for people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,090 Posted February 13, 2018 Ernest Hecht, founder and publisher of Souvenir Press, dead at 88: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/ernest-hecht-dies-aged-88-731756 msc's mystery man? Edit: No, there was no press mention this month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted February 23, 2018 She even died in a UK hospital! University of Kentucky that is.Hope Hurst Lanham, 50, CEO of Hurst Office Suppliers, died Thursday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center after suffering complications from the flu. Mrs. Lanham became ill in late January. She became CEO when her father died in 2011. His name: Dick Hurst (damn near Dick Hurts... oh c'mon it wasn't only me who immediately thought that. Was it?) SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,090 Posted February 25, 2018 A little update on my Generation Game pick New Zealand businessman Sir Owen Glenn: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11972051 Still fighting liver cancer, lost a lot of weight (which has reversed his diabetes), he had 22 operations, not just cancer-related but also an epidural haematoma. On the other hand, he has a "globe-spanning schedule" this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 26, 2018 Sonja Bata at 91. Businesswoman who founded the Worlds Largest Shoe Museum. Dunno if that means size 35 or summat, but if that doesn't cause lfn to break cover, nothing will. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sonja-bata-obit-1.4545860 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 874 Posted February 26, 2018 On 11-2-2017 at 22:47, deadsox said: Michael Ilitch http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/02/10/mike-ilitch-tigers-wings-owner-dies/97766038/ Sorry if already posted. Yes, Sir C., it could have gone in Baseball, Hockey or Pizza (if we have a pizza thread). I didn't see it so I picked this one. So sue me. And a year later his son Ron is found dead in a hotel room from a drug overdose..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted March 1, 2018 Lance Clark a member of the family that is still a substantial shareholder in the Clarks shoes business has died aged 81. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted March 3, 2018 Jacqueline Desmarais, a billionaire and the widow of Paul Desmarais, founder of Power Corp., has died. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/death-of-jacqueline-desmarais-oc-goq-675732783.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 965 Posted March 5, 2018 Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records, dies at 92 http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article203542104.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,246 Posted March 5, 2018 Tower Records on Argyle Street in Glasgow was the place to go. Sadly, they shut up shop and that store has never had a really long term tenant/occupier since. With the renewed interest in vinyl, Glasgow is begging for a shop like Tower Records again.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted March 8, 2018 From constructing a single structure in Detroit that sold for $10,000, William J. Pulte launched a company (Pulte Homes) that became one of the nation’s largest home builders. Pulte died Wednesday at age 85, the company announced. The company, which completed its 500,000th home in 2007 and grew to operate in more than 50 markets, eventually became the nation’s largest home builder through purchasing Centex Corp. Pulte became a billionaire, earning placement on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list several times. Losing important Michiganders always hits home for me. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted March 10, 2018 Ruth Wilensky, the matriarch behind Montreal's iconic Wilensky's Light Lunch deli, founded by her husband & his family, has died. She was 98. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ruth-wilensky-dies-at-98-1.4570960 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,493 Posted March 23, 2018 Harry Wayne Huizenga, American businessman who made his fortune with Blockbuster Videos, has died aged 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted March 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Harry Wayne Huizenga, American businessman who made his fortune with Blockbuster Videos, has died aged 80. Also started Waste Management Inc, just incase you wanted some trash facts 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted March 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Harry Wayne Huizenga, American businessman who made his fortune with Blockbuster Videos, has died aged 80. He actually made his fortune with Waste Management—which he parlayed into Blockbuster, and later the Florida Marlins (MLB) and Florida Panthers (NHL), and lastly into AutoNation. Anyway here’s an incredibly lengthy obit. SC http://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article206530794.html Edit: FixedBusiness got me by 1 minute cuz I was verbose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,246 Posted March 23, 2018 Tower Records, Blockbuster, Toys R Us people all dead? *rushes off to put Philip Green on a list* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,755 Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Tower Records, Blockbuster, Toys R Us people all dead? *rushes off to put Philip Green on a list* I'd imagine that bawbag* is already on a fair few people's lists. Certainly anyone with a BHS pension. An utter shite of the first order. *Pinching a Scottish word, because the mood takes me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted March 26, 2018 The chips are down -- and so is Milton. The Reaper cashes in! Milton McGregor -- the Alabama gambling magnate who owned the Birmingham Race Course and VictoryLand casino -- died peacefully at his home Sunday, March 25, 2018, age 78. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 7, 2018 Francis O'Connor, former chairman of Harwick Chemical Corp. and a veteran of more than four decades in the rubber industry, died March 27 at the age of 91. After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II from 1944-46, he graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor's in chemistry in 1948. He received a master's in organic chemistry from the school in 1952. He joined Harwick (now Harwick Standard Distribution Corp.) in 1965 as manager of new product development. He moved up to technical director in 1967 and later became vice president of technical. BTW that's 3 WWII vets I've posted this morning -- only 1 in that thread though. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,731 Posted April 30, 2018 Fashion Desginer Judith Leiber died 97 years few hours after the death of her husband. http://easthamptonstar.com/News/2018429/Famed-Evening-Bag-Designer-Judith-Leiber-and-Artist-Husband-Die-Hours-Apart 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 30, 2018 5 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Fashion Desginer Judith Leiber died 97 years few hours after the death of her husband. http://easthamptonstar.com/News/2018429/Famed-Evening-Bag-Designer-Judith-Leiber-and-Artist-Husband-Die-Hours-Apart From an evening bag to a body bag 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,246 Posted May 7, 2018 Snake oil salesman Jim Bakker selling more snake oil in advance of the end of days: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5699679/Televangelist-Jim-Bakker-says-Missouri-cabins-safest-place-Apocalypse.html (Didn't fancy Tammy Faye's thread for this one, before you start!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted May 7, 2018 Just now, YoungWillz said: Snake oil salesman Jim Bakker selling more snake oil in advance of the end of days: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5699679/Televangelist-Jim-Bakker-says-Missouri-cabins-safest-place-Apocalypse.html (Didn't fancy Tammy Faye's thread for this one, before you start!) Oooooo where is the Jim Bakker vs Jim Baker sweeps I dreamed up? No time like the present. As for cabins in Missouri being a safe place for the Apocalypse, to Rev Jim Bakker I say 'Show Me'. Why would a Reverend be afraid of the Apocalypse anyway ... Hmmmmmmm. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
