YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 4, 2016 John Edward "Jack" Brooks, Baron Brooks of Tremorfa, former Welsh politician and life peer, dies at 88. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/lord-jack-brooks-who-laid-10990580 Unique DDP hit when he gets the required obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 6, 2016 Former Colorado state Senator Jim Isgar is dead at 64. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 6, 2016 There's a snippet at the end of this brief article saying (Pennsylvania?) Governor Tom Wolfe announced 10 days ago he is getting treatment for prostate cancer.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 7, 2016 John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside has reportedly died aged 85. https://twitter.com/Dclell/status/706826340343943168 Former MP for St Helens North and a life peer who retired from the House of Lords. Awaiting the usual confirmations. Edit: Appears here as a death on 5 March. http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted March 8, 2016 John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside has reportedly died aged 85. https://twitter.com/Dclell/status/706826340343943168 Former MP for St Helens North and a life peer who retired from the House of Lords. Awaiting the usual confirmations. Edit: Appears here as a death on 5 March. http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/ I have a Parkside colliery tie from the days when I spent a week with the British Coal Marketing department at Newton-le-Willows. The colliery had very distinctive pit heads which were depicted on the bottom of the tie. They have since been blown up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 207 Posted March 10, 2016 2nd president of Croatia is 81, he's not so public anymore and there's a chance he might not last past 85, I didn't see anything about him for a long time now, I can't tell any statistic fact on how long our presidents do live since we only had 4 presidents but the first president, Franjo Tuđman, died in 1999 aged 77, of cancer of course, 2nd is 81, 3rd is 58 and current one is 47.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted March 13, 2016 Former US congressman Martin Sabo dead at 78: http://www.kare11.com/news/former-congressman-martin-sabo-passes-away/80668337 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 15, 2016 Nice round up of the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2407734&CategoryId=12395 Who is dead and who is charged with genocide? Find out in the next episode... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 15, 2016 Nice round up of the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2407734&CategoryId=12395 Who is dead and who is charged with genocide? Find out in the next episode... For my money, and as posted last year, only Nuon Chea 89, and Khieu Samphan 84, are obitable, and I'd say guaranteed. The others are shaky. Chea is on my Shadow List and in at least one other DP; 89 years old with a life sentence -- and prolly dozens on the inside who'd like to see him dead, I mean how long can the dude last? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 15, 2016 Former Wisconsin state Rep. Tamara Grigsby has died of health complications at age 41. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Grigsby's death on Tuesday. Grigsby dealt with cancer during her time in the Legislature, stepping down in 2013 after eight years representing a portion of Milwaukee.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 16, 2016 A list of Lords from The Lord of Lists The following 20 peers are the oldest of those who have been given extended leave of absence from their duties in the Lords. It is possible that such leave is granted for other reasons such as holding a UN or EU political appointed post but considering the youngest of these will be 87 this year I imagine most of them are ill or frail, and remember there are many older people than this still active in the Upper House. Michael Sandberg (b.1927) John (J D) Sainsbury (b.1927) Gwilym prys Prys-Davies (b.1923) Jim Prior (b.1927) Beryl Platt (b.1923) Olive Nicol (b.1923) James Molyneaux (b.1920) Roy Mason (b.1924) George Mackie (b.1919) Betty Lockwood (b.1924) Philip Knights (b.1920) William Griffiths (b.1923) Robert Goff (b.1926) Robert Lindsay (b.1927) Alun Gwynne-Jones (b.1919) Asa Briggs (b.1921) Thomas Bridges (b.1927) Derek Barber (b.1918) Ian Paisley (b.1926) Richard Attenborough (b.1923) There should be an obit for any of these. Asa Briggs death reduces the no to 11 still alive http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35813749 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 16, 2016 A list of Lords from The Lord of Lists The following 20 peers are the oldest of those who have been given extended leave of absence from their duties in the Lords. It is possible that such leave is granted for other reasons such as holding a UN or EU political appointed post but considering the youngest of these will be 87 this year I imagine most of them are ill or frail, and remember there are many older people than this still active in the Upper House. Michael Sandberg (b.1927) John (J D) Sainsbury (b.1927) Gwilym prys Prys-Davies (b.1923) Jim Prior (b.1927) Beryl Platt (b.1923) Olive Nicol (b.1923) James Molyneaux (b.1920) Roy Mason (b.1924) George Mackie (b.1919) Betty Lockwood (b.1924) Philip Knights (b.1920) William Griffiths (b.1923) Robert Goff (b.1926) Robert Lindsay (b.1927) Alun Gwynne-Jones (b.1919) Asa Briggs (b.1921) Thomas Bridges (b.1927) Derek Barber (b.1918) Ian Paisley (b.1926) Richard Attenborough (b.1923) There should be an obit for any of these. Asa Briggs death reduces the no to 11 still alive http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35813749 YoungWillz be on top of this for his Lords & Ladies team. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 17, 2016 Charlie Berger, the former state senator from Harlan (Kentucky), has passed away.Btw the link is to an amusing story about the man, worth 90 seconds of your time. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 17, 2016 A list of Lords from The Lord of Lists The following 20 peers are the oldest of those who have been given extended leave of absence from their duties in the Lords. It is possible that such leave is granted for other reasons such as holding a UN or EU political appointed post but considering the youngest of these will be 87 this year I imagine most of them are ill or frail, and remember there are many older people than this still active in the Upper House. Michael Sandberg (b.1927) John (J D) Sainsbury (b.1927) Gwilym prys Prys-Davies (b.1923) Jim Prior (b.1927) Beryl Platt (b.1923) Olive Nicol (b.1923) James Molyneaux (b.1920) Roy Mason (b.1924) George Mackie (b.1919) Betty Lockwood (b.1924) Philip Knights (b.1920) William Griffiths (b.1923) Robert Goff (b.1926) Robert Lindsay (b.1927) Alun Gwynne-Jones (b.1919) Asa Briggs (b.1921) Thomas Bridges (b.1927) Derek Barber (b.1918) Ian Paisley (b.1926) Richard Attenborough (b.1923) There should be an obit for any of these. Asa Briggs death reduces the no to 11 still alive http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35813749 YoungWillz be on top of this for his Lords & Ladies team. SC Cheers for the thought, but my Lords and Ladies team is not a theme team, just 12 men and 8 women...the name is a play on the 12 Days Of Christmas, that's all (even though there actually are a couple of peers on there)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 18, 2016 Three days, three U.S. state representatives. Grigsby, Berger, and now Abernathy III. Former Georgia state Sen. Ralph David Abernathy III died Thursday morning after a battle with liver cancer. He represented portions of the city of Atlanta in the state House of Representatives from 1987-to-1991 and in the state Senate from 1992-to-1999. Abernathy was indicted on 35 charges, including making false statements, violation of oath of office, theft by taking, forgery and witness tampering. He was ultimately convicted on 18 felony counts in December 1999. In 2002, Abernathy was arrested on parole violations and charged with theft by deception after fellow inmates said he promised to secure early releases for them in exchange for money. Abernathy was 57 years old. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 18, 2016 In 2002, Abernathy was arrested on parole violations and charged with theft by deception after fellow inmates said he promised to secure early releases for them in exchange for money. Abernathy was 57 years old. Rather a dim bunch, those fellow inmates. Trusting a politician, tsk. tsk. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2016 guido westerwelle is dead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted March 18, 2016 guido westerwelle is dead...I got it http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-foreign-minister-guido-westerwelle-dies-54-37747032 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted March 18, 2016 Very sad news. He was often controversial and unpopular by many Germans. I had big respect for him and his FDP. The Party was always better than its Reputation. 54 years, may he rest in peace now! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted March 18, 2016 Was Westerwelle illness publicly known? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted March 18, 2016 Was Westerwelle illness publicly known? Yeah, he was a DDP pick in 2015 and probably would have been a bigger favourite amongst the main teams if he hadn't announced remission in, what, October 2014? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Droosy Posted March 18, 2016 Very sad news. He was often controversial and unpopular by many Germans. I had big respect for him and his FDP. The Party was always better than its Reputation. 54 years, may he rest in peace now! FDP is the party of capitalist bigots who lick US arses more than Blair did, so their bad reputatiton among the Germans is deserved!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted March 18, 2016 Was Westerwelle illness publicly known? Yeah, he was a DDP pick in 2015 and probably would have been a bigger favourite amongst the main teams if he hadn't announced remission in, what, October 2014? So he was forgotten in 2016? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted March 18, 2016 Very sad news. He was often controversial and unpopular by many Germans. I had big respect for him and his FDP. The Party was always better than its Reputation. 54 years, may he rest in peace now! FDP is the party of capitalist bigots who lick US arses more than Blair did, so their bad reputatiton among the Germans is deserved!! I know these Kind of stereotypes. neither true nor very original. I was for almost 13 years passive member in this Party.... enough time to make a different Picture of the Party. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted March 18, 2016 Was Westerwelle illness publicly known? Yeah, he was a DDP pick in 2015 and probably would have been a bigger favourite amongst the main teams if he hadn't announced remission in, what, October 2014? So he was forgotten in 2016? He was making public appearances in late 2015/early 2016, but shortly later, he announced that the leukemia was back. I wasn't shocked at his death, but it was a bit of a risk in late 2015. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
