arghton 6,731 Posted February 4, 2021 https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/ele-alenius-parempi-jos-neuvostoliittoa-ei-olisi-syntynytkaan Ele Alenius, 95-year old former Finnish second minister of the interior and only 60s Finnish minister alive isn't in bad condition. In this article he talks about his political career in the 60s and 70s and how, despite being a socialist, he was against the invasion of Czechoslovakia and managed to anger the soviet ambassador to finland with his anti-soviet comments. He's one of the four in my profile picture. Also talked about going to a nursing home because a friend he made during wwII is there. He was widowed ten years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted February 6, 2021 Ronnie Fearn turns 90 today meaning there are 35 British ex MPs aged 90 or over. 12 years ago there were only 16. Is this a fluke or are they living longer and longer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted February 6, 2021 8 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Ronnie Fearn turns 90 today meaning there are 35 British ex MPs aged 90 or over. 12 years ago there were only 16. Is this a fluke or are they living longer and longer? Probably not a fluke. I suspect that there are significantly fewer heavy manual workers eg miners, metal workers etc among today's nonagenarians on the Labour side which may well be a factor. Also the House of Commons in the 1960s and 1970s was reckoned to be awash with alcohol. Things were probably a bit more closely monitored by the 1980s and 1990s. Plus more female MPs and women generally live longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted February 6, 2021 On 07/05/2020 at 11:49, gcreptile said: Susan Bayh is in extra time. In terms of deadpooling glioblastoma is even more ... reliable... than other cancers. As people tend to live with it just about "a bit more than a year" you can time it very well. But there are outliers. My C-team pick Martino Sclavi lived with it for six years. I put him on my team(s) because after several surgeries and two-three years of stability, there was a new growth. Then, some initially successful treatment pushed him from main team to C-team. But that treatment really didn't delay the inevitable. Susan Bayh has died 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, Joey Russ said: Susan Bayh has died Mail AP obit already 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted February 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Susan Bayh has died Gave up on her almost everywhere I death pool... figures. At least it's a DbN hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted February 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Salmon Mousse said: Gave up on her almost everywhere I death pool... figures. At least it's a DbN hit. Yeah, I thought she would be more long term at this point if she was able to last over 2 and a half years with glio already. But sod laws make it that both she dies and makes the drop 40 this time... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted February 6, 2021 Can't believe she got a QO that quickly. The only reason I didn't include her was because I didn't think she stood a good chance of getting one. Cheers for the 3 Inverse points Sue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted February 6, 2021 Just a tip for the future, if someone is a former US Senator or related to a US Senator who had some relevance in the mainstream, they are almost certainly going to get a QO. I say almost certainly because you had Senator Mark Andrews somehow not getting a QO, but he seems to be the exception rather than the rule Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted February 6, 2021 Drop 40 at 3/40 in 37 days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted February 6, 2021 54 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Just a tip for the future, if someone is a former US Senator or related to a US Senator who had some relevance in the mainstream, they are almost certainly going to get a QO. I say almost certainly because you had Senator Mark Andrews somehow not getting a QO, but he seems to be the exception rather than the rule And this is how the notability standard continues downhill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,342 Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, msc said: Drop 40 at 3/40 in 37 days. I did warn you that bowels will be open and busy aplenty in 2021..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted February 6, 2021 On 30/01/2021 at 19:45, arghton said: Former member of the Finnish parliament Jyrki Kasvi is in hospice care for multiple cancers. https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/a556782b-40da-4e92-82d4-55f27416a56c Known from his glasses and his interest in computers, 57-year old Kasvi, also known as "Wexteen the Wizard" has been fighting cancer(s) for 18 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyrki_Kasvi He says that he'll most likely die at the start of summer. And now he (thinks he) might have hope with a new medicine https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000007787877.html he's fucked and will most likely die this year, but who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, arghton said: And now he (thinks he) might have hope with a new medicine https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000007787877.html he's fucked and will most likely die this year, but who knows. He's not exactly a household name, except maybe in his own household ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted February 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: He's not exactly a household name, except maybe in his own household ! Kind of a big name in Finland, atleast his cancer-related news has always been on the front pages of Finnish tabloids. Not a notable politician (except for being a member of the Finnish parliament for 16 years, however I don't remember him accomplishing anything) but an interesting personality most known for being a computer nerd, making a Klingon version of his campaign site in 2007 (https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-finland-klingon-1-idUKL0929094420070313) and his cancer battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,322 Posted February 7, 2021 7 hours ago, msc said: Drop 40 at 3/40 in 37 days. Now 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 7, 2021 Lilliane Brady, the longest serving female mayor in New South Wales, has died. She was 90. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-07/nsw-longest-serving-female-mayor-lilliane-brady-dies-at-90/13130092 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted February 7, 2021 On 04/02/2021 at 22:28, arghton said: https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/ele-alenius-parempi-jos-neuvostoliittoa-ei-olisi-syntynytkaan Ele Alenius, 95-year old former Finnish second minister of the interior and only 60s Finnish minister alive isn't in bad condition. In this article he talks about his political career in the 60s and 70s and how, despite being a socialist, he was against the invasion of Czechoslovakia and managed to anger the soviet ambassador to finland with his anti-soviet comments. He's one of the four in my profile picture. Also talked about going to a nursing home because a friend he made during wwII is there. He was widowed ten years ago. Alenius has recieved the COVID vaccine: https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000007785951.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted February 8, 2021 Representative Ron Wright from Texas 6th has died of COVID. Also recently had cancer treatment. Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas dies of Covid (cnbc.com) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,596 Posted February 8, 2021 Shlomo Hillel (wiki), Israeli politician; former Speaker of the Knesset and Minister for Police, dead at 97. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted February 9, 2021 Like every Chinese new year, the old leadership gets visited or phoned by authorities. Jiang Zemin is the first name of the list, which includes everyone from last year except Cao Zhi who died last July. Here is the full list anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,731 Posted February 10, 2021 On 07/02/2021 at 01:08, arghton said: (Jyrki Kasvi) Kind of a big name in Finland, atleast his cancer-related news has always been on the front pages of Finnish tabloids. Not a notable politician (except for being a member of the Finnish parliament for 16 years, however I don't remember him accomplishing anything) but an interesting personality most known for being a computer nerd, making a Klingon version of his campaign site in 2007 (https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-finland-klingon-1-idUKL0929094420070313) and his cancer battle. Has planned his funeral, family is preparing for his death. Talks about still playing videogames daily. https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000007795630.html In this article he tells how bad the situation is: https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/13371a7b-c63f-4a9b-97de-c08d5f4f80c5 His both kidneys, bladder and spleen have been removed. Bladder cancer, renal pelvis cancer and they've spread to the liver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted February 11, 2021 5 hours ago, arghton said: Has planned his funeral, family is preparing for his death. Talks about still playing videogames daily. https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000007795630.html In this article he tells how bad the situation is: https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/13371a7b-c63f-4a9b-97de-c08d5f4f80c5 His both kidneys, bladder and spleen have been removed. Bladder cancer, renal pelvis cancer and they've spread to the liver. Well...technically speaking cancer is in charge now, we should start saying the cancer has some jyrky on itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,596 Posted February 11, 2021 On 10/01/2020 at 12:28, Ulitzer95 said: Agreed that a lot of them have been dropping off recently. Thought I'd take this opportunity to look at how many WWII veterans from the three strands of government in the U.S. are still with us. There are still 16 living formers members of the House of Representatives who served: b. 1919: Lester L. Wolff b. 1920: Neal Edward Smith b. 1921: Mike McCormack b. 1923: Bob Dole, Al Quie b. 1924: Frank Joseph Guarini, Weston E. Vivian b. 1925: Fletcher Thompson, G. William Whitehurst, Lucien Nedzi b. 1926: J. Roy Rowland, Elwood Hillis, Earl Hutto, Mark Andrews, Robert J. Lagomarsino b. 1927: Benjamin B. Blackburn, Arthur Ravenel Jr., Austin Murphy, Bud Brown, Edwin Edwards, Jim Weaver, James W. Symington There are just 4 living Senators who served (they are also the top 4 oldest living): b. 1923: James Buckley, Bob Dole (also listed above) b. 1925: Daniel Evans b. 1926: Mark Andrews (also listed above) b. 1927: John Warner There are 12 living Governors who served: b. 1921: John Malcolm Patterson b. 1922: Wayne Mixson b. 1923: William Winter, Al Quie (also listed above), Linwood Holton b. 1924: Dale E. Wolf, Jimmy Carter b. 1925: Ted Schwinden, Daniel Evans (also listed above) b. 1926: George Ariyoshi b. 1927: Phil Batt, George Nigh, Winfield Dunn, Edwin Edwards (also listed above) Jimmy Carter (also listed above) is of course the only living President who served. There are no living Vice Presidents who served. 4 living members of the Cabinet who served: Johnson administration: Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922), Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) Nixon administration: Henry Kissinger (b. 1923), George Shultz (b. 1920) Ford administration: Henry Kissinger (b. 1923, also listed above) Carter administration: Charles Duncan (b. 1926), Ray Marshall (b. 1928) Reagan administration: George Shultz (b. 1920, also listed above) NONE! No living justices of the Supreme Court who served following the death of John Paul Stevens (1920–2019). As far as I know, these are complete. I will do the UK (Commons and Lords) when I get time, but that will probably involve more research. Updated lists for the deaths of Lagomarsino and Shultz. Interesting to note that the Reagan administration now has no surviving WWII veterans and yet the four preceding cabinets have at least one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted February 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Updated lists for the deaths of Lagomarsino and Shultz. Interesting to note that the Reagan administration now has no surviving WWII veterans and yet the four preceding cabinets have at least one. Who is still alive from the Reagan administration? Presumably most of them were veterans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
