CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said: Former prime minister of Canada John Turner dead at 91 years: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/john-turner-obituary-1.5731229 For a minute I thought he could be the 15th hit.I was convinced he was on the list somehow ! Last Canadian PM to die was Pierre Trudeau (father of the current PM of course) 20 years ago this month so it's about time! Coincidentally the wife of another ex Canadian PM Jean Chretien, Aline Chretien died just a week ago.Don't know if it's allready been mentioned https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/aline-chretien-jean-died-1.5722401 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said: Former prime minister of Canada John Turner dead at 91 years: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/john-turner-obituary-1.5731229 Reuters UK for the DDP and other pools 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Reuters UK for the DDP and other pools He even got a BBC obit, which I'm a bit surprised about since he was only PM for about 3 months ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54220721 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted September 20, 2020 11 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: For a minute I thought he could be the 15th hit.I was convinced he was on the list somehow ! Last Canadian PM to die was Pierre Trudeau (father of the current PM of course) 20 years ago this month so it's about time! Coincidentally the wife of another ex Canadian PM Jean Chretien, Aline Chretien died just a week ago.Don't know if it's allready been mentioned https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/aline-chretien-jean-died-1.5722401 Any idea how Brian Mulroney is doing these days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted September 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Deathrace said: Any idea how Brian Mulroney is doing these days? Last I saw of him was Bush Snr's funeral in Nov 2018. Was well enough to deliver a eulogy anyway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,734 Posted September 20, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris Shehu Idris, Emir of Zazzau (traditional state in Nigeria) dies aged 84 after 45 years on the throne. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted September 20, 2020 Loved him with his dark suit in Donnie Darko. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted September 21, 2020 Three-time Turkey PM Mesut Yilmaz is in critical condition after brain cancer surgery. Apparently he has also suffered from lung cancer in the past. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted September 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, ThePrematureBurial said: Did he just shit himself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted September 24, 2020 Michael Caputo, HHS spokesman for the Trump administration has metastatic cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Joey Russ said: Michael Caputo, HHS spokesman for the Trump administration has metastatic cancer. It might explain some of the nutty things he's said lately, but probably not. He's probably just a nutter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted September 26, 2020 Uktam Barnoev (wiki), incumbent Deputy PM of Uzbekistan, dead from COVID-19, aged 56. After his condition deteriorated they flew him to a hospital in Germany but didn't do any good. He took office in February. Before that he was the Governor of the Bukhara region of the country. His successor in that role, Karim Kamalov (wiki), also died from COVID-19 in August, aged 66. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted September 27, 2020 Jaswant Singh, political Independent and former member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who served as Minister of Finance (in 1996 and from 2002 to 2004); Minister of Defense (from 2000 to 2001); and Minister of External Affairs (from 1998 until 2002), died at 82 years: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jaswant-singh-end-of-a-long-journey-for-the-army-man-turned-parliamentarian/article32707147.ece 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted September 27, 2020 Former German economic minister and provincial governor Wolfgang Clement has died at 80 of lung cancer. It was a cancer recurrence that appeared just last month: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wolfgang-clement-ist-tot-a-2b5ce45c-82a4-4d70-9902-6993c4abffb7 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted September 28, 2020 After Kathleen Blanco, we have the next Louisiana governor in a hospice: Mike Foster. https://www.knoe.com/2020/09/28/former-louisiana-gov-mike-foster-in-hospice-care/ 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted October 4, 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 22:47, gcreptile said: After Kathleen Blanco, we have the next Louisiana governor in a hospice: Mike Foster. https://www.knoe.com/2020/09/28/former-louisiana-gov-mike-foster-in-hospice-care/ Dead. Edit: Daily Mail, The Independent. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted October 6, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 11:47, drol said: Mulayam Singh Yadav hospitalised. Another one bites the dust. Mulayam Singh Yadav dead. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/veteran-samajwadi-party-leader-mulayam-singh-yadav-passes-away/articleshow/78488385.cms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted October 6, 2020 55 minutes ago, Banana said: Another one bites the dust. Mulayam Singh Yadav dead. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/veteran-samajwadi-party-leader-mulayam-singh-yadav-passes-away/articleshow/78488385.cms That’s a different person, also called Mulayam Singh Yadav. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted October 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: That’s a different person, also called Mulayam Singh Yadav. I guess I’m seeing double lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted October 7, 2020 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 21 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 13 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. 6 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) 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. Mark Andrews (wiki), Republican Representative (North Dakota, 1963–81) and Senator (ND, 1981–87) has died aged 94. Just 4 WWII vets who served as Senators living now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: Updated. Mark Andrews (wiki), Republican Representative (North Dakota, 1963–81) and Senator (ND, 1981–87) has died aged 94. Just 4 WWII vets who served as Senators living now. As there were earlier today. He was not a vet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: Updated. Mark Andrews (wiki), Republican Representative (North Dakota, 1963–81) and Senator (ND, 1981–87) has died aged 94. Just 4 WWII vets who served as Senators living now. Looks like Jim Weaver has also bitten the big one: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/10/jim-weaver-oregons-profound-environmental-congressman-dies-at-93.html (Paywall) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted October 7, 2020 8 hours ago, arrowsmith said: As there were earlier today. He was not a vet. I've been through this with you already. You don't get to decide what merits a WWII veteran. There are official bodies that do it. According to the U.S. Senate website, Senator Andrews is listed as a WWII vet. Now, as we say in Scotland, haud yer wheesht. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted October 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: I've been through this with you already. You don't get to decide what merits a WWII veteran. There are official bodies that do it. According to the U.S. Senate website, Senator Andrews is listed as a WWII vet. Now, as we say in Scotland, haud yer wheesht. Indeed there are official bodies that do that and the Senate website isn’t one of them. The VA does not consider cadets to be veterans and there was a court case which determined that cadets at military academies are not considered active-duty personnel and therefore ineligible for veterans benefits. I have a rather broad definition of what constitutes a veteran but a person who went to West Point for two years then dropped out is just a fucking college student. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
