Death Impends 7,975 Posted May 13, 2019 There's really only one person from Star Wars that was a bona fide DL miss and he'd be furious if he read this post given I just described him as "person from Star Wars". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted May 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Death Impends said: There's really only one person from Star Wars that was a bona fide DL miss and he'd be furious if he read this post given I just described him as "person from Star Wars". Makes me so sad I'll never travel back in time, see Alec Guinness in the street and shout "hey! Obi! It's you innit?" at him. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted May 13, 2019 One of the 4 living Medal of Honor recipients from World War 2 Robert Maxwell has died at 98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayrayafrika 13 Posted May 14, 2019 RIP Doris Days, singer actress and animal rights activist. Halfway through June and we're only at 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfect Passing 277 Posted May 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, rayrayafrika said: RIP Doris Days, singer actress and animal rights activist. Halfway through June and we're only at 2 Predicting no other hits until mid June? I admire your confidence. Personally I think the dry season is over, bring out your dead! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayrayafrika 13 Posted May 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Perfect Passing said: Predicting no other hits until mid June? I admire your confidence. Personally I think the dry season is over, bring out your dead! just realized its may, not june. just won a month of my life back, thanks 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted May 14, 2019 Vexillographer Fred Brownell has died on 10th May, aged 79. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 14, 2019 vexillographer ? Even spell check hates it. WTH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 14, 2019 2 hours ago, time said: Vexillographer Fred Brownell has died on 10th May, aged 79. Begging the question what did he do with the rest of his working life? He took two minutes to sketch the flag design at a conference of fellow flag designers in Switzerland. He had a PhD, so clearly no slouch in terms of intelligence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted May 14, 2019 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Begging the question what did he do with the rest of his working life? He took two minutes to sketch the flag design at a conference of fellow flag designers in Switzerland. He had a PhD, so clearly no slouch in terms of intelligence. He also designed Namibia's flag! and numerous other coats-of-arms and regional flags & badges. Wrote a fair bit too and was SA assistant attache in London for a while. There's a brief Wikipedia write-up here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted May 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Sir Creep said: vexillographer ? Even spell check hates it. WTH Use the UK English spellchecker. Works fine then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 14, 2019 DDP Pick Ezra Castro aka Pancho Billa, dead: https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/14/pancho-billa-ezra-castro-bills-superfan-dies-after-cancer-battle/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted May 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: DDP Pick Ezra Castro aka Pancho Billa, dead: https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/14/pancho-billa-ezra-castro-bills-superfan-dies-after-cancer-battle/ Was 50/50 on him at the start of the year, but I think he'll definitely get the Mail obit now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted May 14, 2019 So.... yesterday we get a DL hit/Drop 40er in Doris Day, and another Drop 40er today in Tim Conway. Both were also, at least in the United States, A-listers who rival each other for biggest deaths of the year so far. I think we can shut up with our drought complaints for a little bit... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 14, 2019 5 hours ago, time said: He also designed Namibia's flag! and numerous other coats-of-arms and regional flags & badges. Wrote a fair bit too and was SA assistant attache in London for a while. There's a brief Wikipedia write-up here Hmm, Doing a pint with this guy would have been memorable Too late now, mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 14, 2019 Nothing on the official site yet but... Seen social media chat amongst UFOlogists suggesting Stanton Friedman has just died His website, likely to confirm it soon: http://stantonfriedman.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Nothing on the official site yet but... Seen social media chat amongst UFOlogists suggesting Stanton Friedman has just died His website, likely to confirm it soon: http://stantonfriedman.com/ Well, Stanton Friedman gets this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stanton-friedman-ufologist-dead-1.5135588 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wickerman 76 Posted May 15, 2019 Only just noticed that ex-Met Police commissioner Sir David McNee died last month. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/08/sir-david-mcnee-obituary So - Firm but Fair that is number 7 for the year to date. Me 7 - Committee 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 16, 2019 On 14/05/2019 at 21:38, YoungWillz said: Well, Stanton Friedman gets this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stanton-friedman-ufologist-dead-1.5135588 And his official site confirming it now - he'll go on for years via the snippets in countless UFO documentaries he appeared in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,596 Posted May 16, 2019 RIP Bob Hawke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: RIP Bob Hawke. Wow.... so his own feeling of impending death was right. In between, you coul dhear other vocie saying, he's just old and rail / nothing really wrong with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted May 17, 2019 I.M. Pei has died at 102, the architect who designed the Pyramid at the Louvre: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/im-pei-dead-at-102/index.htm 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,579 Posted May 17, 2019 6 hours ago, chiesa52 said: I.M. Pei has died at 102, the architect who designed the Pyramid at the Louvre: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/im-pei-dead-at-102/index.htm That brings me up to 5 on my shadow list. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted May 17, 2019 Grumpy Cat is dead 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 722 Posted May 17, 2019 Perhaps the tag could use an update Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
