IN REMEMBRANCE--2025

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GrayLinnorm

Explorer

• May 2, 2025

• #171

Ruth Buzzi, best known for her work on Laugh-In, died yesterday. She was 88.

 

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aco175

Legend

• May 4, 2025

• #172

Jim Dent, One of the first pioneering black golfers dies at 85 years old. He was a caddy from Augusta Georgia, but never was able to play in the Masters.

 

Dannyalcatraz

Schmoderator

Staff member

Supporter

• May 7, 2025

• #173

Jim Smith has passed.

'Ren & Stimpy' Artist and Spümcø Co-founder Jim Smith Has Died, Age 70

Storyboard and Layout artist, character designer and musician Jim Smith (born James Carl Jobb) died on Friday, May 2, of a heart attack at age 70. The animation

www.animationmagazine.net

 

pukunui

Legend

• May 7, 2025

• #174

Bill McCaw, the then oldest living former All Black rugby player, died age 97 on May 6 (NZ time).

Not sure who is now the oldest living All Black.

 

aco175

Legend

• May 9, 2025

• #175

pukunui said:

Bill McCaw, the then oldest living former All Black rugby player, died age 97 on May 6 (NZ time).

Not sure who is now the oldest living All Black.

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I had to look it up. The All Black rugby team are named for their all black uniforms and not because they are all black people. I was thinking there was some team or league of just black people.

 

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AnotherGuy

Hero

• May 9, 2025

• #176

aco175 said:

I had to look it up. The All Black rugby team are named for their all black uniforms and not because they are all black people. I was thinking there was some team or league of just black people.

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Springboks, Kiwis, All Blacks, Lions etc all nation rugby team names

 

R_J_K75

Legend

• May 9, 2025

• #177

aco175 said:

I was thinking there was some team or league of just black people.

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In the US in the early to mid 1900's there were quite a few baseball leagues of all black players.

 

billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him) 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️

• May 9, 2025

• #178

Retired SCOTUS Justice David Souter has died.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-supreme-court-justice-souter-dies-court-says-2025-05-09/

 

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The Soloist

Hero

• May 10, 2025

• #179

Stephen Fabian, TSR illustrator, has passed away. I loved his style and illustrations inside the D&D Gazetteers.

 

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TiQuinn

Registered User

• May 10, 2025

• #180

The Soloist said:

Stephen Fabian, TSR illustrator, has passed away. I loved his style and illustrations inside the D&D Gazetteers.

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Dang, I knew he was getting up there. I adored his work on Ravenloft. It was so evocative of the mood of that game.