2015---IN REMEMBRANCE....

[Dannyalcatraz]

Natalia Molchanova is missing at sea and presumed dead.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/world/world-freediver-missing/index.html

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam died last Monday. He was 83.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

George Cole has died.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/entertainment/george-cole-obit-thr-feat/index.html

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Louise Suggs has died.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/us/lpga-founder-louise-suggs-dies-at-91/index.html

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Rapper Sean Price died yesterday. He was 43.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Susan Sheridan, who did voices for The Black Cauldron, died today. She was 68.

 

[tuxgeo]

Frank Gifford has died.

Drafted by the NY Giants in 1952, he won the NFL's Most Valuable Player award in 1956.

He joined the broadcast team of Monday Night Football in 1971.

Halls of Fame, etc.

[hl][/hl]
Tribute response from broadcasting partner Al Michaels, posted at Washington Post. ("Coolest guy in the room.")
Tribute response posted at USA Today. (". . . when Frank spoke, you listened.")
Tribute response posted at NY Daily News. (". . . Roone Arledge brought him in to replace Keith Jackson on [MNF] in 1971 . . ."

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Buddy Baker, the Gentle Giant of NASCAR, died today of lung cancer. He was 74.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tony Lara has died.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/11/entertainment/deadliest-catch-captain-tony-lara-dead-feat/index.html

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Uggie, the dog from The Artist, was euthanized August 13. He was 13.