In Remembrance---2009

[Villano]

Actor, writer, director, and producer Robert Ginty passed away from cancer on September 21st. While he did some film work (like The Exterminator), he's probably best known for his tv work, appearing as a regular in "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and guesting on pretty much everything else ("CHiPs", "Knight Rider", "Quincy", "Matlock", "Murder She Wrote", etc). Eventually, he turned to directing and did episodes of shows like "Xena", "Lois & Clark", and "Charmed".

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Retired U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer, who during his nearly 30 years on the federal bench changed the face of Dallas public housing and the way the city elects its council, died Monday of natural causes at a San Marcos nursing home.

Judge Buchmeyer, 76, was considered a courageous and independent champion of civil and human rights by some, but an ultra-liberal bent on disrupting the status quo by others.

Judge Buchmeyer was also known for his "et cetera" humor column featured in the Texas Bar Journal, which features unintentionally humorous excerpts from trial, hearing, and deposition transcripts around Texas. His corresponding blog is called "Say What?! Classic Humor from U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer."

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha died yesterday. She was 86.

Alicia won many awards during her long career, including four Grammies.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Timothy J. Russert Sr., the father of Tim Russert, died last Thursday, just over a year after his son. He was 85.

Tim Russert wrote about his dad in his best-selling book Big Russ & Me.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winning conservative (although he called himself libertarian) columnist and former speechwriter for Richard Nixon (he came up with Spiro Agnew's "nattering nabobs of negativism"), died today of pancreatic cancer. He was 79.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Donald Fisher, who co-founded The Gap with his wife, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Lucy Vodden, the inspiration for the Beatles song "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", died September 22 of lupus. She was 46.

Lucy was classmates with Julian Lennon, the son of John Lennon. Julian made a picture of her which inspired the classic song.

 

[Mark]

Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa dies aged 74

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, died October 2. He was 86.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mike Alexander, the young and talented bass player for the thrash metal band Evile, has died.

Evile Bassist Dies At 32 | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com