IN REMEMBRANCE--2020 AD

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tom Dempsey has passed.

Tom Dempsey dies after COVID-19 battle

Only four days ago came word that Tom Dempsey had recovered from COVID-19. The good news was short lived. The former NFL kicker died late Saturday of complications from the coronavirus, the Times-Picayne reports. Dempsey was 73. Dempsey had battled Alzheimer's disease and dementia since 2012. He...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Juan Gimenez, artist on many Humanoids graphic novels, including Metabarons, RIP. (Also reported elsewhere on this site).

https://www.humanoids.com/y_page/pageShow/id/42

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lee Fierro has died.

Lee Fierro, ‘Jaws’ Actor, Dies of Coronavirus at 91

Lee Fierro, an actor best known for playing Mrs. Kintner in "Jaws," has died of complications from coronavirus, according to The Martha's Vineyard Times. She was 91. A resident of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Fierro had been living at an assisted care facility in Ohio when she died. Fierro's...

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[Dannyalcatraz]

Bobby Mitchell has died.

Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell, one of the first black players in Redskins history, dies at 84

Mitchell started his career with the Browns before becoming an All-Pro flanker in Washington.

www.yahoo.com

 

[billd91]

Honor Blackman, famed Bond girl, has died at 94.

Honor Blackman, James Bond's Pussy Galore, dies aged 94

Actor also known for role in Avengers praised as ‘hugely prolific creative talent’ by family

www.theguardian.com

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers died today. He was 85.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Actress Patricia Bosworth dead from complications of coronavirus. She was 86.

Actress, Author Patricia Bosworth Dead at 86 | Kirkus Reviews

The journalist and biographer, known for her books about Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda, died of pneumonia related to COVID-19.

www.kirkusreviews.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

James King has died.

James King of TLC’s ‘My 600-lb Life’ Dies at 49

James King, who appeared on TLC’s “My 600lb-Life,” has died. He was 49.The reality star passed away at a Nashville hospital on April 3, according to his obituary on the Milner & Orr Funeral Home website. His cause of death has not been released.TLC confirmed King’s death in a tweet Monday.“TLC...

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[Enevhar Aldarion]

I was thinking that earlier today, and that was before I saw some of the celebs who got hospitalized with Covid-19 the past few days.

I have been thinking about that too and wondering, because of the high number we are seeing from the virus, if it would be better for now to have two separate remembrance threads, one for the virus deaths and one for everyone else?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Nah. I mean, I'm not in charge this kind of thing- nobody is, really- but it doesn’t seem all that necessary.