IN REMEMBRANCE--2023 AD

[Ryujin]

At my age (57), 71 no longer seems old...

I know how you feel. Fast approaching 60 and the number of people my age or younger who have died recently is staggering.

 

[Davies]

Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84

My parents' first date was one of his concerts.

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts would tell,
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstores sell
And when you read the part
Where the heartache comes
The hero would be me
Heroes often fail.
And you won't ever read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take.

 

[MGibster]

Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84

When suppertime came/
an old cook came on deck/
And said, "Fella's it's too rough to feed ya."/
At 7 PM a main hatchway gave in/
he said, "Fellas it's been good to know ya."

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84

My parents' first date was one of his concerts.

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts would tell,
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstores sell
And when you read the part
Where the heartache comes
The hero would be me
Heroes often fail.
And you won't ever read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take.

 

[Ryujin]

Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84

My parents' first date was one of his concerts.

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts would tell,
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstores sell
And when you read the part
Where the heartache comes
The hero would be me
Heroes often fail.
And you won't ever read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take.

He died at Sunnybrook Hospital, just a 15 minute drive from where I'm sitting now. While it wasn't really a surprise, because he had recently cancelled all his upcoming concerts, it's still gutting as he was a Canadian icon.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Eileen Saki, who played Rosie on M*A*S*H, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 79.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tori Bowie has died.

US sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32

Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time world...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lance Blanks has died.

Former Texas star, NBA player and executive Lance Blanks dies at 56

Lance Blanks served as the Phoenix Suns' general manager from 2010 to 2013 and later returned to Texas to serve as an analyst with the Longhorn Network.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Ryujin]

Iconic pitcher Vida Blue has died.

Vida Blue, led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73

Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday but didn't...

apnews.com

 

[Hriston]

David Miranda, Brazilian journalist and the first LGBTQ member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council, has died at the age of 37.