IN REMEMBRANCE--2023 AD

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mod Note:

Howzabout we minimize the editorializing on death announcements. The thread is about notable passings, not in-depth rehashing the good and evil in their lives and how society should/shouldn’t deal with their legacies.

 

[R_J_K75]

Mod Note:

Howzabout we minimize the editorializing on death announcements. The thread is about notable passings, not in-depth rehashing the good and evil in their lives and how society should/shouldn’t deal with their legacies.

I'm guilty of it myself and I am working on it, but I think we all need to work on being more humane to each other, These are days that ponder more questions than offer answers. I hope everyone has a great day.

Sorry if I broke some rules commentating on a Mod Note.

 

[Hriston]

Ady Barkan, the healthcare activist who championed Medicare for All, has died of ALS at the age of 39.

 

[trappedslider]

Apollo astronaut Ken Mattingly, who helped save the crew of Apollo 13, has died

Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.

www.yahoo.com

 

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‘Black Panther’ Star Dies Alongside Three Of His Children In Horrific Car Crash

“Black Panther” and “Avengers: Endgame” stuntman Taraja Ramsess has died in a horrific car crash, which also killed three of his children — including an 8-week-old baby. The Hollywood stuntman was driving a pickup truck with his five children on the Interstate in DeKalb County in Georgia on...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cadence]

South Carolina legend, naturalist Rudy Mancke at age 78.

South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke, who shared how everyone is connected to nature, dies at 78

South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke, who shared his vast love for the outdoors with public television viewers and radio listeners for decades has died.

apnews.com

He was the University of South Carolina's Naturalist in Residence and host of Nature Notes on SC Public Radio:

NatureNotes

Naturalist Rudy Mancke, the late host of SCETV's long-running NatureScene, shared his knowledge of plants and wildlife for nearly 25 years on NatureNotes. These 1-minute snippets offer you a chance to find out about diverse topics having to do with the natural world. From the inner workings of...

www.southcarolinapublicradio.org

More at:

Rudy Mancke: A Natural History

South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke has had plenty to say about the wildlife and plants of South Carolina.

news.yahoo.com

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Frank Borman, who led Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to reach the moon, died Tuesday. He was 95.

 

[aco175]

Frank Borman, who led Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to reach the moon, died Tuesday. He was 95.

Sad nobody remembers anyone except the first in outer space and the first to actually walk on the moon. Since everything went fine, there was no movie either.

Happy Veteran's Day, Frank

 

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Remembering the Life of President M. Russell Ballard

Learn more about the life of President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

 

[overgeeked]

Michael Bishop (1945-2023)

Author and editor Michael Bishop, 78, died November 13, 2023 after entering hospice care in late June. Michael Lawson Bishop was born November 12, 1945 in Lincoln NE. He spent much of his youth wit…

locusmag.com