IN REMEMBRANCE--2025

[Dannyalcatraz]

Kenneth Washington has died.

Kenneth Washington, Last Surviving Main Cast Member of ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 88

Kenneth Washington, who was the last surviving main cast member of the CBS series 'Hogan's Heroes,' died on July 18 at 88.

variety.com

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Singer Cleo Laine died yesterday; she was 97.

 

[MGibster]

Singer and mathematician Tom Lehrer died. Lehrer pretty much got out of music and went to teaching before I was born, but thanks to Dr. Demento I'm familiar with a lot of his songs. 97 is a good run.

Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has died at age 97.

variety.com

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Singer and mathematician Tom Lehrer died. Lehrer pretty much got out of music and went to teaching before I was born, but thanks to Dr. Demento I'm familiar with a lot of his songs. 97 is a good run.

Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has died at age 97.

variety.com

Dude had the exact musical career he wanted. Found success, decided fame wasn't for him, peaced out, remained a legend for decades to come.

 

[pukunui]

Kiwi jeweller Sir Michael Hill has died aged 86.

 

[Hriston]

Odeh Muhammad Hadalin, the Palestinian activist and teacher who played a key role in the production of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land”, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in Masafer Yatta, a village in the occupied West Bank, near Hebron on Monday.

 

[Ryujin]

Former Canadian Grand Prix motorcycle racer Michelle Duff has passed, at the age of 85. No news article yet. This comes from a friend who owns/operates a motorcycle racing series here in Ontario, Canada

 

[trappedslider]

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier dead at 31 after climbing accident

Laura Dahlmeier made history at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Flaco Jiménez has passed.

Country Music Icon Dies After Long Illness

He collaborated with Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Loni Anderson has died.

Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died

Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in a statement...

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