Obituaries

[RochesterRob]

  RIP Lou Conter.  Conter was the last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona which was sunk during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor.  Conter died Monday from congestive heart failure and was 102 years old. 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

23 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  RIP Lou Conter.  Conter was the last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona which was sunk during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor.  Conter died Monday from congestive heart failure and was 102 years old. 

 

They going to name an aircraft carrier after him too? 

[RochesterRob]

2 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

They going to name an aircraft carrier after him too? 

  Nothing is sacred anymore.  Heavy cruisers used to be named after major cities.  Battleships after US states and carriers were Revolutionary War battles and US Presidents.  I guess that there will not be a Warren G Harding or Richard M Nixon from the looks of it but a Britney Griner at some point.  

[B-Man]

 

 

VERY SAD.

 

 

RIP, COUNT FLOYD: 

 

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dies at 82.

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[RochesterRob]

1 hour ago, B-Man said:

 

 

VERY SAD.

 

 

RIP, COUNT FLOYD: 

 

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dies at 82.

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  I loved that show even though I had been out of high school for quite a while when it first ran.  To me his character was the most realistic dad I had ever seen on television.  No cracking a joke once per minute or a soft pushover.  Just a guy trying to make a living with his small business and looking out for his kids even if he did not come right out and say that he loved them everyday.  

[Fansince88]

5 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

VERY SAD.

 

 

RIP, COUNT FLOYD: 

 

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dies at 82.

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Another Second City Television star gone! So 😔. 

[CarpetCrawler]

 

It'll scare the pants right off of you......or dress.......whatever you're wearing. 

[TakeYouToTasker 2.0]

13 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

VERY SAD.

 

 

RIP, COUNT FLOYD: 

 

Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dies at 82.

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RIP, Joe.

 

[devnull]

Ralph Puckett, Army Ranger legend and last surviving Medal of Honor recipient fron the Korean War

 

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-ranger-legend-ralph-puckett/

[Hedge]

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

RIP: Legendary St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog dead at 92.

 

[Uncle Joe]

1 hour ago, B-Man said:

 

 

RIP: Legendary St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog dead at 92.

 

Seems like I/we are losing a lot of baseball players from our youth. I just saw Fritz Peterson and Ken Holzman passed away.

 

[Taro T]

On 3/28/2024 at 8:44 PM, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

Does not at all change my point.

 

Berke Breathed had it right; we need more Statesmen.  

[B-Man]

 

 

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Guitarist,Dies at 80

Variety, by Chris Morris 

 

Original Article

 

Dickey Betts, whose country-inflected songwriting and blazing, lyrical guitar work opposite Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers Band helped define the Southern rock genre of the ‘60s and ‘70s, died Thursday in Osprey, Fla. He was 80. His family posted a statement on Instagram, writing, “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) at the age of 80 years old. The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today at his home in Osprey, FL

 

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[Foxx]

Roman Gabriel

 

[MothersMilk]

4 minutes ago, Foxx said:

Roman Gabriel

 

Geez... Rip. I think that every freaking pack I opened back when had either a Roman Gabriel or a LeRoy Kelly card in there. 

[CarpetCrawler]

7 hours ago, Foxx said:

Roman Gabriel

 

 

Man, I'm getting old.

[B-Man]

What a great life.

 

RIP: Terry Carter, Groundbreaking Actor from Original 'Battlestar Galactica', 'McCloud', Dead at 95

 

 

Terry Carter, actor best known as Colonel Tigh in the original ‘Battlestar Galactica' and Sgt. Joe Broadhurst in 'McCloud' has died. He was 95 years old.

 

 

Born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928, to parents of Dominican, Argentine and African American descent, Carter would go on to become the first Black TV news anchor for Boston’s WBZ-TV Eyewitness News, where he also became their first opening night drama and movie critic. He was also one of the first Black regulars on the 1956 TV sitcom series “The Phil Silvers Show,” in which he played Private Sugarman.

Carter’s other credits include the 1970 TV movie “Company of Killers,” in which he starred alongside Van Johnson and Ray Milland, and the 1974 film “Foxy Brown” with Pam Grier.

 

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/04/23/rip-terry-carter-groundbreaking-actor-from-original-battlestar-galactica-mccloud-dead-at-95-n2395442

 

[RochesterRob]

2 minutes ago, B-Man said:

What a great life.

 

RIP: Terry Carter, Groundbreaking Actor from Original 'Battlestar Galactica', 'McCloud', Dead at 95

 

 

Terry Carter, actor best known as Colonel Tigh in the original ‘Battlestar Galactica' and Sgt. Joe Broadhurst in 'McCloud' has died. He was 95 years old.

 

 

Born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928, to parents of Dominican, Argentine and African American descent, Carter would go on to become the first Black TV news anchor for Boston’s WBZ-TV Eyewitness News, where he also became their first opening night drama and movie critic. He was also one of the first Black regulars on the 1956 TV sitcom series “The Phil Silvers Show,” in which he played Private Sugarman.

Carter’s other credits include the 1970 TV movie “Company of Killers,” in which he starred alongside Van Johnson and Ray Milland, and the 1974 film “Foxy Brown” with Pam Grier.

 

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/04/23/rip-terry-carter-groundbreaking-actor-from-original-battlestar-galactica-mccloud-dead-at-95-n2395442

 

  For all the criticism of minorities being held down on television his Col Tighe on BG was depicted as intelligent and capable plus was only second to Adama in terms of authority on the Galactica.