RIP Jean & Marvin Junior
General "RIP" announcements that might be of interest
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The Football Hall of Famer "Giant" who initially played with the Rams has crossed his last chalked earthly lines and has gone on to the Heavenly ones. Yep, DEACON JONES, a member of the FEARSOME FOURSOME, died at the early age of 74......he was only about 11 years older than I, but about 11 inches TALLER! when I met him at a Quarterback Club Fundraiser in Atlanta.........he and his team mates were in town to play the Atlanta Falcons, and a lot of them came to the fundraiser, (super free meal, chance to talk to old buddies, maybe get an interview or two, AND raise money for charity)! My boyfriend was the top TV Sportscaster in Atlanta at the time, Ed Thilenius........and I went with him, (although Dad was a member and went also, LOL). Ed was a real fan of Deacon's because he had greatly raised the opinion of fans where defensive players were concerned......something that was long in coming! He hung out with us for a while, (long enough for Ed to get enough info on him for a story.......cameraman and all. I always had to stay out of the range of the camera, darn, LOL! From what I saw of him, he was a genuinely nice Gentleman who cared greatly for his sport and his fellow man. I cannot say that I have thought about him for a good while, but.......nonetheless, I remember the time, and I will miss him. Here is a bit about him. Glad to see he was living in Anaheim Hills........shows he managed his money properly..........so many of them did not.
Hall of Fame football player David “Deacon” Jones, one of the Los Angeles Rams‘ heralded Fearsome Foursome whose outspoken persona and relentless pursuit of quarterbacks helped turn defensive linemen into stars, died Monday of natural causes at his home in Anaheim Hills. He was 74.
His death was confirmed late Monday by his stepson Greg Pinto.
Jones, who played for the Rams from 1961 to ’71 and later for the San Diego Chargersand Washington Redskins, was the league’s top defensive player in 1967 and ’68 and was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times. He was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
He was “without doubt the greatest defensive end to play in modern day football,” George Allen, coach during many of his best seasons with the Rams, said during Jones’ 1975 news conference announcing his retirement.
Jones, 6 feet 5 and 272 pounds, was quick and quotable, an obscure 14th-round draft choice from Mississippi Vocational College who did not stay obscure for long. “When I first came up, defensive linemen were dull as hell,” he told The Times in 1980. “Some were great performers, but nobody knew who they were. I set out to change that.”
FULL OBITUARY IN LA TIMEShttp://www.latimes.com/news/ob…-20130604,0,2236197.story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9eB7-oLcMc
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Helen Hanft, Favorite of Woody Allen, Dies at 79
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RIP Helen
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Esther Williams has died at 91
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertai…er-williams-dies-19339995 -
She has taken her last dive.
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Lived a great life. Funny that she hasn't made a movie since 1961. R.I.P. Esther.
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Noted yodler Slim Whitman has died. Johnny Carson made jokes about him.
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Noted yodler Slim Whitman has died. Johnny Carson made jokes about him.
RIP Slim.
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RIP Slim
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Chet Flippo, Legendary Journalist, Dies at Age 69
http://www.cmt.com/news/countr…list-dies-at-age-69.jhtml
He moved from Rolling Stone to CMT. I read his column every week.
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James Gandolfini has died at 51. Shocker. It is an apparent heart attack and he was very heavy.
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RIP
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Fun "tribute" BatjacAuburn . . . wish there was a "Like" button to click!
Country singer George Jones has died...
I guess He Stopped Loving Her Today. RIP Possum, these kids can't Fill Your Shoes... -
I kinda liked to hate Lumpy but--Rest in Peace Frank.,
Eddie Haskell was the character to 'hate', not Lumpy (at least IMHO). Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell, is still alive and well at this time. RIP, Frank Bank.Mrs. C
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I want to thank may2 and Keith for their major contributions to this thread.
I don't know how may2 does it, but she seems to be the first one to find and post in this thread most of the time, and I also appreciate Keith's follow-up posts with pictures of the recently deceased. Even if I don't recognize the name, I often know the person in appearance.
May all these departed stars and others involved in the entertainment industry rest in peace.
Mrs. C
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Noted yodler Slim Whitman has died. Johnny Carson made jokes about him.
http://www.billboard.com/artic…g-country-star-dies-at-90
Slim's yodeling also saved us from the Martians in Mars Attacks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymk_RPZ0jSI -
James Gandolfini was my age. I didn't see the series on HBO and not a big fan of his, but sorry for his death.
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Gary David Goldberg died. He created Family Times and worked on many quality TV shows.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/r-i-p-gary-david-goldberg/
Blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland died.
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