Fatality: 2022

[Dngrsone]

Nine pages for last year's edition (at what, 40 posts per page? IDK) and this coming year will probably approach that because, well, entropy if nothing else.

I have no idea what I am saying, I just woke up and am suffering a hangover from last night, hah!

Anyway, let's celebrate our losses with a thread dedicated to their memories!

 

[ocnbrze]

saw this thread and thought......damn it!!!! somebody just couldnt wait to leave 2022. they had to go on the very first day of the year......LOL!!!!!

 

[rootabaga]

Dan Reeves, twice named AP Coach of the year (and well-heralded coach of the Denver Broncos for 11 years) passed away on Sunday at the age of 77.

RIP, Dan, and thanks for entertaining the fans.

 

[rootabaga]

Peter Bogdanovich has died of natural causes at 82. His influence in film is significant, to say the least.

RIP, Mr. Bogdanovich, and thanks for entertaining so many for so long.

Good article from The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...ogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/

 

[olbriar]

Actor Sidney Poitier passed away at the age of 94. One of the great talents of our time. Your work will live forever, Sir. RIP

 

[lunatic59]

 

[rootabaga]

I just heard that.
He was an amazing actor and universally well-liked. RIP, Mr. Poitier, and thanks for sharing your talents.

 

[ocnbrze]

one of my all time favorite movies is "Guess Who is coming to Dinner". Poiter was great in that movie. what a great actor!!!!!!

 

[olbriar]

My favorite Poitier films are The Defiant Ones, Lilies of the Field, A Patch of Blue, and To Sir, With Love. I can't think of anything he did that I didn't enjoy or considered poorly acted. He was a master of his craft.

 

[ocnbrze]

RIP Bob Saget
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bob-saget-dead-full-house-star-afv-host-1235149876/

he portrayed one of America's most innocent TV dad's of all time, but in reality he was one of the fumiest and most foul mouthed comedians i have ever seen or heard.

thanx for making me laugh

 

[rootabaga]

I just heard this. No cause of death noted; he was found alone in a hotel room in Orlando, Fl. No signs of foul play.

I never was a "Full House" fan and most of my memories of him are from AFHV. I think he did a great job as a host and was very funny and personable.

RIP, Mr. Saget, and thanks for entertaining folks with your talents.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Charles McGee (Tuskegee Airman) - Wikipedia

 

[rootabaga]

^^^ Thanks for posting that. I read a few obits/tributes and most appreciated the one from the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60019483.amp

The stories of the Tuskegee Airmen are historic and heartbreaking at the same time. Hard enough to live through awful wartime but to be of color and this relegated to lesser status (notwithstanding brilliant flying capabilities) had to be depressing. But they soldiered through. I’m grateful so many survived to share their important stories, and of course grateful for the collective sacrifice to help change the course of a war.

RIP, Mr. McGee, and my humble thanks for your service.

 

[Milo Williamson]

^^^ Thanks for posting that. I read a few obits/tributes and most appreciated the one from the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60019483.amp

The stories of the Tuskegee Airmen are historic and heartbreaking at the same time. Hard enough to live through awful wartime but to be of color and this relegated to lesser status (notwithstanding brilliant flying capabilities) had to be depressing. But they soldiered through. I’m grateful so many survived to share their important stories, and of course grateful for the collective sacrifice to help change the course of a war.

RIP, Mr. McGee, and my humble thanks for your service.

Sure rootabaga, I think it is more fitting to put these more instead of actors.

 

[rootabaga]

Sure rootabaga, I think it is more fitting to put these more instead of actors.

I suppose I tend to think of these threads rather as a repository for most any notable death, be they a celebrity, political figure, historical figure, sports figure, etc. Thoreau said that “most men [I’m sure he meant that inclusively] lead lives of quiet desperation,” so I guess I broadly regard most of the rest of the resulting minority as fair game for the fatality threads. Sort of a “somebody most of us have heard of (or should have).”
Still, it’s an open forum, so each member should post about the losses they deem notable.
And may none of us be personally affected by the death of someone close this year.

 

[joe71]

Singer Ronnie Spector passed away on January 12 2022.

 

[rootabaga]

Luisa Harris has died unexpectedly at 66.
I wasn’t familiar with her name but she was certainly a pioneer and icon in basketball. May she Rest In Peace.

Excellent tribute/obituary here:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1074083938/lusia-harris-womens-basketball-nba-draft

 

[Milo Williamson]

Dumble Amplifiers - Wikipedia Wow, the man behind the amp passed on, true a wonderful amp in all aspects of music, that people tend to forget about altogether. May his work be just in awe.

 

[rootabaga]

Dumble Amplifiers - Wikipedia Wow, the man behind the amp passed on, true a wonderful amp in all aspects of music, that people tend to forget about altogether. May his work be just in awe.

You may wish to put this in the 2022 Fatality thread…or perhaps a mod will move it for you.
RIP, Mr. Dumble, and thanks for your devotion to your work.

 

[Unforgiven]

You may wish to put this in the 2022 Fatality thread…or perhaps a mod will move it for you.
RIP, Mr. Dumble, and thanks for your devotion to your work.

All set. Thanks.

 

[Milo Williamson]

All set. Thanks.

Thanks my friend

 

[rootabaga]

All set. Thanks.

Thanks for moving the post, but would you mind reopening the thread? There are sometimes useful updates that might be added, such as finding out later about another 2021 (or prior year) fatality that we’d like to share or (as in the last example in the 2021 thread) there is additional information to be shared. Or, of course, if someone is looking in the thread and has something they would like to add about a particular entry.
Speaking humbly for myself, I don’t believe that a rare mis-post is cause for thread closure. I realize it’s potentially a bit more work for staff, but as noted it is exceedingly rare in the fatality threads. Thanks!

 

[The_Chief]

Meat Loaf died at 74...

 

[rootabaga]

^^^ RIP, Meat Loaf. Thanks for the tunes.

 

[lunatic59]

Aw, Damn.