RIP: The Necrology Thread

I removed your Instagram acct post. I’m sure you didn’t mean to post that here :wink:

Oh yeah. You’re right. I forgot about that — the Dude’s drug-induced bowling dream.

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RIP Joe Diffie :frowning: For those that don’t remember or know him. He was a pretty big country and western singer in the late 80’s and well into the 90’s. He suffered complications from coronavirus - He was 61.

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My absolute favorite song of his :heart:

Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne co-founder, dead at 52 from Covid-19. RIP Adam :frowning:

I know the song, but I could not have told you who sung it.

Dang, that’s awfully young.

It’s a shame when CV takes anyone, but it’s a little more scary when it takes young people that otherwise appear healthy. And I’m not referring just to Adam Schlesinger. There are other accounts of young, healthy people being taken by this.

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Singer/songwriter Bill Withers (Ain’t No Sunshine and Lean On Me) dies from heart complications.

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Jack Sprat sang about fat while Bill Withers wanted to lean on me.

Bill Withers was a great soulful singer who had one of those unique voices that are easy to identify. He had a very calming voice and I got a real “nice guy” vibe from him. This morning I sang “Lovely Day” along with my ipod on the way to work but could not hold that “daaaaaaaaaaay” note.

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David Scramm passed at the age of 73. He played Roy Biggins on the sitcom Wings. I always enjoyed that show.

Oh, man, a big loss in the music world. John Prine dead at 73 from complications of coronavirus. Such a shame.

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Here’s a nice piece on John Print that was filmed last month.

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This name will mean more to the folks here that are of a certain age.

Linda Tripp dies at age 70 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago

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Honestly I never thought of her again after her 15 minutes of fame. I am sorry she died of Pancreatic cancer though. That seems to be happening a lot lately to people and it takes them so quick :frowning: RIP Linda :heart:

Mort Drucker passed away yesterday
we all know how great an artist he is, he is a better person.

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That affects greatly. I’ll stay inside for three weeks to show my respect – maybe more.

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he never drew people 6 feet away from each other

Brian Dennehy has passed at 81. He is one of those actors that has been around for decades … in everything and always seems to look the same while hardly aging. RIP Mr. Dennehy :heart:

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I didn’t know his name, but I recognize his face from about a hundred different characters he’s played.

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And I just made a Tommy Boy reference a few days ago in a different thread.

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Actor Sam Lloyd, best known for playing Ted on the sitcom Scrubs, has died at 56 from cancer. Scrubs is one of my favorite sitcoms, and he was great in the show.

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