Deaths of famous people (2023)

[imref]

Former Penguin Adam Johnson died in a hockey game in England last night Reports are that his throat was cut by a skate in a freak accident.

[Natsinpwc]

Former Penguin Adam Johnson died in a hockey game in England last night Reports are that his throat was cut by a skate in a freak accident.

I read that. Don’t remember him in the NHL but so tragic.  Just 29.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

A similar thing happened to a former Cap, Richard Zednik, after he had been traded to Florida...carotid artery sliced open on the ice.  Fortunately the team medic was right at rinkside and managed to stanch the bleeding before he died. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

A similar thing happened to a former Cap, Richard Zednik, after he had been traded to Florida...carotid artery sliced open on the ice.  Fortunately the team medic was right at rinkside and managed to stanch the bleeding before he died. 

stanching the bleeding is one thing, but you can't shut off blood supply to the head, either. amazing that zednik survived

[blue911]

stanching the bleeding is one thing, but you can't shut off blood supply to the head, either. amazing that zednik survived

Then explain Matt Williams.

[Natsinpwc]

Bobby Knight at 83.

[English Natsie]

Captain Don Walsh (92) - first to dive to the deepest point in the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench.

[wj73]

Rosalynn Carter, age 96.

[imref]

Rosalynn Carter, age 96.

heck of a run and a marriage.

[wj73]

heck of a run and a marriage.

It’ll be hard to think of one without the other.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Chris Matthews worked in the WH as a speech writer and knew them well. He suggested caring for her in her decline was something that kept Jimmy going even after his hospice.

[HondoKillebrew]

Rosalynn Carter, age 96.

RIP

[skippy1999]

It’ll be hard to think of one without the other.

I imagine he’ll be following her quite quickly.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Willie Hernandez, a left-handed reliever who played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Detroit Tigers in a career that spanned the 1977-1989 seasons, died this past week at age 69. Hernandez won the American League MVP and Cy Young awards in Detroit’s 1984 World Series-championship season, going 9-3 with 32 saves and a 1.92 while appearing in a junior-circuit high 80 games.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-dave-dombrowski-is-building-a-deeper-than-detroit-bullpen-in-philly/

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/28/charles-munger-dead-berkshire-hathaway/

99.

[imref]

Henry Kissinger. 100

[English Natsie]

I'm sure we all recall the story, about Kissinger, of the 'visiting Swedish journalist' - as he wasn't part of the regular White House press corps, he asked 'why does everyone listen to that Kissinger - all he talks is BS?' 'Yes, he does', came the reply, 'but it's important BS...'   

[blue911]

Shane MacGowan.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

All the flags at half mast are actually for this guy

Shane MacGowan.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

We've lost some good people these past few days - Geordie from Killing Joke, Shane MacGowan from the Pogues, and now John Nichols 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/30/john-nichols-novelist-dead/

[Natsinpwc]

We've lost some good people these past few days - Geordie from Killing Joke, Shane MacGowan from the Pogues, and now John Nichols 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/30/john-nichols-novelist-dead/

Don’t forget General Franco is still dead!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BjRqj_STFFM&pp=ygUgc25sIGdlbmVyYWwgZnJhbmNvIGlzIHN0aWxsIGRlYWQ%3D

[The Chief]

Unrelated discussion moved to its own thread.

[blue911]

Unrelated discussion moved to its own thread.

Hey. It wasn’t me this time.

[English Natsie]

John Byrne (83) - artist and writer ('The Slab Boys' 'Tutti Frutti').

[imref]

Sandra Day O’Connor, 93