Deaths of famous people (2025)

[blue911]

I have to include this…as a warning the language is graphic.

https://youtu.be/B2pai2QQA54?si=pUSZyiWKODbOTgeC

I don’t need to listen to this, but it’s the first thing I thought of when I heard the news.

[varoadking]

David Gergen @ 83...

[imref]

David Gergen @ 83...

wow. Always enjoyed his perspective.

[skippy1999]

wow. Always enjoyed his perspective.

Me too! He was on every political show I watched for a long time it seems.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I admired him joining Clinton administration because he said the country couldn't afford a failed presidency

[English Natsie]

Connie Francis (87) - singer.

[English Natsie]

Felix Baumgartner (56) - 'the man who jumped from the edge of space'. Record breaking skydiver - died in paragliding incident.

[1995hoo]

Theo Huxtable (sometimes known as Malcolm-Jamal Warner) at age 54, reportedly from drowning.

I hope they dress him in a Gordon Gartrelle shirt for his burial.

[imref]

Theo Huxtable (sometimes known as Malcolm-Jamal Warner) at age 54, reportedly from drowning.

I hope they dress him in a Gordon Gartrelle shirt for his burial.

way too young.

Speaking of way too young, Robin Williams would have been 74 today.  I found out he died after we landed on a flight from LAX to Honolulu. Within a few minutes of touchdown everyone on the plane was talking about it. The guy in the window seat next to me erupted in tears as he had recently worked on a project with Williams. 

[bluestreak]

Theo Huxtable (sometimes known as Malcolm-Jamal Warner) at age 54, reportedly from drowning.

I hope they dress him in a Gordon Gartrelle shirt for his burial.

[1995hoo]

They even showed that scene on the 11:00 news last night.

[1995hoo]

Per the BBC just now, Ozzy Osbourne at 76.

[machpost]

Per the BBC just now, Ozzy Osbourne at 76.

:'(

[imref]

legend among legends.  Sounded pretty good in his final show.

https://variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/ozzy-osbourne-dead-black-sabbath-1236467110/

[1995hoo]

[English Natsie]

666 goodbyes, Ozzy...

[Natsinpwc]

He was one in a million. 

[imref]

Came across this while reading some tributes tonight:

For those totally unfamiliar with the story, on February 19, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne found himself in San Antonio, full of booze, dressed in one of Sharon’s dresses (she’d hidden his clothes to keep him in), and in search of a place to relieve himself. Unfortunately for him — and for the city — he chose the second worst possible spot: the 60-foot Cenotaph in Alamo Plaza, a sacred monument honoring the defenders of the Alamo who died in 1836.

He didn’t know where he was, let alone what he was doing. He didn’t technically pee on the Alamo itself, but the Cenotaph stands just across from it, and for Texans, that’s close enough. Naturally, local officials didn’t take kindly to it. I wish I could find the reference now, but one official said "I'd rather chew my arm off than do THAT."

Ozzy was arrested for public intoxication and spent part of the day sobering up in jail before being released on $40 bond. That night, he still took the stage at Hemisfair Arena. But the fallout lingered: San Antonio banned him from performing in the city for a full decade.

In 1992, he returned, hat in hand, issued a public apology, and donated $10,000 to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the group that maintains the Alamo grounds. The city forgave him, and Ozzy played two nights at the Freeman Coliseum.

The “incident” became a part of rock 'n’ roll legend. Artists even created a motion-activated statue of Ozzy that mimicked the act in a gallery setting. And in 2014, a 23-year-old from El Paso was arrested trying to copy him.

Ozzy returned once more in 2015, this time with his son Jack while filming for The History Channel. Word got out, and a crowd gathered to see the Prince of Darkness make peace with Texas history. He met with Councilman Roberto Treviño and spoke from the heart:

“We’ve all done things we regret,” Ozzy said. “I’m honored San Antonio has welcomed me back. I hope this shows I’ve grown up.”

His death was the lead story on NBC news tonight, there aren't a lot of musicians who would get that kind of coverage.

[Natsinpwc]

When he say we’ve all done things we regret it’s sure but not that many! 
Great story.

[Dave in Fairfax]

His death was the lead story on NBC news tonight, there aren't a lot of musicians who would get that kind of coverage.

With his family's reality show, he had a huge pop culture impact even among people who've never listened to a metal or hard rock song.

Also worthy of note is that Black Sabbath's 5 July farewell concert raised $190 million for Parkinson's and children's medical care charities. That is third all-time for a benefit concert after Live Aid and the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" 9-11 charity concert.

[imref]

TMZ reporting Hulk Hogan has died, he was 71 and just recently launched a free style wrestling promotion designed to blend pro wrestling presentation with amateur wrestling. Early reports are that he had a heart attack.

[Natsinpwc]

I miss Bruno Samartino.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I went to Wrestlemania 1 and brought back Hulkamania tee shirts for my 6 seat back row of my law school property class, which we put on 9 AM the Monday after.

[imref]

Hogan was an enigma. Easily the biggest star wrestling ever produced (sorry Rock), the biggest face/good-guy the business ever saw, and the biggest heel/bad-guy the business ever saw. He was the central character in McMahon's bringing of wrestling from the days of being on UHF channel 48 to the mainstream, and from regional to national promotions. He was also the central character in the Monday night wars of the late 1990s and NWO storyline that saw wrestling viewership reach all time highs.

On the other hand, he said and did a lot of things that, shall I say, weren't so nice and he had a reputation for stepping over people to protect his character.

RIP Hulkster. Somewhere the Iron Sheik is chasing after him right now.

[imref]

And another: Chuck Mangione, 84