Celebrity Obituary thread

[mcivor88]

Seamus Heaney died the other day. Some famous poet from around our part of the world

 

[Laura Knotek]

Science fiction titan Frederik Pohl dies, aged 93

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/02/science_fiction_titan_frederik_pohl_dies_aged_93/

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[Laura Knotek]

Ronald Coase, the 'father' of the spectrum auction, dies at 102: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4691908/ronald-coase-the-father-of-the-spectrum-auction-dies-at-102

 

[Laura Knotek]

Former Miami anchor John Hambrick, who replaced Ralph Renick, dead at 73
http://zite.to/180gIPU

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[Laura Knotek]

Sound technology pioneer Ray Dolby dies
Sound technology pioneer Ray Dolby dies | PCWorld

 

[Laura Knotek]

Rick Casares Chicago Bears - chicagotribune.com http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...asares-chicago-bears-20130914,0,6642085.story

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[Laura Knotek]

Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton dies - News | FOX Sports on MSN

 

[Pete]

Nintendo pioneer Hiroshi Yamauchi, aged 85

BBC News - Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85

"This man was the president of Nintendo during the NES, the SNES, the N64 and
the Gamecube - the first two were transformative pieces of electronic
entertainment."

 

[Laura Knotek]

Famed Colombian author Alvaro Mutis dies in Mexico

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/famed-colombian-author-alvaro-mutis-dies-mexico

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[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]David Hubel, Nobel-Winning Scientist, Dies at 87[/h]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/s...0082482-gQ/xtDNt5IunFamuWFLBSg&pagewanted=all

 

[Laura Knotek]

Steve Church, talk show host, engineer, entrepreneur and founder of the Telos Corporation

Steve Church Remembered

 

[Laura Knotek]

Mystery thriller author Tom Clancy dead at 66
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/entert...er_writer_dead_at_66.html#OpZtT2m3L08UAJPi.99

 

[Laura Knotek]

Reports: Italy filmmaker Carlo Lizzani dies at 91

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/05/3753858/reports-italy-filmmaker-carlo.html#storylink=cpy



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[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]Scott Carpenter, 2nd US astronaut in orbit dies[/h]Scott Carpenter, 2nd US astronaut in orbit dies

 

[Laura Knotek]

MasterChef runner-up dead. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/12/showbiz/masterchef-joshua-marks-dead/index.html



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[Laura Knotek]

Former House Speaker Tom Foley dead at 84.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/18/politics/tom-foley-dies/index.html

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[aximtreo]

As a young man, Scott Carpenter was a hero of mine. I must have been about 15 when he took his flight. Had the great pleasure of meeting Allan Shepherd in the Monterey airport a few years ago. They were heroes in a simpler time.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Florida US Rep. Bill Young Dies at 82
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/florida-us-rep-bill-young-dies-82-20619014

 

[apalm8]

Instrumental in body building.

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4800034912144130&pid=1.7&w=123&h=153&c=7&rs=1

Not sure if he's really a celebrity or not, but I'm sure alot of us have used weightlifting equipment with his name on it.

Joe Weider dead at 93. Fitness and bodybuilding icon Joe Weider dies at 93 | Fox News

 

[Laura Knotek]

Hall of Fame Coach, Player Bill Sharman Dies at 87

http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/10/25/hall-of-fame-coach-player-bill-sharman-dies-at-87



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