Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Gospel great LaShun Pace has passed away at age 60.

https://news.yahoo.com/gospel-artist-lashun-pace-pace-223100245.html

 

[me just saying]

Braveheart star Ralph Riach, who rose to fame in the 1980s, has died at the age of 83 with fellow actors paying tribute to him online. The BBC star appeared in the comedy Hamish Macbeth as well as the popular police drama Taggart.

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity...death-taggart-braveheart-tributes-news-latest

 

[me just saying]

Stephen Wilhite, creator of the ‘GIF,’ dies at 74. In 1987, while at Compuserve, he created the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) in order to compress images to make then accessible for early modem speeds

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...he-e2-80-98gif-e2-80-99-dies-at-74/ar-AAVqcVM

 

[me just saying]

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday from cancer at age 84,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...male-secretary-of-state-dead-at-84/ar-AAVq4iF

 

[Laura Knotek]

BBC News - Taylor Hawkins: Foo Fighters' drummer dies aged 50
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60884259

 

[me just saying]

Thai actor Beam Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote, of 'Water Boyy' and 'The Stranded,' dies at 25

https://news.yahoo.com/thai-actor-beam-papangkorn-lerkchaleampote-215804738.html

 

[me just saying]

American singer-songwriter Keith Martin has passed away, according to his friends on Friday. The 56-year-old composer of the hit song "Because of You"

https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/26/22/because-of-you-hitmaker-keith-martin-passes-away

 

[me just saying]

Jeff Carson, who had 14 songs make it onto the Billboard’s country music charts, died Saturday in a Franklin, TN, hospital from a heart attack, his publicist said. He was 58.

https://news.yahoo.com/jeff-carson-dies-chart-topping-171104375.html

 

[Laura Knotek]

Mira Calix, adventurous electronic musician and sound artist, dies



https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...-sound-artist-dies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[me just saying]

Paul Herman, an actor known for starring in "The Sopranos," has died. He was 76

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/paul-herman-sopranos-actor-dead

 

[me just saying]

Scoey Mitchell Dies: TV’s ‘Barefoot In The Park’ Actor, Comedian Was 92

https://news.yahoo.com/scoey-mitchell-dies-tv-barefoot-190040405.html

 

[me just saying]

The Wanted’s Tom Parker has died at the age of 33, following a brain tumor diagnosis.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-parker-the-wanted-dies_n_62448e62e4b03516d42af6ed

 

[me just saying]

C.W. McCall, best known for his massive 1975 hit Convoy, died Friday in Ouray, Colo. at age 93

https://news.yahoo.com/c-w-mccall-dies-no-165102112.html

 

[me just saying]

Estelle Harris, the iconic voice behind Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise, has died at 93, She also played mother Estelle Costanza for six years in NBC’s "Seinfeld,"

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...s-toy-storys-mrs-potato-head-seinfeld-dead-93

 

[me just saying]

Barrie Youngfellow, star of ’80s sitcom It’s a Living died. She was 75

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/barrie-youngfellow-80s-sitcom-living-224228297.html

 

[me just saying]

Bobby Rydell, the star of "Bye Bye Birdie," has died. He was 79. According to Variety, the former '60s teen idol – known for the songs "Wildwood Days" and "Volare"

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bobby-rydell-60s-teen-idol-bye-bye-birdie-star-dead

 

[me just saying]

Joe Messina, Motown Funk Brothers Guitarist Dies at 93

https://money.yahoo.com/joe-messina-motown-funk-brothers-145455287.html

 

[me just saying]

Jennifer Wilson dead: Coronation Street and Doctors star dies at home in France aged 89

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity...doctors-age-cause-obituary-family-news-latest

 

[me just saying]

June Brown, who memorably played the role of Dot Cotton in long-running BBC soap “EastEnders,” died on Sunday. She was 95.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/j...0-98eastenders-e2-80-99-dies-at-95/ar-AAVPXLU

 

[me just saying]

Patricia MacLachlan, best-selling author of ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall’ children’s book, dies at 84

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/p...children-e2-80-99s-book-dies-at-84/ar-AAW0ebC