Obituary Thread, famous people, places & events.

[jedicurt]

What a voice he had. First syllable of anything he said you knew who it was.

absolutely, and my personal favorite voice work for him was one of the Simpsons Treehouse of horrors episodes where he read "The Raven"

[Jeepnokc]

Reading an article about him, he had a stuttering problem as a child and taught himself how to control it. It was so bad, he basically didn't speak for about 8 years

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^^
Adding on to this, it was a teacher who encouraged him to become verbal, by reading his own poetry. The teacher realized he had a talent for poetry, and that by reading it he could overcome his stutter and his reluctance to speak. Just goes to show how much one teacher can change the world. And how important the humanities can be in a well-rounded education.

[The]

^^^^^^^
Adding on to this, it was a teacher who encouraged him to become verbal, by reading his own poetry. The teacher realized he had a talent for poetry, and that by reading it he could overcome his stutter and his reluctance to speak. Just goes to show how much one teacher can change the world. And how important the humanities can be in a well-rounded education.

This!

[ManAboutTown]

Tito Jackson, the oldest of the Jackson 5 and resident of Claremore, Oklahoma, at the time of his death...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainm...d=BingNewsSerp

[Jeepnokc]

Tito Jackson, the oldest of the Jackson 5 and resident of Claremore, Oklahoma, at the time of his death...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainm...d=BingNewsSerp

Wonder how he ended up in Claremore

[Brett]

Wonder how he ended up in Claremore

I don't have a subscription to the Tulsa World but I occasionally check out their website and it looked like Tito Jackson was attracted to Tulsa and may have had plans to do something there. It is a shame that he passed unexpectedly.

[TheTravellers]

Wonder how he ended up in Claremore

Family and friends ended up there.

[Bill Robertson]

JD Souther died on the 17th. Wrote, co-wrote and sang on lots of songs of The Eagles and solo members, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and others.

[Jeepnokc]

Had a few in the last few days.

John Ashton (Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop. "You do that again, I'll shoot you myself:") passes at 76. Great actor.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/j...op-1236159327/


Kris Kristofferson passes at 88. Only one Highwayman left.

"I was a sailor
I was borne upon the tide
And with the sea, I did abide
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still"

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/k...or-1236159472/

[gjl]

.....

[Bellaboo]

Dikembe Mutombo passed.

Brain cancer.

NBA Legend

[Bill Robertson]

Dikembe Mutombo passed.

Brain cancer.

NBA Legend

Oh no!
Great ball player. And the commercials he made not too long ago were hilarious.

[Martin]

busy week... add dame maggie smith (friday) and pete rose (today) to the list.

[gjl]

I lost a good friend today in a horrible auto shop accident explosion in Choctaw. He was the owner of APS, a auto repair shop on NE 23rd. After a bad fire there several years ago he moved his shop to his house property in Choctaw. It has already been on the news. He was a dear friend and one of the best and smartest car repair guy I've ever met. He will be missed by his many friends and customers in the OKC and surrounding area. RIP Bo.

[Martin]

I lost a good friend today in a horrible auto shop accident explosion in Choctaw. He was the owner of APS, a auto repair shop on NE 23rd. After a bad fire there several years ago he moved his shop to his house property in Choctaw. It has already been on the news. He was a dear friend and one of the best and smartest car repair guy I've ever met. He will be missed by his many friends and customers in the OKC and surrounding area. RIP Bo.

oh my... i'm really sorry for the loss of your friend.

[TheTravellers]

busy week... add dame maggie smith (friday) and pete rose (today) to the list.

John Amos and Frank Fritz (American Pickers) get added today.

[Laramie]

[TheTravellers]

Ethel Kennedy.

[unfundedrick]

https://apnews.com/article/mitzi-gay...bafac794dc2320

[Bill Robertson]

Phil Lesh died Friday morning at 84. Bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead.

[ManAboutTown]

Teri Garr, actress in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Young Frankenstein," "Tootsie," and "Mr. Mom," among many others, passed away today at the age of 79. She was smoking HOT back in the day!

[Bill Robertson]

Teri Garr, actress in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Young Frankenstein," "Tootsie," and "Mr. Mom," among many others, passed away today at the age of 79. She was smoking HOT back in the day!

My wife texted me this earlier. I'm very sad. I really loved a lot her roles. And she was very cute.