TheSamba.com :: View topic - Celebrity Death Watch! Official RIP when they DIE thread...

Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:19 pm

***Pettis Norman former Dallas Cowboy and Civil Rights Advocate
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/tributes-pour-former-cowboys-player-195837727.html

Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:52 am

suave british actor Gerald Harper aged 96

Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:19 pm

Lee Elia, who managed the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies in a professional baseball career that lasted more than 50 years as a coach and player, died Wednesday at the age of 87, the Phillies announced Thursday.

Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:52 pm

***Tim Cronin founding member of the band Monster Magnet
https://www.redbankgreen.com/2025/07/tim-cronin-red-bank-monster-magnet-founder-dies/

Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:02 pm

David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83.

Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:38 pm

Longtime Cardinals left tackle Luis Sharpe, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, has died. He was 65.

Sharpe played all 13 of his NFL seasons with the franchise in St. Louis (1982-87) and Arizona (1988-94).

Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:13 am

***Dave "baby" Cortez musician. Died in 2022 but was just announced
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/dave-baby-cortez-pop-music-152004015.html

Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:05 pm

***Jim Clancy mlb pitcher
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/longtime-toro...59219.html

Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:32 am

Voice actor James Carter Cathcart has died of throat cancer at 71.

Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:33 am

Mark Snow, composer of (among many other) the theme for the X-Files show and movies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/arts/music/mark-snow-dead.html
https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/mark-snow-d...236447489/

Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:26 pm

the 'turbaned tornado' aka Fauja Singh, the worlds oldest marathon runner aged 114, died after being hit by a car.

Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:51 am

How tragic and he started running at 89 years old. I'm going to look at this as hope for many to start running at later ages.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d0yep9d37o

finster wrote: the 'turbaned tornado' aka Fauja Singh, the worlds oldest marathon runner aged 114, died after being hit by a car.

Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:39 am

LAGrunthaner wrote: How tragic and he started running at 89 years old. I'm going to look at this as hope for many to start running at later ages.

I agree but I think cycling or swimming is kinder on the old moving parts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Games

Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:20 am

***Connie Francis singer
https://people.com/connie-francis-dead-age-87-8599290

Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:48 am

obus wrote: ***Connie Francis singer
https://people.com/connie-francis-dead-age-87-8599290

Lovely voice and left a legacy of better hope and help for trauma victims following a long personal battle with PTSD.

IM certainly, sorry now.

RIP and thanks for making the world better for others, Ms Francis

Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:37 pm

Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56.

According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.

Fri Jul 18, 2025 7:46 am

HMVWNAB wrote: Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56.

According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.
His jump from (almost ) space was legendary. The second man to ever do it.

Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:53 am

Kate Beckinsale's mother, actress Judy Loe, dead at 78

Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:20 pm

Former 1960 Nascar Champion and Hall of Fame inductee, Rex White passed away last Friday, at 95yo.

It was confirmed on Friday afternoon that Rex White died at the age of 95. He competed in the Cup Series for nine years, participating in 233 races and picking up 28 wins. In 1960, he won his first and only championship at NASCAR's highest level.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/moto_gp/nascar-hall-of-famer-former-champion-dead-at-95/ar-AA1ISlBW

Sat Jul 19, 2025 9:19 am

Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, the famous RAF pilot who, in 1968, flew his Hawker Hunter jet through London’s Tower Bridge, passed away on 1 July 2025, aged 89.