Obituaries...

[Tonyblack]

Oh I'm so sad to hear about Carrie Fisher. RIP

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

RIP Carrie and Richard.

 

[Tonyblack]

Dear Death,

As Terry Pratchett fans, we love and admire you. Many a death in the Discworld books has been softened by your appearance to usher away the souls of the departed. You are very much a favourite character . . . BUT seriously . . . can you stop being so bloody efficient?

 

[RathDarkblade]

I'm Rath Darkblade, and I second the above sentiments. *nod*

 

[wicked woman]

Please Death, isn't it time you took a holiday? You've been working so hard lately.

 

[Tonyblack]

And, just one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds has also passed away from what is believed to be a stroke. Her last words were, reportedly: "I want to be with Carrie." RIP Debbie.

 

[The Mad Collector]

RIP Debbie,

 

[Penfold]

RIP.

 

[wicked woman]

RIP Debbie.

 

[Sister Jennifer]

The princess of my childhood, wailey, wailey, wailey.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

RIP

 

[Catch-up]

RIP Princess. That one broke my heart.

 

[The Mad Collector]

and just to round off 2016 on the 31st December actor William Christopher best known as Father Mulcahy on MASH died aged 84. RIP

 

[wicked woman]

RIP

 

[Penfold]

RIP.

 

[Tonyblack]

RIP

 

[Mary Skater]

That's a sad one. William Christopher was such a genial screen presence, a feel-good actor.

This thread has been so overwhelming in 2016, I find I've been forgetting people I should remember. So I've listed everyone who has been named on here for 2016. And hoping for a much shorter list in 2017.

1. Adams, Richard. Writer
2. Aherne, Caroline. Writer, actress
3. Alexander, Jean. Actress
4. Ali, Muhammad. Boxer
5. Anderson, Sylvia. Producer, actress
6. Angelil, Rene. Husband of Celine Dion
7. Baker, Kenny. Actor
8. Barrie, Ken. Actor
9. Blue, Lionel. Writer, broadcaster
10. Boulez, Pierre. Composer, conductor
11. Bowie, David. Singer, songwriter, actor
12. Castro, Fidel. President
13. Christopher, William. Actor
14. Cohen, Leonard. Singer, songwriter
15. Corbett, Ronnie. Comedian, actor
16. Daniels, Paul. Magician
17. Davies, Peter Maxwell. Composer, conductor
18. Dion, Daniel. Brother of Celine Dion
19. Doyle, Jerry. Actor
20. Drake, Larry. Actor
21. Eco, Umberto. Writer
22. Emerson, Keith. Musician, composer
23. Finlay, Frank. Actor
24. Fisher, Carrie. Actress
25. Frey, Glenn. Singer, songwriter, actor
26. Gabor, Zsa Zsa. Actress
27. Gaynes, George. Actor
28. Glass, Ron. Actor
29. Glenn, John. Astronaut
30. Griffin, Dale. Drummer
31. Haggerty, Dan. Actor
32. Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Conductor
33. Healy, Brendan. Comedian, actor, writer.
34. Heimlich, Henry. Doctor
35. Jay, Antony. Writer
36. Kelly, Frank. Actor
37. Kennedy, George. Actor
38. Kwouk, Burt. Actor
39. Lake, Greg. Singer, musician
40. Lane, Carla. Writer
41. Lee, Harper. Writer
42. Marshall, Garry. Writer, producer.
43. Martin, George. Record producer, musician
44. Michael, George. Singer
45. Michelmore, Cliff. Broadcaster
46. Mitchell, Edgar. Astronaut
47. Nixon, Marni. Singer, actress
48. Parfitt, Rick. Musician
49. Paul, Billy. Singer
50. Prince. Singer
51. Reynolds, Debbie. Singer, actress
52. Rickman, Alan. Actor
53. Rix, Brian. Actor, manager
54. Sachs, Andrew. Actor
55. Shandling, Garry. Comedian, writer
56. Smith, Liz. Actress
57. Steward, Ed. Radio DJ
58. Stigwood, Robert. Rock music manager/ producer
59. Thomas, Gareth. Actor
60. Vaughan, Peter. Actor
61. Vaughn, Robert. Actor
62. Wiesel, Elie. Writer
63. Wilder, Gene. Actor
64. Wogan, Terry. DJ, presenter
65. Wood, Victoria. Comedian, actress, musician
66. Woolford, Keo. Actor
67. Yelchin, Anton. Actor
68. Zorn, Peter. Musician

These websites also list "people we said goodbye to in 2016."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38418802

http://www.imdb.com/best-of/in-memoriam ... t_hero_ss3

 

[Dotsie]

RIP all

 

[SpideyGirl]

Blimey that's a long list!

 

[Tonyblack]

It seems a very wise man followed his own philosophy:

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”