The 2024 Noteworthy Deaths Thread

[Bonefish Blues]

There was an article on him I read a few years ago detailing his achievements. Did he run the Pennine Way amongst many other things or does my memory play tricks?

[Castrol for a knave]

Bonefish Blues said:

There was an article on him I read a few years ago detailing his achievements. Did he run the Pennine Way amongst many other things or does my memory play tricks?

Yes, either he or Mike Cudahy were first to run it. Now run twice a year as the Spine Race.

[DodgyGeezer]

Jack Rowell - ex-England manager (and player)

[Laurel Green]

Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau dies aged 63.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0405zrzyo

[GT3Manthey]

Laurel Green said:

Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau dies aged 63.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0405zrzyo

Wow . No fekkin age

[bigothunter]

GT3Manthey said:

Laurel Green said:

Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau dies aged 63.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0405zrzyo

Wow . No fekkin age

Cancer can strike at any age.

But even so, at 63 he was 90% of the biblical life expectancy (three score years and ten). Perspective changes if/when you reach 60.

[C n C]

Andre Drege, Norwegian cyclist died yesterday age 25 after crashing on the descent of the Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain during the Tour of Austria.

This is the 2nd death of a high level bike rider in recent times, the other being Gino Mader, aged 26, who died following a crash on the Tour of Switzerland last year.

RIP to both these young men.

I'm not massively into cycling but do enjoy watching the big tours - Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and La Vuelta (Spain). Whilst it's both entertaining and thrilling watching the races, especially some of the downhill sections, and the commentators often mention how dangerous it is, I understand it is generally rare for cyclists to suffer life-threatening injuries during races.

Several pro cyclists have been killed over the years, but usually due to collisions with cars/lorries whilst out training.

[vixen1700]

Shelley Duvall, 75.


RiP.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/...

Edited by vixen1700 on Thursday 11th July 16:36

[the tribester]

vixen1700 said:

Shelley Duvall, 75.


RiP.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/...

Edited by vixen1700 on Thursday 11th July 16:36

Memorable role.

[Biker's Nemesis]

the tribester said:

vixen1700 said:

Shelley Duvall, 75.


RiP.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/...

Edited by vixen1700 on Thursday 11th July 16:36

Memorable role.

Definitely.

[stemll]

the tribester said:

Memorable role.

Not Olive Oyl alongside Robin Williams then?

[ajprice]

Benji Gregory, 46. Played Brian Tanner in ALF. Found dead in his car alongside his service dog, suspected death from heatstroke after falling asleep in his car. He was bipolar, suffered depression and a sleep disorder that would keep him awake for days.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/alf-child-star-benj...

Edited by ajprice on Thursday 11th July 19:59

[Eric Mc]

Joe Engle - NASA astronaut and X-15 rocket plane pilot died on 10 July aged 91.

He joined NASA during the Apollo programme but never got to fly on an Apollo mission. However, he took part in the glide tests of the Space Shuttle Enterprise and was the commander of the second ever Shuttle orbital test flight, STS - 2.

He was the last surviving X-15 pilot.

[Speed 3]

There are four left of the men who walked on the moon, youngest is 88. Likely won't be too long before we've lost that significant landmark too.

[Composer62]

Joe Egan who partnered with Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel died a couple of days ago.

[fouroaks]

Dr Ruth, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2...

good innings

[Sheets Tabuer]

Shannen Doherty

[bazza white]

Richard Simmons - fitness coach.

[ChocolateFrog]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Shannen Doherty

Only 53, sounds like cancer, very sad.

About the same age Luke Perry was.

[tvrolet]

bazza white said:

Richard Simmons - fitness coach.

Coincidentally I caught an old Simpsons episode yesterday which included a Richard Simmons robot that Smithers let loose for Mr Burns and I thought then ‘oh I remember him but he kind of dropped off the radar…’.. Bit of a google suggests some unexplained goings on and he did indeed just disappear from view some time back. He was a real well-known face/persona at the time.