Rest In Peace Deaths Of Note

[Husky_Khan]

Naval Historian and Author James D. Hornfischer passed away from Cancer at the age of 55. If the name doesn't ring a bell, some of his books might, most famous of them all being Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors which detailed the heroic efforts of a small American Destroyer flotilla as they defended the vulnerable escort carriers and Leyte Beach Invasion site from a Japanese Task Force that included cruisers and battleships including the mighty Yamato in the Battle off Samar, the most decisive and important naval engagement during the WW2 Pacific Battle of Leyte Gulf.

About James D. Hornfischer – James D. Hornfischer

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Other books he's written include Ship of Ghosts, about the USS Houston, Neptunes Inferno which is about the Naval Engagements of the Guadalcanal campaign, Service, a biography of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, and The Fleet at Flood Tide about the rise to global supremacy of the US Navy in the final years of the Pacific War.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Clarence Williams the III died Friday of Colon Cancer at the age of 81. He was known for bringing some amazing intensity and dramatic presence to his roles and despite having a somewhat smaller filmography, starred in a wide variety of roles.

His first iconic role was as Lincoln Hayes on the crime drama show The Mod Squad about three young social outcasts and petty criminals becoming undercover police and ran from 1968 to 1973. He also starred in Purple Rain, Sugar Hill, and quite famously as the eccentric druglord in the Dave Chapelle comedy Half Baked.

He was famous to horror fans for his intense role in Tales of the Hood as Mr. Simms, an eccentric Mortuary Owner and films main storyteller. He was an intimidatingly violent gunrunner and armed robber in Reindeer Games, a fanatically loyal army officer in The Generals Daughter and personally I remember him most for portraying Mob Enforcer Bub Hewlett in the 1997 crime mob drama Hoodlum about the Gang War in 1930's Harlem and the rise of famous Black mobster Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. Ironically... Clarence Williams III would portray Bumpy Johnson himself in 2007's American Gangster.

Clarence Williams III, Linc on ‘The Mod Squad,’ Dies at 81

The Harlem-born actor also received a Tony nom and appeared on the big screen in 'Purple Rain,' 'Sugar Hill,' 'Half-Baked' and 'Tales From the Hood.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Clarence Williams III was also a comedic actor, veteran of stage and theater and a skilled musician.

And because you all want it...

Spoiler: Half Baked

 

[Zachowon]

I know we usually put people here but, adorable doggo who played the drum in her owners videos passed away about a week or two ago.

Video talking about it in description. Her name was Maple.


And in other animal death news, Dogmeat from fallout 4, the dog, River, died recently. 6 years after her big game debut.

https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-dogmeat-real-dog/

 

[Free-Stater 101]

Donald Rumsfield is dead...(There will surely be controversy)

Link

 

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[Zachowon]

And they just released the trailer for a new UP sequal show.

 

[Sailor.X]

Well to day is a sad day indeed. Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

Rest in peace Lou Grant we will miss you.

 

[Vargas Fan]

Sarah Harding, singer with the group Girls Aloud, dead at 39 with Cancer. Not a fan of the group, but no age to die, (39)

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies aged 39

Her mother describes the singer, who had breast cancer, as a "bright, shining star".

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Tony Selby, character actor dies aged 83.

To me, best known for his role as Corporal Marsh, thats spelled B.A.S.T.A.R.D Marsh.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Shinichiro Sawai passed away at the age of 83.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Okefenokee Joe, a massive alligator that apparently lived (though its unsure if he served) way back in World War Two, passed away from Old Age in his home at the Okefenokee Swamp along the Florida-Georgia coastline. He's believed to of been around eighty years old and while a dominant male in his day, apparently he was likely incapable of keeping up with younger gators and unfortunately couldn't retire.

Okefenokee Joe, a massive alligator estimated to have been around since WWII has died | CNN

Okefenokee Joe, an 11-and-a-half-foot alligator who is believed to have lived in a Georgia swamp since World War II, has died, officials said.

www.cnn.com

 

[Husky_Khan]

Abimeal Guzman, the head of the brutal Shining Path Insurgency in Peru, passed away from an infection in a military hospital. He was 86 years old and had spent almost the past thirty years of his life in custody after being captured in 1992. A former University Philosophy Professor, Guzman helped launch the insurgency in 1980 and oversaw a string of violent assassinations and bombings among other terrorist activities dedicated to fomenting peasant revolution.

Over the next twenty years his organization which claimed over ten thousand fighters, was estimated to be responsible for seventy thousand deaths, the displacement of over a half a million people and over twenty billion dollars in damages as well as helping spark conflict not only with government forces, but other rebel groups (such as Tupac Amaru) as well.

In his later years Guzman made calls for peace and the Shining Path was much reduced in power and actions and today only exists in the countryside, often working hand in hand with drug producers and runners.

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[PsihoKekec]

Norm Macdonald, a rather politically incorrect comedian.

 

[PsihoKekec]

Clive Sinclair - mad scientist, computer pioneer

 

[LindyAF]

JStark, the designer of the FGC-9, may have died of a heart attack in his car, two days after being raided by the police - Der Spiegel has reported that he has and it's been corroborated by a few others. Rest in peace.

 

[Zachowon]

Garu Paulsen, writer of Hatchet passed away at 82

 

[Bacle]

We lost Frieza.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Fantasy artist Chris Achilleos passed away at the age of 74. Apparently his artwork graced the covers of a large number of fantasy books and movie posters including Willow.

Legendary fantasy artist Chris Achilleos dead at 74 | Boing Boing

British artist Chris Achilleos died this week at 74, reports Doctor Who News. Achilleos’s glamourous fantasy artwork graced everything from album covers to fantasy novels and movie posters. T…

boingboing.net

 

[Vargas Fan]

Ann Rice, author of the Vampire Chronicles, most famously Interview with a Vampire which was made into a fairly succesful film has passed away at the age of 80

'Interview with the Vampire' author Anne Rice dies at age 80 | CNN

Anne Rice, author of the best-selling Vampire Chronicles novel series, died Saturday, her son announced on social media. She was 80 years old.

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[Zachowon]

Bob Saget just passed away toda