The Death List 2024

[unloadonme]

Peter Lundgren, tennis player and coach, aged 59.

Tennis world rocked by sad death of beloved legend: ‘One of the best’

‘This is terrible news.’

7news.com.au

Peter Lundgren - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[rareboy]

Peter Lundgren, tennis player and coach, aged 59.

Tennis world rocked by sad death of beloved legend: ‘One of the best’

‘This is terrible news.’

7news.com.au

Peter Lundgren - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Let me guess...heart attack????????

 

[KaraBulut]

Let me guess...heart attack????????

Embolism would be my second guess.

 

[unloadonme]

Let me guess...heart attack????????

Embolism would be my second guess.

The Wikipedia page says that he lost a foot to diabetes in 2023. Clearly he wasn't in the best of health.

 

[unloadonme]

Charlene Marshall, daughter-in-law of Brooke Astor, aged 79.

Charlene Marshall, Central Figure in a Celebrity Scandal, Dies at 79

Her husband, Anthony, was convicted of defrauding his wealthy mother, Brooke Astor. But in the tabloids, Mrs. Marshall often seemed to be the one on trial.

www.nytimes.com

Anthony Dryden Marshall - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[unloadonme]

Phil "Pinky" Lewis, drag queen.

It's A Sin: Drag queen who inspired Russell T Davies TV hit dies

Russell T Davies, who wrote the acclaimed drama, described Phil Lewis as "a beautiful man".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Thad1527]

Johnny Gaudreau, 31, hockey player with the Calgary Flames and currently the Columbus Blue Jackets. Johnny and his brother Matthew were struck and killed by an SUV while bicycling on a rural road in Salem County, New Jersey.

Blue Jackets' Gaudreau killed in car-bike crash

Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed when they were struck by a vehicle while riding bicycles, according to New Jersey State Police.

www.espn.com

 

[unloadonme]

Wolfgang Rihm, composer, from cancer at the age of 72.

Wolfgang Rihm obituary

Influential and prolific postwar German composer of contemporary classical music and opera

www.theguardian.com

Wolfgang Rihm - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Thad1527]

Steve Silberman, author, at 66. ( I read and liked his book Neurotribes.)

Steve Silberman, gay science writer who helped humanize autism, dead at 66 - LGBTQ Nation

His 2015 book "Neurotribes" affirmed autism as a widespread form of neurodivergence that deserves greater social compassion.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[unloadonme]

Fatman Scoop (Isaac Freeman III), rapper, after collapsing on stage at the age of 53.

Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage during US show

The New Yorker, who has collaborated with artists like Mariah Carey, collapsed during a gig in Connecticut.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fatman Scoop - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[unloadonme]

Sir Shridath "Sonny" Ramphal GCMG OM, former Commonwealth Secretary-General and Foreign Minister of Guyana, aged 95.

Sir Shridath Ramphal obituary

Guyanese politician and diplomat who served as the Commonwealth secretary general from 1975 to 1990

www.theguardian.com

Shridath Ramphal - Wikipedia

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[Vannie]

Actor James Darren dead at 88

 

[unloadonme]

Brian Trueman, broadcaster, writer and voice actor, creator of Danger Mouse, at 92.

Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman dies aged 92

The writer and broadcaster was also the brains behind Count Duckula and Jamie and the Magic Torch.

www.bbc.co.uk

Brian Trueman - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[rareboy]

Actor James Darren dead at 88

Part of my pre-bubescent spank bank. He is one of the reasons I knew I was a homo as a kid.

 

[KaraBulut]

Part of my pre-bubescent spank bank. He is one of the reasons I knew I was a homo as a kid.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/entertainment/james-darren-actor-death/index.html

How did he stay so handsome for 7 decades in show business?

 

[unloadonme]

Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, hereditary peeress, Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Fraser, aged 93.

Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun has Died

Flora Fraser, the 21st Lady Saltoun has passed away at the age of 93. The Chief of Clan Fraser married Queen Victoria's great-grandson and was the only holder of a Scottish Lordship in the House of Lords for decades.

royalwatcherblog.com

Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Thad1527]

Sybil Morial, 91, civil rights activist and wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor. Her son also served as mayor of New Orleans.

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor, dead at 91

Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91. She was married to New Orleans’ first Black mayor, “Dutch” Morial.

apnews.com

 

[Vannie]

Sergio Mendes dead at 83

 

[Araucaria]

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID.

apnews.com

 

[rareboy]

Wow. Thought he was a lot older.