Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition

Tinuviel

Donald Malarkey, war hero portrayed in Band of Brothers, dies aged 96.

Insomnia

@Jaded said in Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition:

@DownWithOPP
I...I really wanted this to be a hoax. Or some kind of lie. Really really wanted it to be.

Really.

Sigh.

Seems to be conflicting reports right now if he's actually dead or not right now.

Lithium

Tom Petty isn't dead yet, afaik, but he has no brain activity and has been removed from life support, so who knows how long till he is finally gone.

I am so not happy right now.

DownWithOPP

@Lithium Yeah - he also has a do not resuscitate order.

Auspice

@Lithium said in Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition:

Tom Petty isn't dead yet, afaik, but he has no brain activity and has been removed from life support, so who knows how long till he is finally gone.

I am so not happy right now.

His daughter has said he's not dead and she's railing against Rolling Stone. They apparently jumped the gun on reporting him as dead and other news agencies piled on. $:\$

Lithium

It's confirmed... he didn't make it

ThatGuyThere

This one hits me hard,
Lance Russell, legendary Memphis announcer, passed away at the age 91.

DownWithOPP

Roy Dotrice, Wisdom Hallyne in GoT, 94.

Insomnia

John Dunsworth - Trailer Park Boys, Haven, 71.

Auspice

@insomnia said in Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition:

John Dunsworth - Trailer Park Boys, Haven, 71.

Mr. Lahey!

TheOnceler

@downwithopp said in Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition:

Roy Dotrice, Wisdom Hallyne in GoT, 94.

Mostly known as a Game of Thrones legend for his mostly excellent reading of the first three audiobooks (other than Missandei, you gotta ignore the straight up yellow peril reading for her) of ASoIaF.

Insomnia

Gord Downie.

Prototart

@insomnia said in Dead Celebrities: 2017 Edition:

John Dunsworth - Trailer Park Boys, Haven, 71.

Somebody on Twitter posted "Bobandi has to make his own burgers now" and it was crushingly sad in a way I seriously never thought anything TPB could be