(OT) Death Notices

schooldoc 2013-05-20 21:21:07 UTC #521

Ray Manzarek of The Doors, age 74.

facebook.com/thedoors

flyers19rw 2013-05-20 22:32:56 UTC #522

The man was a talent. This is a loss.

kalasfan 2013-05-27 17:09:47 UTC #523

Ed Shaughnessy, longtime Tonight Show drummer.

rbm-de 2013-05-27 22:12:53 UTC #524

**To those reading this who did not see the Carson Tonight Show, you really missed great entertainment. Get the CDs, watch the youtube clips, etc. Those who saw, well, we still miss Carson. RiP, Mr. Shaughnessy. **

Earl_U 2013-05-27 22:53:18 UTC #525

Ed Shaughnessy did a lot of fantastic work with many great jazz artists through the years.

I guess Doc Severinsen is the last remaining regular from the Tonight Show.

bkox 2013-05-28 19:23:46 UTC #526

The Angels and MLB are reporting that noted surgeon Dr. Lewis Yocum passed away this weekend. His expertise extended many MLB careers. No link yet. WIll provide one when I see one

Lawman 2013-05-28 19:32:37 UTC #527

Stark and Heyman both tweeting condolences. Stark saying he died of liver cancer.

The following from MLBTR:

Today baseball is mourning the loss of Dr. Lewis Yocum, the well-known sports surgeon who had served as the Angels' team physician. Yocum, 66, fell victim to liver cancer. Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times has a statement from the team: *
"The Angels family and Major League Baseball have lost one of baseball’s finest gentlemen and a truly outstanding professional with the passing of Dr. Yocum. His talents extended the careers of countless professional athletes, and he extended quality of life for so many others he advised, treated and operated on during his distinguished career. His contributions and impact in* the medical field will long be remembered across the country. He represents the standard for others in his profession to attain."
Several MLB players have already extended their condolences for the man who helped extend their careers, including Jordan Zimmermann, LaTroy Hawkins, C.J. Wilson, Josh Tomlin, Vinnie Pestano, and Mike Aviles.

Trebor 2013-06-01 21:39:11 UTC #528

Always did like Jean Stapleton when I was growing up...

cnn.com/2013/06/01/showbiz/jean-stapleton-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

julio 2013-06-03 16:08:23 UTC #529

Frank Lautenberg, Democratic Senator from New Jersey, passed away early this morning, of viral pneumonia. He was 89.

Lautenberg served 30 years in the US Senate, and was responsible for such initiatives as establishing a national minimum drinking age and prohibition of smoking on airlines and in public buildings.

RIP.

bkox 2013-06-04 05:30:12 UTC #530

NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones of famed Fearsome Foursome

bkox 2013-06-13 02:58:42 UTC #531

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies from injuries on Bridgeport NJ dirt track

Lawman 2013-06-19 18:00:26 UTC #532

bkox 2013-06-19 23:38:14 UTC #533

James Gandolfini -- who famously played Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" -- died earlier today in Italy

EastFallowfield 2013-06-19 23:38:48 UTC #534

Variety and others reporting Sopranos star James Gandolfini died after having a stroke.

LoneStarPhan 2013-06-20 03:43:23 UTC #535

Only 51. He will always be remember as Tony Soprano. I really enjoyed that show.

bkox 2013-06-20 23:50:49 UTC #536

Gene Freese - Former Phillie 3rd baseman

Freese only spent one season with the Phillies, putting up a career high .843 OPS. He was then traded in the offseason... The Phillies acquired 20 year old Johnny Callison in the deal.

The above article says Freese also was the man who first labeled Pete Rose as "Charlie Hustle"

LoneStarPhan 2013-06-21 05:53:49 UTC #537

I remember Gene Freese and I really liked him the year he played for the Phillies.

Phillies traded Solly Hemus to the Cardinals for Freese and after one season, traded him to the White Sox for Johnny Callison. Freese had his only season with a plus .800 OPS (.843) with the Phillies in 1959 (at 25 season). For what ever reason, Freese was traded four times in less than 3 years (June 1958 to December 1960) and in his career went from the Pirates to the Cardinals to the Phillies to the White Sox to the Reds to the Pirates to the Reds to the White Sox to the Pirates to the White Sox to the Astros.

The Hall of Fame Facebook page has a photo of Freese in a Phillies uniform. At one time, I knew how to put photos from the web into posts here, but the last several times I tried to post photos, it didn't work.

bkox 2013-06-21 06:01:47 UTC #538

Here it is LSP:

LoneStarPhan 2013-06-21 06:48:11 UTC #539

OK, thanks bkox.

I thought that was what I tried the last couple times without success.

EastFallowfield 2013-06-27 12:48:43 UTC #540

Richard Matheson, a prolific American science fiction author and screenwriter whose stories were made into movies and TV episodes, has died. He was 87.

During a career that spanned more than 60 years, the elder Matheson wrote more than 25 novels and nearly 100 short stories, plus screenplays for TV and film. Several of his novels were made into movies.

"I Am Legend," released in 1954, inspired three films, including 2007's movie of the same name that starred Will Smith.

His 1956 novel "The Shrinking Man" was adapted for the big screen, becoming "The Incredible Shrinking Man."

Matheson was a major contributor to Rod Serling's classic TV series "The Twilight Zone," penning more than a dozen scripts from 1959 to 1964, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." He also wrote for "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and was the creative force behind the classic "Star Trek" episode "The Enemy Within."

cnn.com/2013/06/25/showbiz/r ... index.html