Massive icons like Aretha Franklin or Donna Summer will certainly continue to get their own threads when they pass, but I figured it might be worth having a place to honor lesser-known celebrities who have left us, especially because we can’t see status updates (which is where a lot of those announcements were made on here previously).
 

But the great actor Ian Holm has died at 88:

 

 

Edited July 6, 20205 yr by Faulkner

from her nytime obit:

”Ms. Mahaffey had worked steadily over the past five decades, starting out on the NBC daytime soap opera, “The Doctors,” for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for best supporting actress in 1980.”

Forgot to post something here

 

King of the Hill Voice Actor Johnathan Joss was gunned down and shot dead this past Sunday at 59 years old in Texas. 

Here's the video of someone recording Joss' last moments before he was murdered. 

This Monday past, the suspect turned himself to the police station and currently placed on house arrest until his Trial on August. 

This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking. No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was *deliberately murdered* for being gay right after his dog was decapitated. Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian." THIS is why Pride is important.

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— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) June 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM

Astronaut Marc Garneau has died. He had also been an MP and Cabinet Minister until 2023.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/marc-garneau-passes-away-1.7552640

On 6/4/2025 at 9:34 PM, Xanthe said:

Astronaut Marc Garneau has died. He had also been an MP and Cabinet Minister until 2023.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/marc-garneau-passes-away-1.7552640

That's very sad. What party he represented for and which area he represented? 

3 hours ago, Classic Cars 425 said:

That's very sad. What party he represented for and which area he represented? 

Garneau was in the Liberal party and his riding was in Montreal.

He was the first Canadian in outer space.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 9Jun 9 by janea4old

For some reason I thought Sly had already passed. A true legend. 

 

The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dies

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chris-robinson-dead-general-hospital-bold-and-beautiful-1236262445/

Rick Webber joins Leslie Webber & Monica Quartermaine

How many soap stars does Heaven need?

 

^^

Wow, that's a huge loss. I'm not a big Beach Boys fan myself, but no one can deny how iconic they are.

There was a time I didn’t listen to anything BUT Beach Boys. Insane to lose him AND Sly Stone within a couple of days at the same age (82) given their parallel career trajectories and struggles as bandleaders and artists.

My favorite Beach Boys song:

 

And possibly the greatest pop song ever: