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:

 

 

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I read about Bobby Sherman's cancer a while ago.

Had a huge crush on him.

 

I didn't know he was sick. Here Come the Brides is still one of my favorites to watch when I think to stream it, I definitely want to give it a full rewatch soon. The entire main cast is now gone, with most passing within the last five years.

free link to the ny times obit:

bobby sherman ny times obit

Got a sad news from Save-a-fox foundation:

YouTuber Mikayla Raines aka Saveafox has committed suicide at 29 years old. She was diagnosed with autism. Her husband already confirmed her death on social media platforms and he blamed the clueless trolls cyberbullying her on one of her social media platforms. Way too young. 

 

 

If anyone reading, or your friends and loved ones, are struggling due to news reports of suicides, please know there are crisis hotlines available via phonecall, text, or online chat, available in many countries worldwide.
https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/

Edited June 25Jun 25 by janea4old

bill moyers has died — one of the best. free link:

ny times bill moyers obit

Rick Hurst Dies: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ & ‘Steel Magnolias’ Actor Was 79
https://deadline.com/2025/06/rick-hurst-dies-79-1236444118/

 

Lalo Schifrin, composer of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme, dies at 93

https://apnews.com/article/lalo-schifrin-dies-mission-impossible-composer-9366684c989a4796461e0e821573fcf9


 

 

Hadn’t seen this. 😥

 

Rebekah Del Rio, 'Mulholland Drive' Singer Who Performed 'Llorando' in David Lynch Classic, Dies at 57 https://t.co/UgvZLrA4y6

— Variety (@Variety) June 27, 2025

 

I know that Spanish version of "Crying", even if I had never seen Mulholland Drive. It's fantastic. 

May Rebekah Del Rio rest in peace. Fifty-seven is still too young to die.

We are deeply saddened to hear Jim Shooter, former Editor-in-Chief, has passed away. Jim redefined the comic industry, and we will reflect on his undeniable legacy in the coming days. Our hearts are with his loved ones, and the many creators and fans who were touched by his work. pic.twitter.com/tFz6eTX0jU

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 1, 2025

Sorry to hear about Jim Shooter. I know many did not care for his work or what he did to Marvel, but he made so many changes that helped push them to some of their peak commercially (if not always in quality - still, '80s Marvel is much better than what has come since that time). I saw that he was apparently having financial difficulties, and some felt like Marvel didn't do enough for him. It's sobering just how many comic book creators, no matter how much success they may have brought, end up this way.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90. https://t.co/uHQcfMgHul

— Bryn Stole (@brynstole) July 1, 2025

 

9 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Sorry to hear about Jim Shooter. I know many did not care for his work or what he did to Marvel, but he made so many changes that helped push them to some of their peak commercially (if not always in quality - still, '80s Marvel is much better than what has come since that time). I saw that he was apparently having financial difficulties, and some felt like Marvel didn't do enough for him. It's sobering just how many comic book creators, no matter how much success they may have brought, end up this way.

His firing at Marvel was so abrupt. I was too young at the time to know about the politics behind it. I thought he had had Marvel in a great position. Valiant Comics never recovered after they ousted him. 

Jim Shooter was a controversial figure, but he had Marvel running like a swiss watch BITD and shepherded a lot of great work at the company as well as making many mistakes. And his original creation, Valiant Comics, was a huge staple for me as a child during the early independent boom in the '90s. The Valiant universe and continuity, from past to present and far-flung future, was tight as a drum, disciplined, and told complex and often very mature and daring stories with all sorts of imperfect, fascinating and unique characters. I still miss the original Valiant and books like Harbinger, Solar, etc. Even his brief Valiant also-ran, Defiant (sued out of existence by the majors IIRC), was a unique company with very strange but beautiful body horror sci-fi hero books like Plasm and The Good Guys, a youth team populated entirely by kid contest winners who wrote in.

He also left a profound mark on the Legion of Super-Heroes as a young boy that can never be forgotten.

9 hours ago, DRW50 said:

It's sobering just how many comic book creators, no matter how much success they may have brought, end up this way.

It's insane that guys like Peter David, let alone Shooter died struggling. You'd think that with how big these comics have become some reforms would be put in place.