Catch-all R.I.P. thrad

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Jerry West, legendary Lakers player and GM, architect of the Lakers dynasties in the 80s and 2000s, and 3 time Hall of Fame inductee, at age 86.

West's silhouette is also the logo of the NBA.

 

[Lulcielid]

Nancy Mackenzie at 81, Marge Simpson VA (1990-2005) in the Latam dub, the most iconic voice of the character in the region.

Murió Nancy Mackenzie, la voz de Marge Simpson para Latinoamérica

La actriz de doblaje falleció el viernes pasado, a los 81 años, pero la noticia recién se conoció este lunes. Sus compañeros de Los Simpson la despidieron en las redes sociales.

www.ambito.com

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball player (New York/San Francisco Giants) also known as the Say Hey Kid, at age 93.

 

[Rydeen]

Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball player (New York/San Francisco Giants) also known as the Say Hey Kid, at age 93.

oh shit! I honestly didn't know he was still alive.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Sika Anoa'i, professional wrestler famous as one half of the Wild Samoans tag team and member of the famed Anoa'i wrestling family, at age 79.

 

[Lulcielid]

Shelley Duval at 75.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1811416934577315954

 

[Tonberry Trouble]

Shannen Doherty at 53

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/14/shannen-doherty-90210-actress-dead/

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, former NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets) most notable for being the father of the late great Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, at age 69.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Rachael Lillis, original English language voice actress for Misty & Jessie on Pokemon, has lost her battle with breast cancer at age 46.

 

[Lulcielid]

Atsuko Tanaka passes away at 61. She was know for her role as Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in The Shell series and Bayonetta in the JP dub.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Phil Donahue, pioneer of daytime talk show television, at age 88.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Sid Eudy, professional wrestler (WWE, WCW) best known under the monikers of Sid Vicious, Sid Justice, and Sycho Sid, at age 63.

 

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Sounds like it was cancer and not wrestling related but… damn, yet another one didn’t make it to age 65.

Saw him live as a kid during his Sid Justice phase. He beat Undertaker in a casket match which was pretty crazy since Taker was still “invincible” at the time (but of course it wasn’t televised).

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

James Earl Jones is one with the Force at age 93.

 

[Rankles]

James Earl Jones is one with the Force at age 93.

Damn, that one hurts…

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Mercury Morris, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins) most notable for being a member of the undefeated 72 Dolphins, at age 77. In that same undefeated 72 season, he and Larry Czonka were the first pair of teammates to both rush for 1,000 yards.

 

[Lulcielid]

Maggie Smith at 89

Dame Maggie Smith tributes paid by King and Harry Potter co-stars

The King and prime minister add tributes to heartfelt memories from co-stars like Daniel Radcliffe.

www.bbc.com

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame basketball player (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets), has lost his battle with brain cancer at age 58.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Pete Rose, all-time hits leader in MLB history and former player & manager for the Cincinnati Reds, at 83. Rose's legacy remains shrouded in controversy to this day because in 1989, he was given a lifetime ban from baseball by then-Commissioner A. Bart Giamatti for betting on baseball as a manager, including his own team. This scandal cost him induction into the Hall of Fame.

 

[Lulcielid]

Former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, at 31. He fell from the third floor of a hotel.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Paul Di'Anno, former vocalist of Iron Maiden most notable for singing on the band's first 2 albums (self-titled and Killers), at age 66. Di'Anno was replaced in 1981 by the vocalist most associated with the band, Bruce Dickinson.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Fernando Valenzuela, legendary Dodgers pitcher, at age 63. Valenzuela's passing comes just days before the World Series rematch (Dodgers vs Yankees) of the 1981 World Series that he won as a member of the Dodgers during his rookie season, and to this day he remains the only player to ever win Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award in the same season.

 

[Nanaki Skywalker]

Rickey Henderson, Hall of Fame baseball player and MLB's all-time leader in both stolen bases and runs scored, at age 65.

Sad that we lost Baseball's hit king (Pete Rose) and stolen base king in the same year.