Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 1 Reports of the death of celebrities for the upcoming year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 1 Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network’s evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 8 Quote Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago. Source And there's a local connection to him as well: Quote Yarrow co-wrote the group’s biggest hit, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” while at Cornell University with college friend Leonard Lipton, according to the Associated Press. Despite theories it was inspired by drug usage and referenced marijuana smoke, Yarrow said it was a tale about the loss of childhood innocence as a young boy named Jackie Paper outgrows his make-believe dragon friend. “A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys,” Yarrow said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 15 Quote Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 528 Posted January 15 44 minutes ago, Twin Tiers Living said: Source That is a severe loss. His duet with Conway Twitty is in my top 5 favorite songs. It is iconic! https://youtu.be/cAA_LUCb0QE?si=iT6_-UP5ZlJVn9bH 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 17 Bob Ueker has died: Quote For a backup catcher with limited physical talent, Bob Uecker enjoyed a larger-than-life career in baseball and beyond – due, in large part, to an uncanny ability to laugh at himself. Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90, following a "private battle with small cell lung cancer," his family said in a statement. “Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss," the team said in a statement. "He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend. Bob loved people; his presence warmed every room and he had a way of welcoming all of us into his world as if we were lifelong friends." Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 17 David Lynch also: Quote Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema after a lifetime of smoking, and would likely not be able to leave his house to direct any longer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'” Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted February 3 Quote John Erwin, the reclusive actor who provided the voices for the heroic title character in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the vain frenemy Reggie Mantle in a series of Archie cartoons, has died. He was 88. Erwin died of natural causes “around Dec. 20” in his home in Camarillo, California, his reps at the PR firm Celebworx announced. For nearly a decade starting in 1969, Erwin was heard in dozens of TV commercials as the snarky Morris the Cat, the finicky orange tabby who would eat nothing but the 9Lives brand of cat food. The hugely successful campaign was created by the Leo Burnett advertising firm. Source And for those who never heard of Morris the Cat: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted February 24 Quote NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88. She died at home surrounded by her family, publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement. Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing, Read more about her here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 528 Posted February 27 Gene Hackman (95) and his wife were found dead in their home. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/sheriff-gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-in-santa-fe-home-no-foul-play-suspected/article_2ea8855a-f4b8-11ef-b501-73232a2b5213.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,690 Posted February 27 And the dog? I understand it takes a while for official results from ME....but sounds a lot like carbon monoxide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted February 27 Quote Actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died, sources told The Post Wednesday. She was 39. The “Harriet the Spy” star was found dead Wednesday morning after going into cardiac arrest in her New York City apartment near Columbus Circle, The Post confirmed. The New York Police Department said she was “unconscious and unresponsive” when officers and paramedics arrived. She was pronounced dead on the scene. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 528 Posted February 27 5 hours ago, MsKreed said: And the dog? I understand it takes a while for official results from ME....but sounds a lot like carbon monoxide. They are now saying foul play is suspected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,690 Posted February 27 42 minutes ago, Kevin said: They are now saying foul play is suspected 😮 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted March 2 Quote NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75. Johansen died Friday at his home in New York City, Jeff Kilgour, a family spokesperson told The Associated Press. It was revealed in early 2025 that he had stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted March 2 Quote MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63. About 4 a.m., the vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from Alabama “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig,” music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III told The Associated Press in an email. Everyone else in the cargo van survived except Stone, he said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 3,628 Posted March 8 On 2/27/2025 at 2:50 PM, Kevin said: They are now saying foul play is suspected I just read that the investigation shows his wife died first of hanta virus and then he died about a week later. Presumably because she was his caretaker. What an awful way to go. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 528 Posted March 9 23 hours ago, Chris said: I just read that the investigation shows his wife died first of hanta virus and then he died about a week later. Presumably because she was his caretaker. What an awful way to go. And the dog starved to death. I could not imagine going that way. The only "good" thing if you can call it that was his dementia was real bad, so he might not have known what was happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,690 Posted March 9 A very sad sequence of events for sure. 😢 1 hour ago, Kevin said: And the dog starved to death. I could not imagine going that way. Agreed. It’s so tragic for the poor dog, and one can only hope that neither person suffered long. With the spilled pills and her not making any distress calls, it seems like she must have expired quickly. And it’s likely that Gene (after probably missing a week of meds) had a quick cardiac event when it occurred. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 528 Posted March 11 Not sure if he is a celebrity, but his wife definitely is. Carl Dean passed last week. He owned a asphalt paving business in Nashville. He was also married to Dolly Parton. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c241vp9yv1mo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 3,628 Posted Saturday at 11:30 AM Quote Boxing legend George Foreman has died at 76 years old, his family announced Friday. "Big George" -- a two-time heavyweight champion -- participated in some of the most important boxing events of all time. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted Sunday at 11:01 AM Quote BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. She was 88. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
