Celebrity Deaths 2013

[angeldeb82]

Jean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, dies at ago 90. Our condolences to her family. R.I.P.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 1-18-21-17

R.I.P., Jean.

[angeldeb82]

Father-and-son team Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young, Discovery's Storm Chasers:
http://xfinity-blogs.cim.comcast.net/bl ... a-twister/

So sad. What a tragedy! R.I.P.

[dudesterravensfan]

Deacon Jones the Defensive End, Hall of Famer, for the LA Rams. The leader of the Fearsome Foursome defense in the 60's and the man who coined the term 'sack'.

RIP Deacon and may the fearsome foursome live on!

[angeldeb82]

John Byron Strait, 91, father of country singer George Strait:
http://tasteofcountry.com/george-strait-father-dies/

Piano C. Red, Chicago blues piano player, 79:
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/ent ... -Obit-Red/

[angeldeb82]

Fran Bascom, longtime casting director for Day of Our Lives, 86:
http://www.welovesoaps.net/2013/06/fran ... sting.html

[angeldeb82]

Joey Covington, drummer for Jefferson Airplane, 67:
http://music.yahoo.com/news/joey-coving ... rc=lgwnaww

Well?

[BRMBug]

He was in Hot Tuna too? I'll have to check some of their stuff out. Dad's got a ton of their albums.
Jeez, there sure are alot of people dying in car crashes lately. (that I'm coming in contact with anyway)

BREAKING NEWS:
I have just learned that swimming champion and movie star Esther Williams has died at 91.
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.as ... d=ansent11

[angeldeb82]

He was in Hot Tuna too? I'll have to check some of their stuff out. Dad's got a ton of their albums.
Jeez, there sure are alot of people dying in car crashes lately. (that I'm coming in contact with anyway)

BREAKING NEWS:
I have just learned that swimming champion and movie star Esther Williams has died at 91.
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.as ... d=ansent11

Yeah, so sad. R.I.P., Esther.

[Unassumption]

Richard Ramirez, the night stalker. Not sure if that counts as a celebrity.

[angeldeb82]

Deacon Jones the Defensive End, Hall of Famer, for the LA Rams. The leader of the Fearsome Foursome defense in the 60's and the man who coined the term 'sack'.

RIP Deacon and may the fearsome foursome live on!

You didn't include a link for Deacon Jones OR Richard Ramirez, dummy! Well, here's a link for both of them anyway:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/hall-fame- ... 33094.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cali ... e=10410101

Dean Brooks, psychiatrist who opened the Oregon State Hospital's doors to filming of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 96:
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/ent ... chiatrist/

[angeldeb82]

Iain Banks, Scottish sci-fi writer, 59:
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/ent ... bit-Banks/

[angeldeb82]

Maxine Stuart, soap opera actress, 94:
http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/ent ... ne.Stuart/

[nwt000]

More tragic news out of the NASCAR world today as veteran driver Jason Leffler died in a sprint car accident at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, NJ. He was 37 and had just made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of 2013 on Sunday. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
http://tireball.com/nascar/2013/06/12/n ... ort-track/

[mo303564]

I'm a bit surprised Angela didn't post this one earlier...but now I will


Paul Cellucci, 65. Governor of Massachusetts 1997-2001. Also former US Ambassador to Canada. He died from ALS ("Lou Gerhig" Disease).

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/0 ... story.html

[angeldeb82]

Evelyn Kozak, world's oldest Hebrew, 113:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obi ... story.html