Re: Celebrity Death List MMXVII/The Death Thread 2017

by Growler Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:28 am

Looks like Chester took his life on the birthday of his friend Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden - who also took his own life by hanging himself just two months ago.

Both are known to have had issues with substance abuse (drugs & alcohol) and depression. I can't help wondering if there's some kind of connection between one and the other, as they seem to be factors in so many suicides.

by lardbucket Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:49 pm

Alcohol is an oft used management tool of depression ... and a poor tool. There may be more to it than that, but that's enough.

by WideWally Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:31 pm

RIP Peter Doohan

Possibly not really a celebrity but he had his 15 minutes of fame when he defeated Boris Becker at Wimbledon.

A victim of Motor Neurone Disease.

http://nationalpost.com/g00/pmn/sports-pmn/former-australian-tennis-pro-peter-doohan-dead-at-56/wcm/9a27f085-0d98-446e-bbfe-9bc7ca213152?i10c.referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2F

by lardbucket Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:11 pm

Terrible news. I remember him winning that match. When tennis used to be interesting ...

by skully Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:57 pm

RIP Pete Doohan.

by JGK Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:01 am

Aw crap. I was just thinking about him last week when they were interviewing Boris at Wimbledon.

by skully Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:45 am

Home Alone Dad John Heard found dead at home overnight.

by WideWally Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:12 am

RIP Mervyn Rose

Australian tennis player who won the 1954 Australian Open & 1958 French Open. Also a successful coach.

by skully Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:11 am

by JGK Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:18 am

Vale Gurrumul Yunupingu. Only 46!

A duet he did with Sting a few years ago.

by horace Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:21 am

RIP TREATY YEAH

by Bradman Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:16 am

What got him?

by horace Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:35 am

Renal failure. Contracted hep as a kid. Bloody dire.

by Bradman Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:51 am

I think (and it's a big think) the Aboriginal people up that way can be born with it despite neither parent having it. I know Melanesian babies are immunized at birth, and I mean within a couple of hours of birth. Mind you contracting hep on Aboriginal community isn't exactly difficult to do. 46! Fark!

by skully Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:19 pm

Wally mentioned it another thread, but Barbara Sinatra (4th wife of Frank) died overnight aged a decent 90.

RIP to Treaty man.

by skully Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:34 pm

RIP Les Murray (just 71 - after a long illness).

by horace Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:45 pm

Aye RIP Les.

By the way some born again crew has banned use of RIP coz of Catholic overtones.

by lardbucket Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:07 pm

Well, fuk them.

RIP Les.

by Nath Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:48 pm

by Fred Nerk Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:04 pm

Of course you'd only actually be RIPing if you were aligned with aforementioned BAC....otherwise it's downstairs for you sonny Jim, hope you packed the sunscreen and you like country & western and endless repeats of The Footy Show.

RIP Les....the true 'Mr Football'

by WideWally Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:02 pm

RIP Sam Shepard

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/theater/sam-shepard-dead.html

by horace Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:41 pm

Too soon. Shepard was both a talented actor and writer. The last thing I saw him in was Bloodlines on Netflix. Well worth a watch. Shepard gave a fine performance.

by lardbucket Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:29 pm

Just heard this. Sam Shepard definitely was the star of The Right Stuff.

by horace Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:39 pm

Shepard co-wrote 'Paris Texas', one of my all time favourite films. Wonder direction - Wim Wenders -, music - Ry Cooder, acting - Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassia Kinski and cinematography.

by skully Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:51 pm

Apparently* a very multi-talented man. RIP.

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