R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2019(NON WRESTLERS)

[jimsteel]

Stephan Ellis, former bassist of Survivor dies at 69
The bassist played on such classic hits as "Eye of the Tiger" and "Burning Heart"

Former Survivor bassist Stephan Ellis, who was a member of the Chicago-based rock band during their ’80s heyday, has passed away. The sad news was revealed by longtime Survivor lead guitarist Frankie Sullivan.

Ellis played on the band’s best-known songs, including the ubiquitous Rocky III theme “Eye of the Tiger”, along with other hits like “Burning Heart” (from the Rocky IV soundtrack), “The Search Is Over”, “High on You”, and more. He was a member of the band from 1981 through 1987, and again from 1996 through 1999. He even filled in on bass one time in 2005, as well.

The bassist appeared on five Survivor albums in the ’80s, including two platinum-certified discs — 1982’s Eye of the Tiger and 1984’s Vital Signs

Survivor remain an active touring band, with Sullivan as their only original member. Their last full-length album was 2006’s Reach.

[TTX]

Grim Reaper has been busy lately. RIP.

[jimsteel]

Will post more after work

Luke Perry dead at 52 after suffering a massive stroke

[jimsteel]

Grim Reaper on a roll

Passed away yesterday and today
Luke Perry-52
Mitzi Hoag-89(Actress)
Ted Linsay-93(Hockey)
Keith Flint-49(Singer)(Suicide)
Janice Freeman-33(The Voice USA Singer)
Kate Cook-36(Australian Idol Singer)

[pikemojo]

I didn't realize that Jungle Boy was Luke Perry's son.

[TTX]

yah, been a crazy day so far for the list.

[WTIC]

Thanks again for keeping this updated, Jim!

[jimsteel]

Actor Luke Perry, 52, dies in Los Angeles after a massive stroke

Actor Luke Perry, known for his roles in "Riverdale" and "90210," died after a massive stroke in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, his publicist confirmed to ABC News.

"He was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fiancé Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder, and other close family and friends," his publicist said in a statement.

[jimsteel]

Mitzi Hoag, Actress on 'The Facts of Life' and 'Here Come the Brides,' Dies at 86

She played Jack Lord's secretary on the 'Hawaii Five-O' pilot and appeared in two Peter Fonda movies.
Mitzi Hoag, who had recurring roles on such TV series as The Facts of Life and Here Come the Brides, died Tuesday at her home in Sherman Oaks, her family announced. She was 86.

A native of Cleveland, Hoag portrayed a mother with three kids and a lawyer husband (Paul Sorvino) on We'll Get By, a short-lived comedy created by Alan Alda that lasted just 13 episodes in 1975.

She got to know Michael Landon while guest-starring on Bonanza and appeared on subsequent NBC shows he produced, including Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy.

Hoag played Evie Green, the adoptive mother of Mindy Cohn's Natalie Green, on a handful of episodes of NBC's The Facts of Life. And on ABC's Here Come the Brides, she portrayed Miss Essie, the schoolteacher girlfriend/wife of Bo Svenson's Big Swede, on that show's first season (1968-69).

Born Margaret Myrtle Hoag on Sept. 25, 1932, she graduated from Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, at age 19 and then attended graduate school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Hoag moved to New York and studied at the Actors Studio, then starred off-Broadway in a production of James Forsyth's Heloise. She arrived to Los Angeles in 1959 and played a nurse in Tammy and the Doctor (1963), then would work in another Peter Fonda starrer, The Trip (1967).

Also in 1967, she appeared with John Cassavetes in the Roger Corman biker flick Devil's Angels.

Hoag was Steve McGarrett's (Jack Lord) secretary on the September 1968 pilot episode of Hawaii Five-O and showed up on series including That Girl, Gunsmoke, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, The Partridge Family, Archie Bunker's Place and Grace Under Fire.

[jimsteel]

Hockey Hall of Famer and Former Red Wings Player Ted Lindsay Dies at 93

Beloved hockey star Ted Lindsay has diedthis link opens in a new tab, the National Hockey League Player’s Association confirmed on Monday.

Lindsay — who was born in Ontario, Canada — was 93.

“The players and NHLPA staff are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ted Lindsay – a player, a trailblazer, and a gentleman,” the player’s association said in a tweet. ” ‘Terrible Ted’ was loved across the hockey world and beyond for his play, dedication to fellow players and charitable work.”

According to the Detroit Free Pressthis link opens in a new tab, Lindsay spent 14 seasons playing for the Red Wings. Lindsay helped his team secure four Stanley Cup wins during that time period in the early 1950s. During one of those Stanley Cup wins, Lindsay started the tradition of skating around the ice with the cup.