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

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Sport - Rugby league "Peter Fox" aged 85 died R.I.P Mainly Batley & Featherstone Rovers as a player . Coached many Yorkshire teams but most famous when at Bradford Northern .

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NATANIEL ‘ROLLO’ TAYLOR (‘SANFORD & SON’) DIES AT 80

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wow, he really was starting to look liked Redd Foxx in the end.

RIP.

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T.I.'S SISTER PRECIOUS HARRIS ASTHMA ATTACK TRIGGERED ACCIDENT

T.I.'s older sister, Precious Harris, had an asthma attack on the road, which led to her crashing her vehicle and, ultimately, losing her life.

According to the Atlanta PD traffic accident report -- obtained by TMZ -- T.I.'s grandniece, Kairi Chapman, was riding passenger with Precious behind the wheel when Precious suffered an asthma attack. They were in T.I.'s 2013 Dodge Avenger.

Kairi went on to tell cops that Precious passed out and veered into a telephone pole. The responding officer says Precious was unconscious when he arrived, noting she was breathing ... but beginning to foam at the mouth. Paramedics eventually arrived and took her to a hospital.

Cops say Kairi was treated by EMS after complaining of chest pains, but was later released. The report says both the front driver's side and front passenger side airbags were deployed.

TMZ broke the story ... Precious died Friday after just over a week in the ICU and on life support. T.I. and his wife, Tiny, shut down production of their show, 'Friends & Family Hustle,' as soon as they heard about the accident.

Her daughter wrote, "From my bestfriend on earth to My beautiful angel in heaven. I love you so much. I’m so heartbroken but the way you looked so @ peace this past week has confirmed that you are resting... no more asthma attacks... damn but baby I am going to miss you."

T.I. also commented on his sister's death, saying ... "We Love You Dearly Baby Girl...."

Precious was 66

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Jeraldine Saunders, whose book inspired the hit TV series ‘The Love Boat,’ dies at 96


Jeraldine Saunders, whose book on romance and adventure aboard a cruise ship inspired the long-running prime time comedy-drama “The Love Boat,” has died at her home in Glendale. She was 96.

Saunders died Monday due to complications from kidney stone surgery she underwent in December, her spokesman Edward Lozzi said.

“The Love Boat,” which ran from 1977 to 1986, was based on Saunders’ 1974 nonfiction book “Love Boats,” which recounted tales from her time as a cruise director on a passenger ship. The hit television show revolved around the adventures — both romantic and comedic — of Capt. Merrill Stubing and his crew. Stubing was played by Gavin MacLeod.

The series, which was produced by Aaron Spelling, ran for more than 240 episodes and was preceded by the 1976 made-for-TV movie “The Love Boat.” The popularity of the show was long lasting enough that it was followed by a series of TV movies, including “The Love Boat II” and “The New Love Boat.”

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Lisa Sheridan, Invasion and Halt and Catch Fire Actress, Dies at 44

Actress Lisa Sheridan, who appeared in Invasion and Halt and Catch Fire, has died. She was 44.

Sheridan’s manager, Mitch Clem, confirmed her death to PEOPLE on Wednesday.

“We all loved Lisa very much and are devastated by the loss we all feel,” Clem tells PEOPLE. “She passed away Monday morning, at home, in her apartment in New Orleans. We are waiting for a coroners report on cause of death.”

Clem denied Sheridan had taken her own life: “The family has unequivocally confirmed that this is not a suicide. Any suggestion to the contrary is absolutely, 100% unfounded.”

Some friends of the actress — she starred as Larkin Groves on Invasion from 2005-06 — shared the news on social media, including actress Donna D’Errico, who worked with Sheridan in the 2015 film Only God Can.

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Holocaust Survivor and Special Forces Legend Major General Sidney Shachnow Dies at 83


Many around the world are mourning the death of Holocaust survivor and Vietnam Veteran, Sidney Shachnow, who passed away at the age of 83 on September 27. Shachnow was a U.S. Army Green Beret before becoming a major general and was involved in some of the biggest events of the 20th century, from enduring the horrors of Nazi-controlled Europe to leading U.S. Army troops in Berlin during the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Shachnow served in the US. Army Special Forces for more than 40 years, a career informed by a childhood spent avoiding death. He retired in 1994. At the age of 6, the general was among thousands of Jews held prisoner at the Kovno concentration camp near Kaunas, Lithuania. Though laborers were often beaten to death or starved, Shachnow survived for more than three years living at the camp before being liberated.

His father escaped German detention and spent the rest of the war fighting against the Nazis with a partisan resistance group. His mother was sent to a concentration camp. The three eventually reunited and moved to the United States, where they began a new life in Massachusetts. Finding a passion to help people, the Major General decided to drop out of school to enlist in the army, despite hardly being able to speak English.

In 1994, the general told The Fayetteville Observer that the experience of a concentration camp left him deeply marked, making him cynical about people, losing his trust in people around him. Yet, the U.S. Army helped the general regain faith in the world again. The general found his calling the U.S. Army after immigrating to America in 1950. He enlisted in the army in 1955, where his top post included leaders of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School and U.S. Army Special Forces Command at Fort Bragg and U.S. Army-Berlin in Germany.

Attending Officer Candidate School as a sergeant first class, he was commissioned in 1960 as an infantry officer. He served with the 4th Armored Division until 1962, later served with the 5th Special Forces Group and commanded the service “Detachment A”, a small team of special forces soldiers who operated in Berlin during the Cold War and prepared for a possible war with the Soviet Union.

In 1990, he was the commander of all American forces in Berlin when the Wall was toppled, near the end of the Soviet Union. Throughout his time, not only did her serve in infantry, airmobile, airborne, and Special Forces units but also earned degrees from Shippensburg State College in Pennsylvania and the University of Nebraska. As well as receiving an honorary doctorate for the Harvard Executive Management Program.

In 2007, he was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment had two Distinguished Service Medals, two Silver Stars, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, three Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, among other honors. He was also honored with U.S. Special Operations medal for outstanding contributions to the special operations community and is included on the honor roll in the Infantry Officers’ Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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Journalist Mike Willesee dies aged 76 after cancer battle

Veteran journalist Mike Willesee has died aged 76 after a long battle with throat cancer.

Willesee, who graced television screens around the country for more than 50 years, was diagnosed with the disease at the end of 2016.

He began his career with the ABC in 1967 and joined the Seven Network in 1975, appearing as a host for ‘This is Your Life’ and current affairs program ‘Willesee at Seven’.

He was also part of the Sunday Night team, where he conducted interviews with high profile guests, including Julia Gillard, Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe and Muhammad Ali.

Son of a minister in the Whitlam cabinet, Willesee was a football star before finding fame as a crusading journalist.

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Starting off March



Katherine Helmond from Whose the Boss(Mona) and Soap(Jessica Tate) passed away at 89

Actress Katherine Helmond, best known for her work in "Who's the Boss?" and "Soap," has died due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, her rep Jeff Witjas told USA TODAY Friday. She was 89.

The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline report she passed away at her home in Los Angeles on Feb. 23.

Helmond played mother Mona Robinson on the ABC sitcom "Who’s the Boss?," which ran from 1984 to 1992. From 1977 to 1981, she played Jessica Tate on the soap-opera spoof series "Soap." She won Golden Globe awards in 1981 and 1989 for her roles on both shows.

More recently, the seven-time Emmy nominated actress voiced Lizzie in the "Cars" franchise and appeared on "True Blood."

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I enjoyed Katherine on both shows. RIP.