R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2020(NON WRESTLERS)

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Jun 7, 2020 10:52:08 GMT -5 jimsteel said:

This one is a little late



John Winston, Star Trek’s transporter chief Lt. Kyle, passed away in September 2019 at 91


Winston was known to Star Trek fans as Lt. Kyle in The Original Series, when he primarily served as transporter chief. Kyle was promoted to Commander for his appearance in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, where he served under Captain Terrell aboard the U.S.S. Reliant.

Outside of Star Trek, John Winston had a number of television appearances. His credits include The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Charlie’s Angels and Max Headroom.

This one was bound to happen. He's a red shirt.

[TTX]

RIP to all who have passed.

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Claudell Washington, Yankees and Mets outfielder, dead at 65

Claudell Washington, a versatile outfielder who finished his MLB career with the Yankees, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 65.

ESPN.com first reported the news. Washington was living in the San Francisco area and had been battling illness for several years, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Washington, a Los Angeles native, played 17 seasons in the major leagues, including four with the Yankees and one with the Mets. Washington, who retired after the 1990 season as a Yankee, was a two-time All-Star and won a World Series his rookie season with the Athletics in 1974.

Washington finished his career a .278 hitter with 164 home runs, three of which came on June 22, 1980 as a member of the Mets in a 9-6 win over the Dodgers.

Washington also hit the 10,000th home run in Yankees franchise history on April 20, 1988 when he crushed a pinch-hit blast off Twins closer Jeff Reardon.

Washington also had one big screen appearance when game footage of him hitting a foul ball was used in a famous scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

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Former UFO Guitarist PAUL CHAPMAN Dead At 66

Paul Chapman, the Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in UFO and WAYSTED, has died at the age of 66. His passing was confirmed by his son, who wrote on Paul's Facebook page: "It is with a heavy heart writing this, today is my dads 66th birthday. He passed away earlier this afternoon. He was a brilliant, energetic, loving and most carefree person and the First man I ever loved. Everyone he came in contact with loved him. no ADORED him. will keep everyone posted on his celebration of life. I appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers as his family grieves and processes everything at this time. I love you Dad. So much."

In Paul's early career, his first notable band was the Welsh outfit UNIVERSE. Chapman then joined SKID ROW in December 1971 replacing Gary Moore as guitarist. His tenure was fairly short and only lasted until July 1972. His next band was KIMLA TAZ, with whom he was guitarist from December 1972 to May 1974.

Chapman first joined UFO in 1974 as a second guitarist to augment the band's live sound, having answered an advert in U.K.'s music paper Melody Maker. He auditioned at the Unity Theatre in London. Although Chapman did not record an album during this period, he did join in time to tour and promote the "Phenomenon" album. However, he can be heard with the band on several tracks on the BBC live sessions album that was released retrospectively. He left UFO in January 1975 and went on to form LONE STAR, where he remained until June 1978. In 1977, he filled in for Michael Schenker in UFO when they were on tour with RUSH in the United States during one of the German guitarist's absences.

Chapman recorded his first album with UFO, 1980's "No Place To Run", with ex-BEATLES producer George Martin. He remained in UFO until 1983 and played on another three albums, "The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent" (1981), "Mechanix" (1982) and "Making Contact" (1983).

Chapman later hooked up with former UFO bandmate Pete Way in WAYSTED and recorded the albums "The Good The Bad The Waysted" and "Save Your Prayers". He rejoined a reformed WAYSTED in 2003 and completed a new album before resigning from the band in November 2004. Chapman also went on to form a new band PCP (PAUL CHAPMAN PROJECT).

In recent years, Chapman had been teaching music at his studio in Melbourne, Florida.

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NBC 5 Anchor, Reporter Dick Johnson Passes Away
Dick Johnson moved to NBC 5 in the fall of 2002 to co-anchor NBC 5 News Today following 20 years as an anchor and reporter at ABC 7 Chicago.

Longtime NBC 5 co-anchor and reporter Dick Johnson, whose career in Chicago television journalism spanned nearly 40 years, has passed away, his family confirmed. He was 66 years old.

Dick, whose welcoming smile and kind disposition were as much hallmarks of his personality as his long-standing talent in news, most recently co-anchored NBC 5's weekend evening newscasts and reported for the weekday 10 p.m. news.

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Juan Romero, Busboy Who Cradled Dying RFK, Dies At 68

On June 5, 1968, hotel busboy Juan Romero raced to congratulate Sen. Robert Kennedy moments after his victory in the California presidential primary. He had met the candidate the day before, bringing him room service at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

As Kennedy briefly paused to shake the hand of the 17-year-old, a man named Sirhan Sirhan gunned down Kennedy in front of Romero. A remarkable photograph captured the scene: young Romero, an immigrant from Mexico, cradling the glassy-eyed Kennedy, member of an American political dynasty.

Romero died on Monday at age 68. A friend, Rigo Chacon, told the Los Angeles Times that Romero had died following a heart attack he suffered a few days earlier.

Romero spoke to StoryCorps earlier this year and recounted the events of that night — a night that would haunt him for decades.

"I kneeled down to him and I could see his lips moving, so I put my ear next to his lips and I heard him say, 'Is everybody OK?' I said, 'Yes, everybody's OK.' I put my hand between the cold concrete and his head just to make him comfortable."

"I could feel a steady stream of blood coming through my fingers," Romero said. "I remember I had a rosary in my shirt pocket and I took it out, thinking that he would need it a lot more than me. I wrapped it around his right hand and then they wheeled him away."

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THEY JUST KEEP COMING





‘Romper Room’s’ Miss Mary Ann dies at 82; longtime Hacienda Heights resident

“Miss Mary Ann” King never stopped reminding people how special they are.

Long after she left the children’s television show “Romper Room,” King continued to carry her Magic Mirror, a prop she peered through to list the names of the special viewers at home. She brought it with her on errands later in life for the people who never heard their name on air.

“People stopped her everywhere we went and wanted her to say their name,” said Kandace Del Rosario, King’s daughter. “That’s why she carried it.”

The television host and long-time Hacienda Heights resident died Thursday at 82.

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Jun 10, 2020 13:08:06 GMT -5 jimsteel said:

Claudell Washington, Yankees and Mets outfielder, dead at 65

Claudell Washington, a versatile outfielder who finished his MLB career with the Yankees, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 65.

ESPN.com first reported the news. Washington was living in the San Francisco area and had been battling illness for several years, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Washington, a Los Angeles native, played 17 seasons in the major leagues, including four with the Yankees and one with the Mets. Washington, who retired after the 1990 season as a Yankee, was a two-time All-Star and won a World Series his rookie season with the Athletics in 1974.

Washington finished his career a .278 hitter with 164 home runs, three of which came on June 22, 1980 as a member of the Mets in a 9-6 win over the Dodgers.

Washington also hit the 10,000th home run in Yankees franchise history on April 20, 1988 when he crushed a pinch-hit blast off Twins closer Jeff Reardon.

Washington also had one big screen appearance when game footage of him hitting a foul ball was used in a famous scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”


SHUT UP, my first game of history make baseball last night he hit the game tying home run.  I knew he sounded familiar ... sad ... RIP ...

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‘This Is Us’ Writer Jas Waters Dead at 39

Waters has writing credits on 18 episodes of "This Is Us."

She also worked on Comedy Central's "Hood Adjacent With James Davis," VH1's "The Breaks," MTV's "Real World" and Showtime's "Kidding." The late TV writer also worked on movies including "Hardball," "Save The Last Dance" and "What Men Want."

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Manchester United mourn the death of 1968 European Cup winner Tony Dunne at the age of 78

Tony Dunne, one of Manchester United's European Cup heroes of 1968, has died at the age of 78.

Left-back Dunne was part of the Red Devils side that famously lifted the trophy for first time after defeating Benfica 4-1 at Wembley.

The Republic of Ireland international spent 13 years at Old Trafford, having been signed by Sir Matt Busby for £5,000 in 1960, also winning two First Division titles and an FA Cup.