RIP Thread for Notable People

The great Kinky Friedman , caustic musician and crime writer has died .
With his band Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys he released songs that entertained and offended in equal measures - his obituary is well worth reading .
As a writer his crime books were most enjoyable and featured a private detective in the Raymond Chandler mode named Kinky Friedman selling over 6 million copies
He also ran for Governor of Texas in 2006 and received 12 % of the vote .
A great character- R.I.P
 
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If anyone watched the news last night, they would have seen the funeral of Harry Gleeson, an innocent man executed by the state back in the 40s for a crime he did not do.
 
Former world snooker champion Ray Reardon has died at the age of 91.
The Welshman had previously been diagnosed with cancer.
Reardon dominated snooker in the 1970s, claiming six world titles between 1970 and 1978.

Ray Reardon: Six-time world snooker champion dies aged 91

Ray Reardon, who dominated snooker in the 1970s, was "a giant of the game" and "one of the best sportspeople ever from Wales".
www.bbc.com
 
For some reason, I remember him graciously offering a glass of water to a woman in the auditorium who had a fit of coughing in the middle of a frame. Nice touch.
 
French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88. The actor was a star of the golden era of French cinema, known for his tough-guy persona on screen in hits including The Samurai and Borsalino... Le Parisian newspaper called Delon “a legend of the cinema”, while Liberation described him as “a leading figure of cinema, symbol of shadowy masculinity, the actor with crazy charisma”.

French film star Alain Delon dies aged 88

Once described as the most beautiful man in the movies, Delon had become a virtual recluse with his children trading public insults.
www.bbc.com
 
FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALL manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76.
Eriksson had pancreatic cancer. In January, he said he had “best case a year” to live following his diagnosis...
The Swede led Benfica to three Portuguese top-flight titles and a runners-up finish in the European Cup before guiding Lazio to their second and most recent Serie A triumph in 1999-2000.

Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died aged 76

Eriksson was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.
www.thejournal.ie
 
Sad news , managed IFK Gothenburg in 1979-80 Europe’s Cup Winners Cup tie v Waterford 1-1 in Kilcohan & 1 nil to Gothenburg in Sweden .
May the sod rest lightly on him .
 
Actor James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93.

James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader, starred in Field of Dreams and many other films and Broadway shows and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY... Jones is one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).

James Earl Jones Dies: Revered ‘Field Of Dreams’ Star, Darth Vader Voice & Broadway Regular Was 93

James Earl Jones, revered actor who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, starred in Field of Dreams' died September 9 at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.
deadline.com
 
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Mark Hamill tweeted #RIP dad
 
I never heard of Gary Shaw or Chad McQueen. Were they really notable people?
 
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