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To slightly adapt one of the famous quotes from the esteemed orator Joseph R. Biden:

"If you're not in concordtom's Obituaries thread, you ain't dead!"
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I'm watching the 30 for 30 on Bill and his mom appears. Did his mom outlive him?
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Years ago, somebody posted here that both his parents went to Cal. True?
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Big C said:


Years ago, somebody posted here that both his parents went to Cal. True?

His mom is named Gloria.

But 2 years ago, Walton made headlines for attacking San Diego's mayor, Ted Gloria, over homelessness. So since Google searches suck…


This article says his dad went to cal.

https://from-way-downtown.com/2021/08/09/introducing-the-1980-bill-walton/
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bearister said:

Yes, already reported here but I wanted to make it part of the BI concordtom Official Obit Record:



Throw it down, big man!

He will be greatly missed.

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May 18: Fred Roos, who won the Oscar for Best Picture for producing The Godfather, Part II, dies.

May 25: Albert S. Ruddy, who won the Oscar for Best Picture for producing The Godfather, dies.

Ruddy also co-created Hogan's Heroes and Walker, Texas Ranger. He won 2 Best Picture Oscars. His second came 32 years later for Million Dollar Baby.









Two years ago, Paramount+ released a 10-episode series called The Offer, which went behind the scenes of the making of The Godfather from Ruddy's point of view. Miles Teller played Ruddy.


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The NBA released in a press communication that Walton died of prostate cancer.

San Diego basketball legend and civic icon Bill Walton dies at 71


https://www.axios.com/2024/05/27/san-diego-portland-basketball-legend-civic-icon-bill-walton-dies

Bill Walton's former broadcast partner reveals HILARIOUS text messages



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Former NBA player Drew Gordon dies in car accident at age 33


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40248394/former-nba-player-drew-gordon-dies-car-accident-age-33
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Well THAT sucks!!!

I bet Brantley Watson feels like a D I C K.
https://dailybruin.com/2010/02/09/were-better-without-drew-gordon
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Mrs Robinson
Michelle Obama mother
Has died.
Eastern Oregon Bear
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concordtom said:

Mrs Robinson
Michelle Obama mother
Has died.
It must have been the Clintons or the Jabs.

Too soon?
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Drew Gordon 1990-2024: Ex-Mitty basketball star's death stuns community


https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/05/31/drew-gordon-1990-2024-former-mitty-basketball-stars-death-stuns-a-community/
" According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, Gordon was driving a three-wheeled autocycle that crossed the center line and collided with a pickup truck in an unincorporated part of the county.

He died at the scene; the pickup driver and a passenger were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The report also noted that impairment does not appear to be a factor."
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Larry Allen dies at 52: Hall of Famer, Cowboys legend died 'suddenly' on vacation with family, team announces
Allen played 12 of his 14 seasons in Dallas, earning 11 Pro Bowl selections and six First Team All-Pro nods

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1 hr ago 1 min read





Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Larry Allen died "suddenly" on Sunday while on a family vacation in Mexico, according to a statement from the Dallas Cowboys. He was 52 years old.
Allen, a member of the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, a second-round pick (46th overall) out of Sonoma State in the 1994 NFL Draft, played every offensive-line position for Dallas with the exception of center. He suited up at right tackle (1994), right guard (1995-1997), left tackle (1998) and left guard (1999-2007). He earned 11 Pro Bowl selections, six First-Team All-Pro nods and was a member of the Cowboys' latest Super Bowl team in the 1995 season. He was inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2011. Allen played a critical role in opening running lanes for Cowboys Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
"Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible strength, was one of the most respected, accomplished offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL," Dallas said in a statement. "His versatility and dependability were also signature parts of his career. Through that, he continued to serve as inspiration for many other players, defining what it meant to be a great teammate, competitor and winner."
Allen was also a member of both the 1990s and 2000s All-Decade teams with a career spanning 14 seasons from 1994-2007. He played 12 of his 14 seasons with Dallas (1994-2005) before wrapping up his football career with the San Francisco 49ers.
"He was "deeply loved and cared for by his wife, Janelle -- whom he referred to as his heart and soul -- his daughters Jayla and Loriana and son, Larry III," the Cowboys said in a statement. "The Jones family and the Cowboys extend their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the Allen family and grieve along with the many other friends and Cowboys teammates that also loved Larry."


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Born in 1922. Died in 2024.

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2022: Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96.

2024: Queen Elizabeth II's longtime impersonator dies at 96.







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bearister
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In Grand Prix with James Garner:


…..and as she aged, she didn't turn herself into a synthetic monster with plastic surgery:

…like Faye Dunaway did:
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Huge, huge fan of Mme Hardy, absolute legend and national treasure, easily the best female pop singer-composer of all time in my book. She was already brilliant in her early 20s had an exceptionally long career, with songs like this very late in her career:



She had a lot of health issues in her late age so her passing is not unexpected, but still a very sad day for my country of birth and millions of fans around the world. Repose en paix.

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Wow, that photo with James Garner from Grand Prix epitomizes the cool '60s woman, at least to me as an adolescent at the time. Ms Hardy is stunning and her later photo is really no less so. We should all age so gracefully. I'd never heard of her until now (although I do remember the movie), but it looks like I'll be spending some time on Spotify listening to her music.
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HearstMining said:

Wow, that photo with James Garner from Grand Prix epitomizes the cool '60s woman, at least to me as an adolescent at the time. Ms Hardy is stunning and her later photo is really no less so. We should all age so gracefully. I'd never heard of her until now (although I do remember the movie), but it looks like I'll be spending some time on Spotify listening to her music.

When I listened to a couple of her songs on YouTube, it reminded me of a song on Queen's Gambit soundtrack, Tut, Tut , Tut.
Here is the genre:

Ye-ye Wikipedia


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9-y%C3%A9

Tut Tut Tut was sung by a Brit who hung out in France, Gillian Hills, who had a short, but memorable role in A Clockwork Orange (she is the blond):




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bearister said:





First Bill Walton and now Jerry West.

Both gone far too soon.

concordtom
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My brother, 57
RIP
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Sorry, Tom
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My condolences to you and your family.
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concordtom said:

My brother, 57
RIP

That's awful.

I am sorry for your loss.

Cal88
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So sorry about your loss Tom, condolences to you and your family.
concordtom
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Thanks. It's been a sad few days.
The photo that got me crying the most so far happens to be when he took a selfie of us at some cal hoops game. Just because we looked so awesome like we were having such a ripper time!
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Way too young to go. So sorry, Tom.
Eastern Oregon Bear
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Tom, I'm sorry to hear about your brother. 57 is way too young.
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Sorry to hear this news Tom. Gone way too soon. Condolences to you & yours. Peace.
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concordtom
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I guess that photo also got me crying because that was maybe 6 years ago and now my daughter will be going home. Ha! I wrote home when I meant Cal!

Roll on, you Bears!!!
Eastern Oregon Bear
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#24 Willie Mays has passed on. Another of my childhood heroes gone. Willie, "Say Hey!" to God for me.

Willie Mays - dead at 93
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