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Posts Tagged ‘R.I.P.

Jani Lane,47,Former Lead Singer For Warrant,Found Dead In A Nice, But Low Budget California Motel… Near Empty Bottle Of Vodka And Prescription Drugs Found At The Scene

August 12, 2011

Jani Lane,the 47-year-old lead singer of 1980s glam rock hair band Warrant,was found dead Thursday evening in Woodland Hills.Lane’s body was found at the Comfort Inn at the 20100 block of Ventura Boulevard,in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.(HuffPo) (JaniLane.net,the official site for Jani Lane fans) A police spokesman had no immediate information on […]

Happy 100th Birthday To THE Funniest Comedian EVER On TV…Lucille Ball…R.I.P.

August 6, 2011

The world celebrates today,the 100th anniversary of the birth of T.V.’s greatest comedian, Lucille Ball.(WIKI) (Happy 100th birthday Lucy…we love you!!!) In honor of the life of this great comedian, Google posted a doodle on their home page in memory of the late great legendary ditzy red-head, who was not a ditz at all, yet […]

Detective Columbo,Actor Peter Falk,83,Dies…The Actor Had Alzheimer’s Disease

June 24, 2011

Actor Peter Falk has died today at the age of 83, at his home in Beverly Hills, Ca.(TMZ) (Bio of Peter Falk) His death was announced in a statement released Friday by family friend Larry Larson.(Source) According to a court document filed in December 2008, Falk’s daughter Catherine said her father was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In […]

Geraldine Ferraro,75,The First Woman To Run For U.S. Vice President,Dies Today Of Complications From Blood Cancer

March 26, 2011

Former congresswoman, the first woman and first Italian-American to run on a major party national ticket, Geraldine Ferraro,75, has died today of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital.(Huffpo) She is survived by husband John Zaccaro, and their three children.(USA Today) Geraldine Ferraro had waged a heroic 12 year battle against Multiple Myeloma, and had inspired many of […]

Knut The Much Beloved Polar Bear,4,Found Dead Unexpectedly In The Water Today After Spending Time With Several Female Bears…Germany And The World Mourns

March 20, 2011

The citizens of Germany and the world mourn the unexpected death of 4-year-old Knut the polar bear who was the most famous and much beloved resident of the Berlin Zoo.(Source) Heiner Kloes ,who is in charge of bears at Berlin zoo, report that the world’s most famous polar bear was found dead in a pool in his […]

West Coast Hip Hop Hooks And R&B Singer Nate Dogg,41,Dies From Complications From Multiple Strokes…Regulating In Eternity!!!

March 16, 2011

Late last night, we recieved the sad news that the smooth singing, laid back G-funk hip hop legend Nate Dogg, whose real name was Nathaniel D. Hale, has died at the young age of 41.(Long Beach press-Telegram) Nate Dogg had been suffering from health issues for several years, sufferring the effects of two strokes ,one in 2007,which left  him […]

Former Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr,44, Loses Battle With Addiction…

March 9, 2011

Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr,44, was found dead in a Salt Lake City Utah home yesterday afternoon, just weeks after being arrested for illegal possession of prescription narcotics. Salt Lake City cops say he had 6 Xanax pills and 6 Opana pills,which are painkillers, when he was arrested last month.(TMZ) The police were responding to a caller […]

MLB Dodgers Hall of Fame Player Duke Snider Dies At The Age Of 84…Played On The 1955 Championship Team In Brooklyn

February 27, 2011

Baseball Hall of Famer and Dodger’s legend Edwin Donald Snider,known to many generations of Dodger fans as “Duke” Snider, has passed away today at the age of 84.(LA Times) He succumbed to what his family called natural causes at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, California.(CBS) Snider was given the nickname “Duke” by his father […]

Motown Soul And Funk Legend Teena Marie,54, Has Passed Away Today In Her Sleep…R.I.P.

December 27, 2010

Like a thief in the night, death has silenced the voice of one of the music industries most accomplished, and much-loved funk, soul, and R&B singers, the incomparable Teena Marie, at the young age of 54.(TMZ) It is being reported that Lady T, as she was affectionately known  by generations of her fans, was found […]

Actor Tom Bosley aka ‘Mr. C’ of Happy Day’s Dead at 83…May He Rest In Peace.

October 19, 2010

Breaking News- Celebrity website TMZ is reporting that veteran T.V. star and character actor Tom Bosley,83, has passed away at his home in Palm Springs,Ca., from his fight battling a staph infection.(TMZ) Conflicting reports from Bosley’s agent, Sheryl Abrams, says Bosley died of heart failure at 4 a.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles. She says he was […]