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The Rest In Peace & Remembrance Thread
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Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
IRVINE (IRV) ROBBINS, Founder of Baskin-Robbins, 1917-2008
05.06.08, 5:46 PM ET
From Forbes.com
Irvine (Irv) Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins passed away late Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 90 years old. Robbins, and his brother-in-law Burton (Burt) Baskin, founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain in 1945, which today is the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops with more than 5,800 stores in 34 countries.
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OTHERS WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
5/7
- Phil Armstrong, New Zealander radio producer of the
Paul Holmes Breakfast Show on Newstalk ZB,
5/6
- John Jay Iselin, 74, American public-access television
innovator, descendent of John Jay, pneumonia.
5/5
- Sam Aubrey, 85, American basketball player and coach
(Oklahoma State Cowboys)
- Witold Woyda, 68, Polish fencer, double gold medalist at
the 1972 Summer Olympics.
5/4
- Alvin Colt, 92, American Tony Award-winning costume designer
(On the Town, Guys and Dolls, Pipe Dream, Li'l Abner).
5/3
- Eight Belles, 3, American racehorse, 2008 Kentucky Derby 2nd
place finisher, euthanized.
- Lynne Cooper Harvey, 92, American radio producer, Radio Hall
of Fame member, wife of radio personality Paul Harvey, leukemia.
- Morgan Sparks, 91, American engineer, inventor of the first
practical bipolar junction transistor.
- Ted Key, 95, American cartoonist (Hazel), complications from
bladder cancer and stroke.
- Beverlee McKinsey, 67, American soap opera actress, natural causes.
5/2
- Robert M. Isaac, 80, American politician, mayor of Colorado
Springs, Colorado (1979-1997), pneumonia.
- Mildred Loving, 68, American civil rights pioneer, challenged
Virginia interracial marriage law (Loving v. Virginia).
- Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr., 93, American thoroughbred racehorse
trainer (Ruffian).
05.06.08, 5:46 PM ET
From Forbes.com
Irvine (Irv) Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins passed away late Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 90 years old. Robbins, and his brother-in-law Burton (Burt) Baskin, founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain in 1945, which today is the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops with more than 5,800 stores in 34 countries.
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OTHERS WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
5/7
- Phil Armstrong, New Zealander radio producer of the
Paul Holmes Breakfast Show on Newstalk ZB,
5/6
- John Jay Iselin, 74, American public-access television
innovator, descendent of John Jay, pneumonia.
5/5
- Sam Aubrey, 85, American basketball player and coach
(Oklahoma State Cowboys)
- Witold Woyda, 68, Polish fencer, double gold medalist at
the 1972 Summer Olympics.
5/4
- Alvin Colt, 92, American Tony Award-winning costume designer
(On the Town, Guys and Dolls, Pipe Dream, Li'l Abner).
5/3
- Eight Belles, 3, American racehorse, 2008 Kentucky Derby 2nd
place finisher, euthanized.
- Lynne Cooper Harvey, 92, American radio producer, Radio Hall
of Fame member, wife of radio personality Paul Harvey, leukemia.
- Morgan Sparks, 91, American engineer, inventor of the first
practical bipolar junction transistor.
- Ted Key, 95, American cartoonist (Hazel), complications from
bladder cancer and stroke.
- Beverlee McKinsey, 67, American soap opera actress, natural causes.
5/2
- Robert M. Isaac, 80, American politician, mayor of Colorado
Springs, Colorado (1979-1997), pneumonia.
- Mildred Loving, 68, American civil rights pioneer, challenged
Virginia interracial marriage law (Loving v. Virginia).
- Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr., 93, American thoroughbred racehorse
trainer (Ruffian).
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Mo.
May 11, 7:22 PM (ET)
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) - Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74.
Seven other people on the bus were injured in the wreck about two miles east of Mount Vernon on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. They were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries, according to the patrol.
It was unclear whether the crash was related to the severe storms and tornadoes that hit the region on Saturday. Storms also swept through the area later in the night, according to the National Weather Service.
Rambo, of Nashville, Tenn., was on her way to a Mother's Day performance in Texas, according to her Web site.
May 11, 7:22 PM (ET)
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) - Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74.
Seven other people on the bus were injured in the wreck about two miles east of Mount Vernon on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. They were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries, according to the patrol.
It was unclear whether the crash was related to the severe storms and tornadoes that hit the region on Saturday. Storms also swept through the area later in the night, according to the National Weather Service.
Rambo, of Nashville, Tenn., was on her way to a Mother's Day performance in Texas, according to her Web site.
vegaslights
Brute
Very sad about Mr. Robbins. My Grandparents knew him personally, as they owned 5 of his shops for over 34 years and became friends of his.
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
May 22, 7:30 AM (ET)
By JOE EDWARDS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.
The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family's home Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage brother, said Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The brother, whose name and exact age weren't available, apparently did not see the girl, McPherson said. No charges are expected.
"It looks like a tragic accident," she said.
May 22, 7:30 AM (ET)
By JOE EDWARDS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.
The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family's home Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage brother, said Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The brother, whose name and exact age weren't available, apparently did not see the girl, McPherson said. No charges are expected.
"It looks like a tragic accident," she said.
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
Teen actor in upcoming 'Harry Potter' film killed
May 24, 5:08 PM (ET)
LONDON (AP) - A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said.
Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed after he got caught up in a fight outside a bar in southwest London early Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Knox plays Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in the upcoming film "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the popular series set for release in November.
May 24, 5:08 PM (ET)
LONDON (AP) - A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said.
Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed after he got caught up in a fight outside a bar in southwest London early Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Knox plays Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in the upcoming film "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the popular series set for release in November.
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86
May 25, 12:51 AM (ET)
By BOB THOMAS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86.
Martin, who went on to become one of television's busiest directors after splitting with Dan Rowan in the late 1970s, died Saturday night of respiratory complications at a hospital in Santa Monica, family spokesman Barry Greenberg said.
"He had had some pretty severe respiratory problems for many years, and he had pretty much stopped breathing a week ago," Greenberg said.
May 25, 12:51 AM (ET)
By BOB THOMAS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86.
Martin, who went on to become one of television's busiest directors after splitting with Dan Rowan in the late 1970s, died Saturday night of respiratory complications at a hospital in Santa Monica, family spokesman Barry Greenberg said.
"He had had some pretty severe respiratory problems for many years, and he had pretty much stopped breathing a week ago," Greenberg said.
I'm saddened by this news. I loved Rowan and Martins Laugh-In. Who didn't tune into it every week. The show was a laugh. Dick Martin will be sorrowfully missed 
R.I.P. Dick
CNN's obit on Dick Martin
R.I.P. DickCNN's obit on Dick Martin
Desertwind
Head of the Day Shift
Very sad but I had no idea he was that old 86, WOW:wtf: I thought he was like in his 70's. he was a riot, who didn't laugh at his antics?, and his buddy Dan Rowan has been gone since the 80's a great team, and I hope he's making the angels laugh, may he RIP!
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
Inspiration for 'Family Circus' Mommy dies at 82
May 25, 8:22 PM (ET)
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
PHOENIX (AP) - Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running "Family Circus" comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82.
She died Friday of Alzheimer's disease, the family said.
"Family Circus," which Keane began drawing in 1960, depicts the good-humored life of two parents and their four children. It is now featured in about 1,500 newspapers.
Full story here.
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J.R. Simplot, potato and computer chip king, dies
May 25, 7:13 PM (ET)
By JOHN MILLER
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.
Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said Simplot apparently died of natural causes.
The quintessential Idaho farmer increasingly dominated the state's business and political landscape for 70 years, and the company that bears his name remains a powerful force today - in Idaho and beyond.
Simplot and his family were ranked at No. 80 on Forbes magazine's 2006 list of richest Americans, with an estimated wealth of $3.2 billion.
Full story here.
May 25, 8:22 PM (ET)
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
PHOENIX (AP) - Thelma Keane, the inspiration for the Mommy character in the long-running "Family Circus" comic created by her husband, Bil Keane, has died. She was 82.
She died Friday of Alzheimer's disease, the family said.
"Family Circus," which Keane began drawing in 1960, depicts the good-humored life of two parents and their four children. It is now featured in about 1,500 newspapers.
Full story here.
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J.R. Simplot, potato and computer chip king, dies
May 25, 7:13 PM (ET)
By JOHN MILLER
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99.
Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said Simplot apparently died of natural causes.
The quintessential Idaho farmer increasingly dominated the state's business and political landscape for 70 years, and the company that bears his name remains a powerful force today - in Idaho and beyond.
Simplot and his family were ranked at No. 80 on Forbes magazine's 2006 list of richest Americans, with an estimated wealth of $3.2 billion.
Full story here.
I just heard about Rob Knox's death. It's terrible. May he rest in peace.
Oscar winning director Sidney Pollack has died at the age of 73 Pollack died of cancer at his home on Monday afternoon surrounded by his family and friends.
Sidney Pollack dies of cancer
Pollack died of cancer at his home on Monday afternoon surrounded by his family and friends. Sidney Pollack dies of cancer
vegaslights
Brute
Oscar winning director Sidney Pollack has died at the age of 73
Sidney Pollack dies of cancer
No way! I thought he was a great actor/director. So sad. RIP.
Dynamo1
Head of the Swing Shift
From TV Guide online:
X-Files 2 Star Xzibit's Baby Son Dies
Xzibit by Jun Sato/WireImage.com Rapper and soon-to-be movie star, Xzibit, revealed the death of his 11-day-old baby son Xavier Kingston Joiner on May 26. Xzibit wrote about his son's death on his blog from his official MySpace page, saying "[Xavier's] lungs were not strong enough to handle regular oxygen on his own."
Though the baby was born prematurely, Xzibit had spoken optimistically about his chances of survival. Now that his son is gone, the rapper urges people reading his blog to cherish every moment with their children, saying "Hold on to your kids, if you have them. Protect them and show them you love them everyday you wake up and see them."
X-Files 2 Star Xzibit's Baby Son Dies
Xzibit by Jun Sato/WireImage.com Rapper and soon-to-be movie star, Xzibit, revealed the death of his 11-day-old baby son Xavier Kingston Joiner on May 26. Xzibit wrote about his son's death on his blog from his official MySpace page, saying "[Xavier's] lungs were not strong enough to handle regular oxygen on his own."
Though the baby was born prematurely, Xzibit had spoken optimistically about his chances of survival. Now that his son is gone, the rapper urges people reading his blog to cherish every moment with their children, saying "Hold on to your kids, if you have them. Protect them and show them you love them everyday you wake up and see them."
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