There have been a lot of celebrities and people of note who have passed away recently. People who were the faces of generations created memories that will last a lifetime. These individuals are human beings and like all other humans, they will one day leave us for eternity and find communion with the afterlife.
Here’s a short list of people who have passed in the past few weeks. More passed away earlier in the year.
Bob Newhart
Richard Simmons
Shannen Doherty
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Martin Mull
Donald Sutherland
Willie Mays
Shelley Duvall
Jacoby Jones
James Sikking
Naomi Pomeroy
Benji Gregory
Joe Bonsall
Sika Anoa’i
Bill Cobbs
We aren’t even done with the year and this list will grow longer. Please someone protect Dick Van Dyke.
Two of the most iconic entertainers of a generation died ten years ago. Farrah Fawcett was a sex symbol and one of Charlie’s Angels. Michael Jackson was a child star who changed music. They both died on the same day, June 25th, 2009. It’s hard to believe they have been gone this long. Their lives continue to influence us daily.
The Bush family is the greatest political dynasty in American history. I didn’t agree with everything they did in politics but they are decent people who worked to make the world better in their own way.
Tonight this nation mourns Barbara Pierce Bush who devoted her life to service to the country as its First and Second Lady of The United States. Rest in power Mrs. Bush.
Bill Paxton with Helen Hunt in the movie “Twister”.
I remember seeing Bill Paxton in the movie “Twister” it was the first movie I saw on DVD. He was great as a storm chasing meteorologist. His role as a patriarch of a historic feuding family in the TV mini series “Hatfield’s and McCoy’s” was pretty spot on too. Paxton was also in “Apollo 13” with Tom Hanks. Most recently he was in a CBS TV show called “Training Day”. Paxton passed away at the age of 61 today. Thanks for the great movie memories.
This year went from awful to suck to something horrible in 365 days. I won’t miss this year. So much has happened. So much pain. So so much loss. We can’t make sense of it all. Lord have mercy over us all.
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