The R.I.P. thread

Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies

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Oooffff. That hit unexpectedly hard

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I know. I’m half way through Schitts Creek. Really gutted.

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I loved her in the Christopher Guest Mockumentaries. Particularly Best In Show opposite Eugene Levy. The comic timing was perfect.

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Always like John to be fair. Sad to hear.

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Heart warming and heart breaking at the same time.

Ontario toy builder for sick kids finished 50th dollhouse days before dying of cancer.

The article also contains a video of an interview of Vincent Giannotti from 2 years ago talking about the joy of building the doll houses for sick kids.

Rest in peace.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/tecumseh-dollhouse-builder-cancer-sick-kids-9.7075509

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These are the people that deserve knighthoods

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Have always liked this song

edit, RIP Brad Arnold

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James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek actor, dies aged 48 :pensive_face:

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Always very sad to hear of anyone dying so young but why is his death one of the lead stories on BBC news? I have never heard of him and I am sure the vast majority of people in the UK won’t have either.

They quoted Michelle Gellar saying he is a huge loss to the world…really?

He was the lead actor in Dawson’s Creek. I’ve never seen it, but it was very popular with the Millennial generation and produced a number of major stars amongst its cast. So, I suppose he was a significant figure for a certain demographic without being a household name as such. Possibly similar to Mathew Perry?

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Most of his followers don’t know who Clark Gable is.

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That would be Dark Label,or known as that by my generation :laughing:

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But frankly, they don’t give a damn.

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https://www.itv.com/news/2026-02-14/former-foreign-office-chief-mouser-palmerston-dies-in-bermuda

Another legend gone

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He has left a fantastic filmography, though. To Kill a Mockingbird through to Pale Blue Eye. 60 years worth of cinema.

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