[AlbertB]

I didn't know Atkins was dead. I live very comfortably on his regime now. He changed my life when I lost 35lbs on his diet. The only honest person I ever saw in the dieting industry.

[littlemar]

He slipped on a icy sidewalk and hit his head and was in a coma. Never came out of it. He was 70.

[AlbertB]

The real blessing was, he must have died slim. That would have pleased him.

He took a panning over here recently in a totally one sided TV programme which never listened to a word he said, only went back to their own in house slimming and nutritional experts with their own vested interests who gave everything he said the thumbs down. Well he leaves a very healthy foundation and a lot of slimmer more fulfilled people. I raise my glass of mineral water to him wherever he is.

[THoey]

Didn't the medical community just recently recognize that his diet plan was a good one?

[eggplant43]

You are correct. After 30 years of being dissed, his findings have been validated. I'm glad he lived long enough to know that/

[angelize56]

Noel Fox, who sang bass for the Oak Ridge Boys from the late Sixties until 1972, died in Nashville last week after suffering a series of strokes; he was sixty-three.

[angelize56]

John Butler, 56, who helped build Buffalo's Super Bowl teams of the 1990s before becoming general manager of the San Diego Chargers, died of lymphoma 11 April. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer last July, but that disease was in remission following his final chemotherapy treatment in late January.

Butler was a tough, sometimes gruff ex-Marine who was considered one of the NFL's best talent evaluators. "He was the consummate football guy," Charger's head coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "Football, after his family, was the thing that was most important to him. We lost a giant here, both literally and figuratively."

Butler's first NFL job was as a scout for the Chargers in 1985. In 1987 he moved to the Bills to serve as their personnel director, then became the team's general manager in 1993. He was in Buffalo's front office for all of its record four straight trips to the NFL championship game from 1991-94. The Bills lost all of those Super Bowls. During his tenure, the Bills went to the playoffs 10 times and had a record of 140-83.

He moved back to San Diego in January 2001. Butler built the foundation for San Diego's offense by drafting running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Drew Brees. San Diego went 5-11 and 8-8 in Butler's two seasons.

A native of Chicago, Butler spent four years in the Marines and saw active duty in Vietnam. After his discharge, he enrolled at San Bernardino Junior College, then went to the University of Illinois, where he played one season on the offensive line before a knee injury cut short his playing career.

[angelize56]

I couldn't remember Nedra until I saw her picture! Then went "oh yeah...now I know her!"<br><br><img src="http://forums.techguy.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=823242"><br><br>
One of the grandmother's of classic television has passed away. Nedra Volz who played the kind elderly grandmother on many sitcoms is dead at 94.

Most of you will remember her as the housekeeper Adelaide on the show "Different Strokes." In fact she has been one cast member of that show who survived what otherwise seemed to be a hex placed on members of that cast.

She made guest appearances on other shows of the same era and always portrayed a feisty but kind character. Nedra was a veteran stage performer though she didn't really become famous until she was in her 60's. She make her stage debut in Vaudeville as "Baby Nedra".

She was one of those actresses who always seemed to be around but no one knew her name. Well, Nedra, they know it now.

[angelize56]

Apr 19, 1:26 AM EDT

Ex-Steeler WR Ron Shanklin Dies at 55

DeSOTO, Texas (AP) -- Ron Shanklin, a former Pro Bowl receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died after battling colon cancer for the past 2 1/2 years.

Shanklin died Thursday morning at his home in DeSoto, a south Dallas suburb, his wife, Linda, told The Associated Press. He was 55.

The second player ever drafted by Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll, right after Terry Bradshaw, Shanklin led the Steelers in receptions each of his first three seasons (1971-73). In 1974, he split time with future Hall of Famer Lynn Swann and was a member of a Super Bowl championship team.

Shanklin caught 166 passes for 3,047 yards (18.3 per catch) and 24 touchdowns with the Steelers. He stands 15th in franchise history in receptions, 10th in yards and tied for eighth in touchdowns.

His best season was 1973, when 10 of his 30 receptions were touchdowns and he led the NFL with a 23.7-yard average. He caught at least one touchdown pass in six consecutive games, was voted most valuable player by his teammates and earned a spot in the Pro Bowl. A neck injury kept him out of the game, however.

Shanklin's final NFL season was 1976 with the Chicago Bears.

"Ron Shanklin was a terrific player and was one of those guys who helped us make the transition from the late '60s to the Super Bowl championship teams of the '70s," Steelers president Dan Rooney said. "We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his wife, Linda, and family."

He is a member of the North Texas and Texas Panhandle halls of fame. After his NFL career, Shanklin was a football coach at his alma mater, North Texas State, and the University of Houston.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Good Street Baptist Church in Dallas by Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home.

Shanklin is survived by his wife, Linda; two daughters, Ronda and Veronica; his mother and stepfather, Rose Marie and Mervyn Davis of Fairfield, Calif.; eight brothers; and three sisters.

[angelize56]

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Veteran Television Character Actor Dies
Jarvis Most Recently Starred On '7th Heaven'
Posted: 9:38 a.m. EDT April 21, 2003

A veteran character actor who most recently appeared the shows "7th Heaven," "Six Feet Under" and "JAG" has died.

Graham P. Jarvis was 72. He had bone marrow cancer.

Jarvis played Charles Jackson on "7th Heaven" from 1996 to 2002, and had two guest shots on "Six Feet Under" last year.

According to the Internet Movie Database, Jarvis appeared in films and television in the 1960s, but his steady stream of acting gigs didn't come until the 1970s.

Over the years Jarvis appeared in such films a "The Out-of-Towners," "Mr. Mom" and "Misery," and several television shows including "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "Murphy Brown," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "The X-Files," "The Drew Carey Show" and "ER."

Jarvis was also the narrator for the original Broadway production of "The Rocky Horror Show."

[SyscoKid]

Nina Simone, the jazz great whose rapsy, forceful voice helped define the civil rights movement, died Monday at her home in France, according to her U.S. booking agent. She was 70.

[eggplant43]

NEWS - Jazz Soul Veteran Nina Simone Dies
04/21/2003



(4/21/03, 6 p.m. ET) --

Jazz and soul vocalist Nina Simone has died at her home in the South of France. She was 70. The singer reportedly suffered from complications following a stroke.

Simone was well-known for her deep voice and controversial songs about civil rights as well as her unique interpretations of American standards and pop tunes.

Simone had a diverse career as a singer, songwriter, and lyrical interpreter who recorded jazz, blues, pop, and gospel. Jazz audiences are familiar with her 1959 tune "My Baby Just Cares For Me" and her version of the George Gershwin standard "I Love You Porgy" from the same year.

Soul music fans remember her 1960s civil rights protest tunes "Mississippi Goddamn!," "Old Jim Crow," and her 1969 hit "To Be Young, Gifted, And Black."

Simone recorded more than 50 albums, beginning with Nina Simone And Her Friends in 1957.

The artist was born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina. Raised in a family of eight children, she studied as a pianist and attended the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York, a rare achievement for a woman of color during the1950s.

Simone had been living in the South of France off and on for several years. According to her manager, she had been in ill health for the past few years. Despite her condition, she had continued to tour. At a 2001 Carnegie Hall concert in New York, she had to be helped to the stage and was seen backstage in a wheelchair.

Simone is survived by a daughter, Lisa, who is also a vocalist. Actor and director John Malkovich used Simone's dramatic 1969 recording of "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" as part of the score for his 2003 directorial debut, The Dancer Upstairs. "I can't think of anyone who could get up and philosophize about the nature of time like that other than her," Malkovich said. "She's alone. As a singer, when she chooses to apply herself to that, you know, she's one of the greatest tragedians ever

[angelize56]

I never thought about this thread being for anyone but well known people. Well I'd like to remember my Mom Christine who passed away 25 years ago on April 8th. She was 45 years old and her death was so unexpected. It still seems like yesterday to me. The years have not faded my memories of her nor really totally made me feel free of sorrow. There was so much left to do in her young life yet. So many things I would loved to have been able to do with her and say to her. I never got to say goodbye.

My Mom left behind my father Harold, who passed away August 20, 1988 at age 57, me and my twin sister Darlene who were 20 at the time, my brother Rick who was 23 and Hal who was 25. Also 2 lovely grandchildren Christi and Jessica who were very young. My Mom was a professional cake maker. I'll post some pix of cakes she made when I finish my spring cleaning. My Mom was well loved by everyone she knew and met. She just had a way of making others feel loved and wanted. She loved our 5 dogs! Everyone was so shocked by her sudden death! It was like my beautiful Mom was here one day laughing with us, sharing her love and life with us and gone the next. I miss her more than words can ever say. I would loved for her to have known my son William. I know he would have loved her as much as I did. I have faith we will meet again someday. But for now I can only remember her and hold onto the love she left behind. I would have given anything to have been able to say goodbye to my Mom...anything. Thanks to those who took the time to read this. Never take one day of yours or anyone else's life for granted. I truly believe now in never put off until tomorrow what you can say and do today. Life is fragile and not guaranteed to us forever. God bless us all. Take care. angel *HUGS*

For my Mom:

"Your footsteps have been silenced,
Your voice it has been stilled.
But death cannot erase the place,
That in our hearts you filled."

I Love You Mom.

January 3, 1933-April 8, 1978

[Steppinstone]

That was a beautiful sentiment Angel!

Today I would like to remember my Uncle Jim who passed away Monday April 21, 2003. Even though I wasn't really close to him, he was My mom's brother and my heartache goes out to my mom who has lost 3 sibling in the last few years. ( 11 children in my mom's family)

Chari

[eggplant43]

What a moving tribute. I'm glad you felt comfortable posting it in this thread. This thread, like all others, is whatever we decide to make it.