Happy Heavenly Birthday to Leonard Nimoy who would have been 92 today. He was such a wonderful human being; kind, compassionate, caring, and grateful for the life that fame brought him. He never forgot where he came from or took anything for granted. Glad we were along for the ride of the man who brought out the humanity of Spock, and thankful he lived long and prospered.
I finally finished my annual tribute to the stars we lost in 2022. It took a bit longer than I expected, as I started this in December, and here it is March! But I wanted to be sure it was as complete as possible, and I believe it is.
After a while working on this, I felt I almost got to know all of these wonderful people personally. Some I had never heard of, and some died tragically (murder, car accidents, Covid, suicide) and way too young. Sadly there were also an unusually high number of passings in the Star Trek Family, some iconic and all beloved. But I hope the joy they brought the world will live on. Bless them on their journeys from life to life.
Unfortunately, there have been several notable passings already this year that I am aware of, but I am already beginning the 2023 farewells as I write this, and you will see them next January. (I’m only two months late with this!)
Let me know what you think, and feel free to include any of your favorite memories of these remarkable people. You can see all their names and accomplishments in the keys below.
Love and Blessings, Therese
ATHLETICS
1. Maury Wills, 89, Base-Stealing Shortstop for the Dodgers
2. Lusia Harris, 66, First Woman Drafted by NBA
3. Pelé, 82,Charismatic Master of the “Beautiful Game”
4. Jeremy Giambi, 47, Former MLB Player, portrayed in Moneyball.
5. Bill Russell, 88, Boston Celtics Legend and the NBA’s Ultimate Winner
6. Brad William Henke, 56, Super Bowl Winner, Orange Is the New Black, Lost
7. Scott Hall, 63, Notorious Bad Guy of Pro Wrestling
8. Bobby East, 37,Former NASCAR Driver (stabbed)
9. Jeff Gladney, 25, Arizona Cardinals Cornerback, (Car Accident)
10. Dwayne Haskins, 24, Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback, (Struck by Car)
11. Franco Harris, 72, Steelers Hall of Fame Running Back ‘Immaculate Reception’
12. Len Dawson, 87,Hall of Fame Chiefs Quarterback ‘Inside the NFL,’
13. Tony “Goose” Siragusa 55,“Super Bowl Champion and Actor in The Sopranos
14. Vin Scully, 94, Treasured Voice of the Dodgers
ENTERTAINERS AND NEWSMAKERS
15. Robert Clary, 96, Corporal LeBeau on Hogan’s Heroes
16. Gail Halvorsen, 101, Cold War ‘Candy Bomber’
17. Sonya Eddy, 55,General Hospital. Come Away Home
18. Georgia Holt, 96, Actress, Singer and Cher’s Mother,
19. Robbie Coltrane, 72 Comic Performer, Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’
20. Angela Lansbury, 96 Manchurian Candidate, Sweeney Todd, Murder She Wrote
21. Pat Carroll, 95, Cinderella, With Six you get Eggroll, The Little Mermaid,
22. Jules Bass, 87,Producer, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman
23. Ivan Reitman, 75, ‘Animal House’ Producer and ‘Ghostbusters’ Director
24. Kevin Conroy 66, Longtime Voice of Batman,
25. Steve Schapiro, 87, Acclaimed Photojournalist,
26. Douglas Kirkland, 88, Famed Photographer of Hollywood Luminaries
27. Patrick Demarchelier, 78, Fashion Photographer who took Princess Diana’s last portraits.
28. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 95, Retired Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
29. Brenda Deiss, 60, Breakout star of Red Rocket
30. Queen Elizabeth II, 96. Britain’s Longest Reigning Monarch, Mother of King Charles III
31. Dale Chritchlow 92, Napoleon Dynamite
32. Gallagher, 76, Comic Known for Smashing Watermelons
33. Busi Lurayi, (Mid 30s) ‘How to Ruin Christmas’
34. Adam Wade, 87, Singer, Actor Musical Chairs, Kiss Me Goodbye, Claudine
35. Larry Storch, 99, Corporal Randolph Agarn on F Troop,
36. Robyn Griggs, 49 ‘Another World’
37. Irene Papas, 93, The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek, The Moonspinners, Z.
38. Ann Turner Cook, 95, The Original Gerber Baby
39. James R. Olson, 91Andromeda Strain, Rachel, Rachel
40. Lindsey Pearlman, 43, ‘General Hospital’
41. P.J. O’Rourke, 74, Irreverent Author and Commentator
42. Michael Callan, 86, Actor in Broadway’s West Side Story and ‘Cat Ballou
43. Mary Alice, 85,Fences, Sparkle, The Matrix Revolutions,
44. Kenneth Tsang, 86,‘Rush Hour 2,’
45. Denise Dowse, 64. ‘Beverly Hills, 90210, Insecure
46. Paul Herman, 76, ‘The Sopranos,Entourage’ and ‘The Irishman,
47. Frank Vallelonga Jr.,60, Green Book, All In
48 Ray Liotta, 67,GoodFellas, ’Field of Dreams, Cocaine Bear
49. Leslie Phillips,98, Debonair British Actor of ‘Carry On,’ Potter’ Films
50. Clu Gulager, 93, ‘The Virginian,The Last Picture Show’
51. Robert Cormier 33,Heartland, Slasher
52. Michael Kopsa, 66, X-Files, Stargate SG-1
53. Tony Sirico, 79‘ The Sopranos’
54. Joan Hotchkis, 95, ‘The Odd Couple’, ‘Ode to Billie Joe,’
55. Stuart Margolin, 82, ‘The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H
56. Joe E. Tata, 85, Beverly Hills, 90210,A Clockwork Blue
For the past two months I’ve been working on my traditional, annual Memorial Collage for celebrities and newsmakers. I usually post this in January, but sadly, there were so many passing’s of notables that it’s taken a lot longer than usual. (The Musician page alone has way too many!)
Anyway, I worked all day yesterday on the final portion of the collage and I THOUGHT I saved it. Well, this morning it’s nowhere to be found and I have to start all over again on that part! (Waaaah!!)
Here’s hoping I’ll have the whole thing up within a week. You’ll see it here as soon as it’s finished, with name keys and all.
For now, here’s only a small portion.
Take care today and make every day count! Love you all – Therese
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Recently I wanted to write a post leading up to today, Star Trek Day (September 8th) but the other week, my husband, I, and both of our young adult sons all got Covid within four days of each other. Thankfully, we are all well and recovered now. Please get your vaccines and boosters, it will make the ailment SO MUCH easier to deal with and I have no doubt it saved us from much worse.
So today (September 8th) I was all set to write a post to celebrate Star Trek Day when I heard the sad news that Queen Elizabeth has passed at 96. She had a long, amazing and truly dedicated life to the people of Great Britain, and will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to Her family and the nation that loved her.
I will be posting articles on both of these events soon, and I thank you for your patience. In the meantime, you can check the post for Star Trek Day that I posted 2 years ago here, and you can see the collage I made for Queen Elizabeth’s 70th Anniversary Jubilee earlier this year here.
See you here soon, for now, sending hugs, Therese xo