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Mayor of Toronto and crack enthusiast Rob Ford.

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Zaha Hadid (65)

MERLE HAGGARD DEAD On 79th Birthday

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/06/merle-haggard-dead/

TMZ wrote:Country music legend Merle Haggard has died after battling double pneunomia ... according to his manager.

Haggard was diagnosed with pneumonia last year and spent 11 days at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Riverside early this year. He died at home near Redding, CA on Wednesday morning.

Cal Kirshen - KMTV sports and weather in the early 70's http://www.kmtv.com/news/local-news/kmt ... oplay=true

Doris Roberts, aka Marie Barone age 90

Prince, Dead at 57.

He was Dead, then it was someone else that died on his property, now they are saying he is dead.... Fluid situation.

I saw a story last weekend that he was on a flight home & they diverted & took him to a hospital for an "undisclosed" illness.

debradomayer wrote:I saw a story last weekend that he was on a flight home & they diverted & took him to a hospital for an "undisclosed" illness.

Here is a story about both. Apparently last week was the flu:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pri ... 244a7b2a5b

Chyna the wrestler

Prince, 57.

RNcyanide wrote:Prince, 57.

If that age is correct, he's younger than I am.

Omababe wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:Prince, 57.

If that age is correct, he's younger than I am.

Rumors have circulated for years that he had aids. He caught aids back in the 90's (he was legendary for leading a horridly crazy reckless stupid sexual lifestyle) and has been taking meds to fight it for years. He believed divine intervention had cured him in the past two years so he had quit taking his aids drugs and the aids had taken over his body again. They are doing an autopsy today so we might know soon enough and then again they might try to cover it up to protect his reputation.

Watching TV news shows will be unbearable for the next few days as they beat this story to death that many of us could care less about. Wake me up when its over.

AIDS was the first thing I thought of. Wouldn't surprise me. But then any cause of death won't surprise me

I'm kind of surprised about the amount of "lead story" coverage this is getting, even on local news shows. But he was a musical genius and a great showman, so I really shouldn't be surprised, since he's deserving. I always liked his 1999 album....I'll have to hook-up the turn table again and give it a listen. It's nice to have the non-stop coverage of Trump pushed aside for a while, even though it's sad.

The wall to wall coverage is crazy. It reminds me of when Michael Jackson died. Shrouded in mystery!

Morley Safer

Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

Coyote wrote:Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

If he's cremated, they can scatter his ashes in the HoAP lagoon.

RNcyanide wrote:

Coyote wrote:Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

If he's cremated, they can scatter his ashes in the HoAP lagoon.

Bury him under one of those ugly, red brick buildings.

choke wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:

Coyote wrote:Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

If he's cremated, they can scatter his ashes in the HoAP lagoon.

Bury him under one of those ugly, red brick buildings.

He'll long be remembered for what he didn't leave behind more than what he did leave behind, by some.

GetUrban wrote:

choke wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:

Coyote wrote:Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

If he's cremated, they can scatter his ashes in the HoAP lagoon.

Bury him under one of those ugly, red brick buildings.

He'll long be remembered for what he didn't leave behind more than what he did leave behind, by some.

It was a bad situation all around. You wonder if Harper had any regrets about Jobber's Canyon later on. Reading the OWH article about him, it's clear he did like the Omaha community. He took that RJR job in New York but only if he could keep his residence in Omaha. I think that makes it a little harder to be so tough on the guy. Harper could of moved ConAgra like the current CEO? Omaha and downtown is probably off better than it would have been otherwise. It's just too bad the renovation of old structures wasn't as popular back then as it is today.

choke wrote:

GetUrban wrote:

choke wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:

Coyote wrote:Mike Harper (88) former CEO of ConAgra.

If he's cremated, they can scatter his ashes in the HoAP lagoon.

Bury him under one of those ugly, red brick buildings.

He'll long be remembered for what he didn't leave behind more than what he did leave behind, by some.

It was a bad situation all around. You wonder if Harper had any regrets about Jobber's Canyon later on. Reading the OWH article about him, it's clear he did like the Omaha community. He took that RJR job in New York but only if he could keep his residence in Omaha. I think that makes it a little harder to be so tough on the guy. Harper could of moved ConAgra like the current CEO? Omaha and downtown is probably off better than it would have been otherwise. It's just too bad the renovation of old structures wasn't as popular back then as it is today.

I think if he did have any regrets, he wasn't the type who would let it be known. No doubt he was a great benefit to many people in Omaha. The saddest part is we could have had Jobbers AND ConAgra downtown if he wasn't so stubborn. It seems Daub was in only one in the OWH article who acknowledged it was controversial to give Harper everything he wanted. But, let Harper have his praise now that he's gone.

Tom Rudloff (76 - founder and co-owner of the former Antiquarium Bookstore in the Old Market)

According to ABC, Muhammad Ali has passed away at age 74. From complications of Parkinson's Disease

debradomayer wrote:According to ABC, Muhammad Ali has passed away at age 74. From complications of Parkinson's Disease

He had been placed on life support this morning.
RIP GOAT!

Kimbo Slice, 42.

Pat Summit 64
Buddy Ryan 82

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel dies at 87

OWH writer Steve Pivovar lost his battle with Cancer and passed away at age 64

Wow Bad day.

In addition to local sports writer Piv

John Saunders had passed away at age 61

nebugeater wrote:In addition to local sports writer Piv

John Saunders had passed away at age 61

And Dick Holland too..

Fyvush Finkel, actor, August 14, 2016 at age 93.

Youree Dell Harris, aka: Miss Cleo, psychic, July 26, 2016 at age 53.

Gene Wilder. 83. Screw you 2016. This year sucks.

Juan Gabriel, one of the most important Spanish singer/songwriters of the last 40 years dead at 66.

MadMartin8 wrote:Gene Wilder. 83. Screw you 2016. This year sucks.

Totally agree. Blazing Saddles need I say more.

Phyllis "A woman's place is in the home, so what the he!! am I doing out here on the lecture circuit?" Schlafly

Although I am sad to see most anyone pass on, this is one person whose ideas and acts I really did not care very much for.

Omababe wrote:Phyllis "A woman's place is in the home, so what the he!! am I doing out here on the lecture circuit?" Schlafly

Although I am sad to see most anyone pass on, this is one person whose ideas and acts I really did not care very much for.

The smarter Sarah Palin of her day. Feminism was starting to decay, and a lot of women and men were beginning to question the validity of it. Into that vacuum entered Ms Schlafly. Had it not been for the environment of the late 70s and early to mid 80s, she would have been much less prominent.

bigredmed wrote:

Omababe wrote:Phyllis "A woman's place is in the home, so what the he!! am I doing out here on the lecture circuit?" Schlafly

Although I am sad to see most anyone pass on, this is one person whose ideas and acts I really did not care very much for.

The smarter Sarah Palin of her day. Feminism was starting to decay, and a lot of women and men were beginning to question the validity of it. Into that vacuum entered Ms Schlafly. Had it not been for the environment of the late 70s and early to mid 80s, she would have been much less prominent.

Blagh. Again, while I don't care to rejoice in the death of people, the ideas of this woman were flat out repulsive.