SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THE SPECIAL PERSONALITIES IN 2015
Every year we lose so many special personalities in all walks of life and today is a time to remember many of them
Music
Singer NATALIE COLE
Singer JACK ELY sang Louie Louie for the @KINGSMAN
Rapper SEAN PRACA
Singer PERCY SLEDGE When Man Loves a Woman
COREY WELLS and JIMMY GREENSPOON of THREE DOG NIGHT
Singer LESLIE GORE( ITS MY PARTY AND I WILL CRY IF I WANT TO)
Country singer legend LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS
Blues Legend @BB KING
@CYNTHIA ROBINSON of SLY and THE FAMILY STONE
Bassist CHRIS SQUIRE of YES
Singer BEN KING
Drummer ALAN WHITE who played drums on the BEATLES LOVE ME DO
Singer, FRANKIE FORD famous for SEA CRUISE
Conductor KURT MASUR of the NEW YORK PHILHORMONIC
Singer SCOTT WEILAND of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
Guitarist GARY RICHRATH of REO
Singer LYNN ANDERSON famous for I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN
LEMMY KILMISTER of Motorhead
*Sports
HARRY GALLATIN HOF Basketball for the KNICKS
MOSES MALONE HOF
JOHN HOT ROD WILLIAMS
DOLPH SCHAYES HOF
JIM LOSCUTOFF played on 7 Boston Celtic Champion Teams
NEAL WALKER of the Suns
MEL DANIELS HOF of the Pacers
DAVE MEYERS of the great UCLA Teams
DARYL DAWKINS noted as the CHOCOLATE THUNDER
Great HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS MARQUES HAYNES and MEADOWLARK LEMON
Coach JERRY TARKANIAN
Coach FLIP SAUNDERS
Golfer KEL NAGLE who BRITISH OPEN in 1960
Golfer CALVIN PEETE
HOF Golfer LOUISE SUGGS
Football
Football HOF FRANK GIFFORD of the Giants
HOF CHARLIE SANDERS Wide Receiver for the Lions
JETHRO PUGH of Dallas Cowboys
HOF KENNY STABLER of the Raiders
MEL FARR Running back for Lions was Rookie of the Year
GARO YEPREMIAN of the Dolphins
HOF CHUCK BEDANICK of the Eagles
Coach BILL ARNSPARGER from Miami and Giants
Coach ALLIE SHERMAN from Giants
Coach LINDY INFANTE of the Packers
Baseball
HOF ERNIE BANKS of the Cubs
Pitcher BILL MONBOUQUETTE of the Red Sox
STU MILLER of the Baltimore
JIM O'TOOLE of the Reds
JOAQUINN ANDUJAR of the Cards
FRANK MALZONE of the Sox
HOF YOGI BERRA of the Yanks
NORM SIEBERN of the Royals and Yanks
DEAN CHANCE CY Young Winner for Twins
HOF ANNOUNCER MILO HAMILTON
Pitcher KEN JOHNSON Only Pitcher to lose a 9 Inning No Hitter of Houston Colt 45s
Boxing
BOB FOSTER Light Heavy Weight Champion fought ALI
GENE FULLMER
Racing
BUDDY BAKER won Daytona 500 in 1980
Horse Racing
JOHN NERUD HOF Thoroughdred Trainer
JERRY LAMBERT HOF Jockey
Wrestling
RODDY PIPER
Hockey
MARCEL PRONOVAST HOF with Redwings
BERT OLMSTEAD HOF on Montreal
Olympics
HENRY CARR 2 time Olympic Golld
MEL WHITFIELD Olympic Gold
RON CLARKE did not win Gold but held many world records
Special Note STUART SCOTT famed of ESPN
MEDAL OF HONOR
TIBER RUBIN
GEORGE SAKATO
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
ALFRED GILMAN
VAL VITCH for Physics
POLITICAL
TARIQ AZIZ Saddam Hussein aide
Sen. FRED THOMPSON of TENN
BO BIDEN Vice Presidents son
Sen EDWARD BROOKE of Mass
OLENE WALKER First Gov of Utah
KIM YOUNG SAM South Korean President
HELMUT SCHMIDT West German Chancellor
JERRY BERRIGAN Catholic Peace Activist
Sen. FRED THOMPSON of Tenn
MARIO CUOMO
Other Notables
Reporter BOB SIMON
Beautiful Mind JOHN F NASH
Writer EL DOCTROW
Writer ANN RULE
Writer JACKIE COLLINS
BRAD ANDERSON creator of Marmaduke
CYNTHIA LENNON ex wife of John
VINCENT T BUGLIOSI Prosecutor of Manson Trail and writer of Helter Skelter
TV/Movies
ROBERT LOGGIA famous from Scarface
ROSE SIGGINS American Horror Story
MARTY INGELS
PAUL PRUDHOMME Chef
JOAN LESLIE Sgt York,
PAT WOODELL Bobbie Jo of Petticoat Junction
CATHERINE COULSON of Twin Peaks
DEAN JONES of Love Bug
MARTIN MILNER of Route 66 and ADAM 12
MARJORIE LORD of Danny Thomas Show
WAYNE ROGERS of MASH
THEODORE BIKEL of BOND fame and Fiddler on the Roof
BLAZE STARR famous Burlesque Queen
GRACE LEE WHITNEY famous as Yoeman Janice Rand of Star Trek
ROGER REES Tony winner for Nicholas Nickleby
BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
JACK LARSON Jimmy Olson of Superman TV series
DAVID CANARY of Bonanza
LEONARD NIMOY of Star Trek
DICK VAN PATTEN
OMAR SHARIFF of Dr. Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia
MAUREEN O'HARA
ANITA ECKBERG
PATRICK MACNEE of the Avengers
TAYLOR NEGRON famous of Fast Times of Ridgemont High
ALEX ROCCO of Godfather fame as Mo Green
RICHARD DYSART of LA Law and Pale Rider
DICKIE MOORE famous child actor
DONNA DOUGLAS Elly May of Beverly Hillbillies
YVONNE CRAIG of Bat Girl Fame
JACK CARTER comedian
SUZANNE CROUGH of Patridge Family Fame
JAYNE MEADOWS of the Honeymooners
MELODY PATTERSON of F Troop
BUD YORKIN producer of All in the Family
BESS MYERSON Miss America
HOLLY WOODLAWN noted in Lou Reeds Walk on the Wild Side
ANGELA MCEWAN of Nebraska and Parks and Recreation
ANNE MEARA
AL MOLANARIO of Happy Days
GARY OWENS and JUDY CARNE of Laugh IN Fame
NATHANIEL MARSTON of One Life to Live
DICK MAUGG one half of the Bartles and James Duo
SARED JAFFREY of Indian actor of Gandhi fame
*GEORGE BARRIS who built Batmobile.
There are many more from our own loved ones so next time you sit down to eat raise a toast to everyone who has had some effect on our lives and thank them for anything anyone has done for us.
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