2018 Celebrity Death Pool

[Craig Arko]

Barbara Bush, 92.

[ashbury]

Barbara Bush, 92.

Haven't seen an official announcement of her passing. There was recent news she is turning down further medical assistance except for comfort.

[Squirrel]

 

Haven't seen an official announcement of her passing. There was recent news she is turning down further medical assistance except for comfort.

Yes ... I see a report that CBS prematurely announced her death. Didn't that happen with someone else, too? Anyway ... still alive, but no longer fighting her terminal illness and has opted for 'comfort care.'

[stringer bell]

Same thing happened with Tom Petty.

[lecroy24fan]

 

Barbara Bush, 92.

 

This is now official.

[Musk21]

 

This is now official.

 

2 people had the former First Lady for 8 points.

 

Current Standings

1. Carole Keller (B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 44 pts

2. biggentleben (Mark E. Smith) - 40 points

3t. GCTF (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

3t. Pius Jefferson (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

3t. steve (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

6. lecroy24fan (B.Bush) - 8 pts

 

[biggentleben]

A musician taken way too early, Avicii, at 28.

[Craig Arko]

Verne Troyer, age 49. Most people remember him as Mini Me. I remember this.

 

[Craig Arko]

Margot Kidder, age 69. Lois Lane to Christopher Reeves Superman.

[Craig Arko]

Author Tom Wolfe, age 88.

 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/tom-wolfe-obituary/index.html

[Craig Arko]

Astronaut Alan Bean, fourth person to walk on the moon. Age 86.

 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/alan-bean-the-fourth-human-to-walk-on-the-moon-has-died/

[USAFChief]

Actress/comedienne Roseanne Barr.

 

//

 

too soon?

[stringer bell]

Kate Spade—55 years old. Apparent suicide.

[Squirrel]

Jerry Maren, the last Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, died the other day. He was a member of the Lollipop Guild.

[Craig Arko]

Anthony Bourdain, 61.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html

[ashbury]

Dwight Clark, also 61, has made his last Catch, it seems.

[Musk21]

Wrestling's Leon White, better known as Vader or Big Van Vader, dead at the age of 63. 3 had him on their lists for 37 points.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (Vader, S.Hawking) - 61 pts

2. lecroy24fan (Vader, B.Bush) - 45 pts

3. Carole Keller (B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 44 pts

4. biggentleben (Mark E. Smith) - 40 points

5. Musk21 (Vader) - 37 pts

6. GCTF (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

6t. Pius Jefferson (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

 

[Craig Arko]

Author, editor, literary critic, and professional PITA Harlan Ellison; 84.

 

https://13thdimension.com/harlan-ellison-dead-at-84/

[lecroy24fan]

Sad day for wrestling as Nikolai Volkoff, Brian Christopher, and Brickhouse Brown have all passed away today.

 

[Musk21]

Charlotte Rae, best known as Mrs. Garrett from 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'The Facts of Life' has died at the age of 92.  8 points for Pius Jefferson.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (Vader, S.Hawking) - 61 pts

2. lecroy24fan (Vader, B.Bush) - 45 pts

3. Carole Keller (B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 44 pts

4. biggentleben (Mark E. Smith) - 40 points

5. Musk21 (Vader) - 37 pts

6. Pius Jefferson (C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 32 pts

7. GCTF (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

 

[ashbury]

If anyone had him, former Gopher basketball star Bob Gelle croaked last Friday too.

[Squirrel]

 

Charlotte Rae, best known as Mrs. Garrett from 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'The Facts of Life' has died at the age of 92.  8 points for Pius Jefferson.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (Vader, S.Hawking) - 61 pts

2. lecroy24fan (Vader, B.Bush) - 45 pts

3. Carole Keller (B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 44 pts

4. biggentleben (Mark E. Smith) - 40 points

5. Musk21 (Vader) - 37 pts

6. Pius Jefferson (C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 32 pts

7. GCTF (S.Hawking) - 24 pts

For some reason I thought she had already died. Learn something new every day. RIP.

[Musk21]

Chicago Blackhawks' legend Stan Mikita has died at the age 78. GCTF had him for 22 points.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (Vader, S.Hawking) - 61 pts

2. GCTF (S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 46 pts

3. lecroy24fan (Vader, B.Bush) - 45 pts

4. Carole Keller (B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 44 pts

5. biggentleben (Mark E. Smith) - 40 points

6. Musk21 (Vader) - 37 pts

7. Pius Jefferson (C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 32 pts

 

 

[biggentleben]

Confirmed by multiple sources that the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, has passed. The greatest waitress that the Soul Food Cafe has ever known.

[Musk21]

 

Confirmed by multiple sources that the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, has passed. The greatest waitress that the Soul Food Cafe has ever known.

 

Kind of surprised, but no one had her on their list this year. 

[Musk21]

8 people had John McCain for 19 points.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 80 pts

2. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

3. lecroy24fan (J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 64 pts

4. Carole Keller (J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 63 pts

5. biggentleben (J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 59 points

6. Musk21 (J.McCain, Vader) - 56 pts

7. Pius Jefferson (J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 51 pts

8. Badsmerf (J.McCain) - 19 pts

 

[Squirrel]

Is it wrong of me to feel kind of weird about how well I'm doing my first time out? I'm not a good prognosticator, usually, so I wonder what special abilities I have to channel this?

[Musk21]

Burt Reynolds has passed away at the age of 82. Two of us had him for 18 points.

 

Current Standings

1. steve (J.McCain, Vader, S.Hawking) - 80 pts

2. Musk21 (B.Reynolds, J.McCain, Vader) - 74 pts

3. Pius Jefferson (B.Reynolds, J.McCain, C.Rae, S.Hawking) - 69 pts

4. GCTF (J.McCain, S.Mikita, S.Hawking) - 65 pts

5. lecroy24fan (J.McCain, Vader, B.Bush) - 64 pts

6. Carole Keller (J.McCain, B.Bush, S.Hawking, R.Bannister) - 63 pts

7. biggentleben (J.McCain, Mark E. Smith) - 59 points

8. Badsmerf (J.McCain) - 19 pts

 

[Pius Jefferson]

Vader might cost me the championship.

[Pius Jefferson]

looking at my list of names. How the hell is Artie Lange still alive?