R.I.P. THREAD

[Calilasseia]

JPR Williams, who became one of several legendary Welsh rugby union players in the 1970s, has died at the age of 74, after a battle with bacterial meningitis.

What is less well known, is that he also had a successful career as an orthopaedic surgeon.

He was a part of the legendary group of Welsh international rugby union players that included JJ Williams, Gareth Edwards, Barry John and Phil Bennett, that together won three Five Nations Grand Slams in the 1970s, considered by many to be a golden era of Welsh rugby union.

[THWOTH]

Franz Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024).

JPR Williams (2 March 1949 – 8 January 2024).

[Calilasseia]

Allan Penzias, co-discoverer of the cosmic microwave background, died on 22nd January, 2024, aged 90. Tragically, his twylight years were overshadowed by Alzheimer's disease.

Melanie Safka, better known simply as Melanie, died on 23rd January, 2024, aged 76. Her biggest hit single was Brand New Key, released in 1971.

[Seabass]

[The_Metatron]

My dad would have been ninety years old today. He died thirty years ago.

I learned the value of honesty from him. Honesty to myself and to others.

To the Dads.

[THWOTH]

To the Dads.

[Calilasseia]

Just in ...

Marcello Gandini, Italian car designer best known for his work on the Lamborghini Miura and the utterly outrageous Lamborghini Countach,has died at the age of 85.

As well as working on the Miura, the world's first true mid-engined supercar, he worked upon the Alfa Romeo Carabo, the first driveable vehicle to feature "scissor doors" opening vertically, that were also known as "carabo doors" courtesy of this project. These doors would, of course, become a signature feature of the Lamborghini Countach, and appear on every V12 powered top-level model from the company since, including the current Aventador.

[Calilasseia]

Frans de Waal primate researcher who did much to elucidate the connection between evolutionary biology and the development of ethics through his internationally renowned primate research, has died from stomach cancer aged 75.

A true giant in his field who will be sorely missed.

[Calilasseia]

BREAKING NEWS: Peter Higgs, the physicist who proposed the existence of the Higgs Boson, has died at the age of 94.

More here and here ...

[THWOTH]

I wonder if they'll hold a religious service for him, because you can't have a mass without a Higgs boson.





I'll get my coat...

[DougC]

Orenthal James Simpson
(July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024)
American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, his professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

Wiki

B.B.C.

[Calilasseia]

Turns out we've lost another car designer, namely Paolo Pininfarina.

Fittingly, the first obituary I found was courtesy of Top Gear.

The Pininfarina design house has, of course, been intimately intertwined with Ferrari for decades.

[Animavore]

Daniel Dennet has died.

https://dailynous.com/2024/04/19/daniel ... 1942-2024/

[THWOTH]

Santa has left the building.

Shame. Liked his writing very much.