Notable Deaths 2012

[Mushroom]

Jean Giraud - Moebius, comic book artist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17327374

 

[kimahri]

****!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

That may actualy make Arzach be republished!

 

[CoasterWild]

Former Australian 'Price Is Right' host Ian 'Turps' Turpie, 68:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/ce ... 6296257294

 

[Ollie]

Chaleo Yoovidhya. Inventor of Red Bull, dies in Thailand.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/red-bull-drink ... 30894.html

 

[CoasterWild]

AFL Footballer Jim Stynes:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

 

[bazpa]

Darts legend Jocky Wilson 62
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepag ... ng-62.html

 

[CoasterWild]

Edd Gould, 22:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkEvbOsr138&feature=g-logo&context=G2c7a8a2FOAAAAAAAFAA[/youtube]
He was one of YouTube's best members. His channel will live on until YouTube decides to remove it.
Fact: Cancer scares me sometimes!

 

[Hurri]

This may warrant a thread of its own in the News section, because it's industry related...

Former Dreamland boss Jimmy Godden has passed away:
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Kent-seasid ... story.html

And we as coaster enthusiasts must of course remember that this man was allegedly probably responsible for burning down the Scenic in Margate...

 

[furie]

It's so rare to see good news in this topic...

Not related to anything, just making an observation....

 

[Mark]

Hmmm, my thoughts at this moment would be considered callous, bad natured and insensitive at the moment, so I am zipping my lip.

 

[Lain]

Jim Marshall.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... -88-538243

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Thomas Kinkade, painter:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/arts/ ... at-54.html

Shame, he was really talented!

 

[davidm]

Jack Tramiel

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/ ... at-age-83/

If you are as old as me and as geeky as me, then that will mean something.

 

[furie]

The Atari ST was allegedly named after his son, Sam. Oh Atari, what did you do...

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Dick Clark

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obi ... 54390716/1

 

[Ollie]

Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapar ‘beheaded by jealous rivals’ aged 26:
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/bollywood-ac ... ivals.html

 

[furie]

Nowegian swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17908737

 

[Colossus]

Former USC and San Diego Chargers Linebacker Junior Seau.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17931839

 

[Youngster Joey]

Beastie Boys MCA Adam Yauch dead at 47

http://music.ign.com/articles/122/1224341p1.html

 

[ECG]

^So sad. So young...