# In Memory \[Obituary Thread\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [July 17, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087 "2017-07-17T14:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/21 "2018-06-11T19:30:32Z")
It really is. A close friend of ours attempted it but thankfully didn’t succeed. But I think even if you don’t know someone well it’s still just so profoundly shocking. It frightens me because I’m all too familiar with depression and it’s scary how easily it can escalate to that. I guess we should try and remember what a great guy he was instead of focusing on the sadness. I intend to do that once I’m over the shock… ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/22 "2018-06-11T19:50:00Z")
And all that now that people talk a lot about it again due to current events. I always say. Chances are you know someone, you just aren´t able to tell because it doesn´t look the way you imagine it does. So talk to the people you know always be nice and show some understanding. Also allow them to retreat when they´d rather do so, don´t bug them too hard either. And if you are affected. Know that people wanna talk to you. Even if you don´t feel talking about the issue itself, it helps a great deal talking about other things to take your mind off an feel valued again by other people. That can really help. I know what I´m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/23 "2018-06-11T19:58:45Z")
Yep. I think lots of people in that situation can’t reach out. Which is why keeping an open line of communication with them is so important. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/24 "2018-06-12T17:46:43Z")
Jon Hiseman one of the most amazing drummers of all time and head of Colossseum and Colosseum 2 (and less known featured on the original version of Cats!) laid his sticks down for good at 73 years of age today. I was lucky enough to catch his sticks at a gig once and have a chat with him on two occasions. What a nice chap and gifted player the british blues/jazz/rock scene has lost in him! Watch him play with 3 sticks at a time! ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/25 "2018-06-20T22:25:50Z")
> **[Matt "Guitar" Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Murphy_(blues_guitarist))** > > Matthew Tyler Murphy (December 29, 1929 – June 15, 2018), known as Matt "Guitar" Murphy, was an American blues guitarist. He was associated with Memphis Slim, The Blues Brothers and Howlin' Wolf. > Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, and was educated in Memphis, Tennessee, where his father worked at the Peabody Hotel. Murphy learned to play guitar when he was a child. > In 1948, Murphy moved to Chicago, where he joined the Howlin' Wolf Band, which at the time featured Little Junior Parker. I... ---
**Author:** ![MarkB20000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MarkB20000](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/MarkB20000)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/26 "2018-06-24T10:48:29Z")
> **[Vinnie Paul](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Paul)** > > Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018), also known as Vinnie Paul, was an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He was a member of Hellyeah for 12 years from 2006 until his death in 2018. He also co-founded the heavy metal band Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, Dimebag Darrell. > Vincent Paul Abbott was born in Abilene, Texas, on March 11, 1964. His parents were Jerry, a country music ... ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/27 "2018-07-14T03:49:22Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > The more I read about Hugh Hefner, the more I get the impression he was actually a terrific guy! All that playboy stuff. When you dig you find all kinds of horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/28 "2018-08-16T14:49:46Z")
> **[Aretha Franklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin)** > > Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career recording for Columbia Records. However, she achieved only modest success. She found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 196... ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/29 "2018-08-16T14:54:55Z")
Was just about to post this! ---
**Author:** ![uriel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/uriel/32/1340_2.png) [@uriel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/uriel)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/30 "2018-08-16T15:00:47Z")
Oh no ☹ She was something else. I still listen to her music regularly. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/31 "2018-08-16T15:02:20Z")
I saw her perform live on TV when she sang for Barack Obama´s inaugoration. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/32 "2018-08-16T15:21:21Z")
Only two months after her “husband” Matt… 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/33 "2018-08-16T17:40:44Z")
> **[Rita Borsellino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Borsellino)** > > Rita Borsellino (2 June 1945 – 15 August 2018) was an Italian Sicilian anti-Mafia activist, politician and, between 2009 and 2014, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Democratic Party. > Borsellino was born in Palermo, Sicily, and worked there as a pharmacist. In July 1992 her brother, Judge Paolo Borsellino, was killed by the Mafia in a bomb explosion. She began to organise and participate in events such as public debates, rallies and protests against organised crime. These includ... ---
**Author:** ![TaarakVakil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/taarakvakil/32/13203_2.png) [@TaarakVakil](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/TaarakVakil)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/34 "2018-08-17T05:56:12Z")
> **[Atal Bihari Vajpayee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee)** > > Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindustani pronunciation: \[əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpai\]; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India: first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, and finally, for a full term from 1999 to 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five- ---
**Author:** ![MarkB20000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MarkB20000](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/MarkB20000)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/35 "2018-08-18T10:17:39Z")
Kofi Annan > **[Kofi Annan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan)** > > Kofi Atta Annan (/ˈkoʊfi ˈænæn/; 8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela. > Annan studied study economics at Macalester College, international relations at th... ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/36 "2018-08-18T17:32:57Z")
It’s beatiful that you remember a politician. Did he make good things for your country? In the western world there’s a deep disaffection to politics and politicians. ---
**Author:** ![TaarakVakil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/taarakvakil/32/13203_2.png) [@TaarakVakil](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/TaarakVakil)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/37 "2018-08-19T03:17:35Z")
Yes he did the greatest things for India… Bringing roads with a new tech… Bringing mobile phones into the country… Solving issues between India and Pakistan… Etc… ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/38 "2018-08-24T21:21:58Z")
Most Germans know him, the older ones his legendary TV show too: ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/39 "2018-08-25T05:41:02Z")
I know him, though I can’t quite place what from. Could be politics, could be Tatort, could be something completely different. But not from Hitparades prior to my birth I imagine. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087/40 "2018-08-25T10:04:21Z")
He was a host of several big TV shows in the 1970s and the 1980s. The “ZDF Hitparade” was the most famous one. In this show several musicians sang their song and after that the viewers could vote for the best song. Dieter Thomas Heck could speak very fast. He used that ability to _read_ the credits at the end of the show (like in the video I posted above). Among others he was also the host of the German version of “[The $10,000 Pyramid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show))”. And he worked sometimes as an actor. One of his greatest roles was in “Das Millionenspiel”, a legendary German TV movie. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/in-memory-obituary-thread/1087.md?page=3)