2023 Celebrity R.I.P. Thread

[Blown2CV]

LimmerickLad said:

Blown2CV said:

eldar said:

Alickadoo said:

Who is HRH?

Henry Rupert Harris. My late, great grandfather.

are we supposed to know who that is

Isn't he the bloke that always had an Amazon Blue on his shoulder?

call me an uncultured swine but that isn't giving me any more clues. Are you referring to some kind of parrot? Was he a pirate?

[Eric Mc]

No - you're thinking of the Norwegian Blue.

[bigothunter]

Eric Mc said:

No - you're thinking of the Norwegian Blue.

Lovely plumage

[LimmerickLad]

Eric Mc said:

No - you're thinking of the Norwegian Blue.

Of course........Silly me.

[520TORQUES]

ajprice said:

Gil de Ferran, 56. Racing driver, Indy 500 winner. Suffered a heart attack while club racing in Florida https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a46254127/....

Gil seemed a top guy, very successful racer who was becoming an important part of the McLaren group. That's a very sad loss at such a relatively young age.

[Alickadoo]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Alickadoo said:

Who is HRH?

That's about as amusing as those strokers that post a 'who is Ed Sheeran' question, trying to hint that they're far too cool for modern cultural references, without realising that everyone reading it thinks 'knob'.

That is a bit harsh and hurtful.

I was trying to suggest, without any name calling - such a pity, I always think - that perhaps CharlesdeGaulle meant HM, not HRH.

[bigothunter]

Alickadoo said:

That is a bit harsh and hurtful.

I was trying to suggest, without any name calling - such a pity, I always think - that perhaps CharlesdeGaulle meant HM, not HRH.

WGAF

[LimmerickLad]

bigothunter said:

WGAF

[tdm34]

Tom Wilkinson, actor 75 RIP.

[TTmonkey]

tdm34 said:

Tom Wilkinson, actor 75 RIP.

Sad. Great actor.

[Composer62]

TTmonkey said:

tdm34 said:

Tom Wilkinson, actor 75 RIP.

Sad. Great actor.

Very sad to hear that. A brilliant, understated, actor.

[slopes]

Composer62 said:

TTmonkey said:

tdm34 said:

Tom Wilkinson, actor 75 RIP.

Sad. Great actor.

Very sad to hear that. A brilliant, understated, actor.

And played a great villain in Rush Hour too.

[Stan the Bat]

LimmerickLad said:

bigothunter said:

WGAF

[dandarez]

Eric Mc said:

ajprice said:

Gil de Ferran, 56. Racing driver, Indy 500 winner. Suffered a heart attack while club racing in Florida https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a46254127/....

That's a bit shocking. Sounds a bit like what happened to Denny Hulme back in 1992. He was 56 at the time and suffered a heart attack during a race.

At least they were both doing something they loved.

Gil had turned 56 only last month, on the 11th November to be precise.
That age number always hits me as my dad died of a heart attack (his second) the morning after his 56th birthday, but that was years ago in 1978 - 56 was supposedly 'youngish' even back then. My mum also died at the same age a couple years later.
Makes you wonder wtf is going on these days, motor racing guys I know, and have known, have reg med check-ups.
Of course, sadly, stuff can be missed.

[juice]

tdm34 said:

Tom Wilkinson, actor 75 RIP.

He was utterly superb in the Full Monty. Bloody sad. RIP

[Stan the Bat]

dandarez said:

Eric Mc said:

ajprice said:

Gil de Ferran, 56. Racing driver, Indy 500 winner. Suffered a heart attack while club racing in Florida https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a46254127/....

That's a bit shocking. Sounds a bit like what happened to Denny Hulme back in 1992. He was 56 at the time and suffered a heart attack during a race.

At least they were both doing something they loved.

Gil had turned 56 only last month, on the 11th November to be precise.
That age number always hits me as my dad died of a heart attack (his second) the morning after his 56th birthday, but that was years ago in 1978 - 56 was supposedly 'youngish' even back then. My mum also died at the same age a couple years later.
Makes you wonder wtf is going on these days, motor racing guys I know, and have known, have reg med check-ups.
Of course, sadly, stuff can be missed.

People dying in their fifties is not normal--something else at play there.

[Legacywr]

Stan the Bat said:

dandarez said:

Eric Mc said:

ajprice said:

Gil de Ferran, 56. Racing driver, Indy 500 winner. Suffered a heart attack while club racing in Florida https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a46254127/....

That's a bit shocking. Sounds a bit like what happened to Denny Hulme back in 1992. He was 56 at the time and suffered a heart attack during a race.

At least they were both doing something they loved.

Gil had turned 56 only last month, on the 11th November to be precise.
That age number always hits me as my dad died of a heart attack (his second) the morning after his 56th birthday, but that was years ago in 1978 - 56 was supposedly 'youngish' even back then. My mum also died at the same age a couple years later.
Makes you wonder wtf is going on these days, motor racing guys I know, and have known, have reg med check-ups.
Of course, sadly, stuff can be missed.

People dying in their fifties is not normal--something else at play there.

Is he the first?

[Seasonal Hero]

Stan the Bat said:

People dying in their fifties is not normal--something else at play there.

Yes it’s literally never happened before.

[Purosangue]

Stan the Bat said:

dandarez said:

Eric Mc said:

ajprice said:

Gil de Ferran, 56. Racing driver, Indy 500 winner. Suffered a heart attack while club racing in Florida https://www.autoweek.com/racing/indycar/a46254127/....

That's a bit shocking. Sounds a bit like what happened to Denny Hulme back in 1992. He was 56 at the time and suffered a heart attack during a race.

At least they were both doing something they loved.

Gil had turned 56 only last month, on the 11th November to be precise.
That age number always hits me as my dad died of a heart attack (his second) the morning after his 56th birthday, but that was years ago in 1978 - 56 was supposedly 'youngish' even back then. My mum also died at the same age a couple years later.
Makes you wonder wtf is going on these days, motor racing guys I know, and have known, have reg med check-ups.
Of course, sadly, stuff can be missed.

People dying in their fifties is not normal--something else at play there.

it depends on the country , the average life expectancy of a Siberian male is 56 .........in the 10 years i worked there i counted 12 friends passed away the oldest was 61 , youngest 52

[Stan the Bat]

Seasonal Hero said:

Stan the Bat said:

People dying in their fifties is not normal--something else at play there.

Yes it’s literally never happened before.

I mean he must have had an unknown health problem of some kind.