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In Memoriam: Celebrities



John McCain
United States Senator
John Sidney McCain III was an American politician who served as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat to which he was first elected in 1986. He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.
 
Neil Simon
Playwright
Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.
 

Burt Reynolds
American Actor
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke, Hawk, and Dan August.

I loved him in "All Dogs Go To Heaven" and "Deliverance." Rest in peace, good sir.
 

Bill Daily
American Actor
William Edward Daily Jr. was an American actor, comedian and best known for his performances in various sitcoms, most notably astronaut Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and commercial airline navigator Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show.
 
Scott Wilson

Actor

Scott Wilson was a veteran film and television actor. Among his notable appearances include In The Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, Junebug, The Ninth Configuration, The Walking Dead, CSI, and The OA.
 
Paul Allen
Chairman of Seattle Seahawks
Paul Gardner Allen was an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft alongside Bill Gates in 1975. Before his death, he was estimated to be the 46th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion, including 100 million shares of Microsoft.
 


Stan Lee
Writer
Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher. He was formerly editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and later its publisher and chairman before leaving the company to become its chairman emeritus, as well as a member of the editorial board. He was also known for making several cameo appearances in Marvel Cinematic Universe films
 
Ron Johnson

Football player

Ron Johnson was a running back who played for the University of Michigan and the New York Giants. He was the first African American to be the captain of a Michigan football team. He set an NCAA record by rushing for 347 yards in a game and set Big Ten records with 92 points scored and 1017 rushing yards. He also set Michigan records with 2,524 career rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns in a season, and 139.1 rushing yards per game in 1968.
 
Olivia Hooker

Psychologist

Olivia Hooker was a psychologist and professor. She was the last surviving survivor of the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921 and she was also the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S Coast Guard.
 
Ricky Jay

Magician

Ricky Jay was a magician and actor. He was most notable for his card tricks, which included card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. He was also an actor who made appearances in films such as The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Tomorrow Never Dies. He also appeared in the HBO series Deadwood.

Stephen Hillenburg

Cartoonist

Stephen Hillenburg was a marine biologist turned cartoonist and producer best known for creating the hit cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants, which would go on to be the longest running cartoon series on Nickelodeon, having aired since 1999. He would leave the series after the first movie, intending it to be the series finale, but he would later return to be the executive producer of the second.
 
Stephen Hillenburg has passed. He was the original creator of SpongeBob SquarePants.
I remember the first episode I saw happened to be the third episode ("Jellyfishing/Plankton!"), then I saw the real first episode ("Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome") a week later while on vacation in 1999, at a hotel.
 


George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. As a member of the Republican Party, he had previously been a Representative, Ambassador and Director of Central Intelligence. During his career in public service, he was known simply as George Bush; since 2001, he has often been referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", or "George Bush Sr." in order to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
 


George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. As a member of the Republican Party, he had previously been a Representative, Ambassador and Director of Central Intelligence. During his career in public service, he was known simply as George Bush; since 2001, he has often been referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", or "George Bush Sr." in order to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.

Aw man I cried when I heard the news last night, his final words towards his son George W. Bush was so sweet, RIP.
 
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