Dead in 2005

[Geowhizzer]

Not sure it belongs here as he was just a minor local celebrity, but John McAdams, the long-time PA announcer of the Palestra (and more recently the Reading Phillies) just died, as reported on Comcast SportsNet.

[Geowhizzer]

Former 60 Minutes commentator Shana Alexander dies of cancer at 79.

[Father Demon]

Voice of Tigger, Gargamel, inventor, and ventriloquist Paul Winchell died on Friday at age 82

Points updated at Ghoulpool

[Susquehanna Birder]

And in a strange twist, I heard a mention on the radio (national news) this morning, that John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, also died. I haven't been able to find a link, however.

[Zanshin]

Ahh, Winnie the Poo finally lost it and is offing all of his friends, one by one.  It was only a matter of time.

[PhillyGirl]

And in a strange twist, I heard a mention on the radio (national news) this morning, that John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet, also died. I haven't been able to find a link, however.

I have changed my avatar in honor of this. 

[PhillyGirl]

Cnn.com has both deaths listed right next to each to each other.

Voice of Piglet

Kind of eerie they died on the same day.

[rjs246]

Cnn.com has both deaths listed right next to each to each other.

Voice of Piglet

Kind of eerie they died on the same day.

Were they in bed together when they died? That would be even weirder. Especially if they were doing it.

[Susquehanna Birder]

I was half-jokingly wondering if they had some kind of death pact between 'em...

[QB Eagles]

I was half-jokingly wondering if they had some kind of death pact between 'em...

That would make for quite a Pooh movie.

[Gene]

  They always say it comes in three's 

If I was the guy who did the voice for E-Yore I'd be shteinting my pants about now!

[Diomedes]

John Walton.  Good.

[Fan_Since_64]

Shelby Foote

I read Shelby Foote's three-volume narrative history of the Civil War over twenty years ago - lots of reading, but really worthwhile. Those of you who saw the Ken Burns documentary series on the Civil War will recognize him, and it was nice to see such an impressive scholar gain a degree of notoriety as a result.

[Zanshin]

John Walton. Good.

Yeaaaaaahh....see, if I'm a billionaire I'm thinking I'd let the experiemental aircraft stuff to others and instead spend that time dreaming up new risk-free ways to spend my billions.

[rjs246]

I'm thinking I'd let the experiemental aircraft stuff to others and instead spend that time dreaming up new risk-free ways to spend my billions.

Hookers and coke?