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Big manly virtual hugs your way, mate :(

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
My Dad, Norrie Allan.

Father to a brace of six foot horrors, all round decent man, and most impressively, recipient of The Silver Wolf, the highest accolade in The Scout Movement, issued only by the Chief Scout.

Died suddenly and unexpectedly this morning.

Condolences to you and your family MDG. That sucks.

Sorry to hear that Doc. Condolences.

He's got some good company up there, dude...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/11/shelley-duvall-star-of-the-shining-and-annie-hall-dies-aged-75

My condolences to you and your family as well Mad Doc

Thank you, thank you all.

Compassion feels like a rare resource these days. But in truth? It’s infinite.

My deepest condolences MDG, best wishes to you and your family.

Sorry to hear that mate, all the best to you and your family.

I'm sorry for your loss MDG. I pray God's peace over your family in this difficult time.

I’m sorry, Mad Doc Grotsnik. My condolences as well. You’ve posted so much about him over the years, it’s clear he was loved and felt loved.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
My Dad, Norrie Allan.

Father to a brace of six foot horrors, all round decent man, and most impressively, recipient of The Silver Wolf, the highest accolade in The Scout Movement, issued only by the Chief Scout.

Died suddenly and unexpectedly this morning.

My condolences, Doc.

Sorry for your loss Doc.

Sorry for your loss MDG

Apparently the afterlife is getting a bit round in the midriff and needs to get whipped into shape.

TV icon Richard Simmons, it's being reported, has passed at the age of 76

Also Dr. Ruth:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/ruth-westheimer-death/index.html

Honours to the dead. Many condolences to you and your family.

Shannen Doherty has gone at just 53.


https://www.thejournal.ie/actress-shannen-doherty-dies-aged-53-rip-6436256-Jul2024/

RIP Shannen, gone too long and in a horrible way. I need to rewatch some of her movies

Condolences to you Mad Doc.

Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill, died two days ago

https://consequence.net/2024/07/evan-wright-generation-kill-author-dead/

Thank you all for your kind words.

It’s not quite sunk in, probably because living 500 miles away I’m used to not seeing family terribly often.

Got my therapist tonight and kind of expecting the flood gates to open then.

Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.

 Overread wrote:
Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.

As Overread says. Don't mind stuff like the "five stages of grief", those are far from universal.

 Haighus wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.

As Overread says. Don't mind stuff like the "five stages of grief", those are far from universal.

Heck a lot of things like "5 stages of grief" are so grossly oversimplified from the original studies that they lose all meaning. Or they were disproven decades ago, but persist because TV keeps them going in popular culture and so forth.
Plus a lot of mental structures can sometimes be so insanely generic that they will "fit" to almost anyone and people will make the connections to them on their own.

American comedian Bob Newhart dead at 94, publicist says - BBC

Aw man, Bob Newhart was an entertainment icon for like 50+ years. Sad to hear of his passing. 94 is a pretty good run though. RIP

I wonder if he woke up as an inn owner in New Hampshire?

Respect to one of the great straight-men comedians of all-time.

John Mayall has died aged 90. Real shame as he was a phenomenal musician.

Not at all something I'd ever expect to read today:

https://kotaku.com/pokemon-misty-jessie-jigglypuff-voice-rachael-lillis-1851619597

Rachael Lillis, the original english language VA for Misty and Jessie from the OG Pokemon series has passed away at 46.

Sad to hear of the passing of Garry 'slim' Parsons, a stalwart of the miniature scene for decades. Found dead in his workshop. RIP.