RIP Thread 2025: In Memoriam

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**BobtheInquisitor**

I never followed his boxing career, but we had a Foreman Grill we used for years and years and saw him in a lot of ads. He was a character.

**Quixote**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I never followed his boxing career, but we had a Foreman Grill we used for years and years and saw him in a lot of ads. He was a character.

He had 12 kids, and named 5 of his sons "George." When asked why, he said, "So we'd have something in common."

He was a great guy, and will be missed.

**beast_gts**

Paul Sawyer has passed away.

Warlord Games wrote:

It is with great regret that we must announce that co-founder of Warlord Games Paul Sawyer passed away on the evening of 27th March 2025, following a long battle with brain cancer.

Paul was a man of enormous character, and he fought tooth and nail to the end, always in good spirits. He was a true friend to us all. That he passed surrounded by the love of his family is a blessing.

We offer our sincerest condolences to Paul's family - his wife Julie, his daughters Catherine & Holly, and his granddaughter Aurora-Rose, whom he was fortunate enough to be able to meet before his passing.

Paul was not a man to be made a fuss of, he'd perhaps not even thank us for writing this short dedication. We believe it would be his wish that we carry on unabated. We shall strive to continue to shape Warlord Games upon the immensely strong foundations he put in place.

We raise our collective glass to the late, great man. He will be sorely missed.

~ From everyone at Warlord Games

**Crispy78**

:( Godspeed fella

**BrookM**

I will be re-reading a Tale of Four Gamers in his honour, thanks for the hobby fun man. 👊🏻

**Nevelon**

I, like many, knew him only as the guy at the helm of the golden age of WDs. But he made a great impact on me and the hobby and will be missed.

RIP.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I’ll raise a non-alcoholic drink to him tonight.

For a face in a magazine, he had an indelible impact on How I Hobby.

And, for his pre-White Dwarf days? He first helmed the inestimable Citadel Journal during its second run, starting Issue 13.

And some interwebular hero has only gone and made a digital archive, you can find here.

https://archive.org/details/CitadelJournalIssue10/Citadel%20Journal%20Issue13/page/n1/mode/2up

**Nevelon**

Forgive the cultural appropriation, doing my best for being on the wrong side of the Atlantic and never seeing a bacon butty in my life.

For Paul!

Might not be authentic, but was pretty yummy.

**Skinflint Games**

RIP Paul, and thank you so much for all the fun.You'll be missed.

**Lathe Biosas**

Richard Chamberlain, TV's Dr. Kildare, 'Shogun,' 'Thorn Birds' Star, Dies at 90
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/richard-chamberlain-dead-dies-shogun-thorn-birds-1236351970/

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Betty Webb, Bletchley Park and Pentagon code-breaker gone at 101.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jd30ywv8o

It’s hard to think of how many lives she and her colleagues at Bletchley Park saved.

**ZergSmasher**

Val Kilmer, known for starring in such movies as Top Gun, Willow, and Batman Forever, has passed at age 65.

https://people.com/val-kilmer-dead-65-7502180

I think my favorite role of his was Mad Martigan in Willow, rather than Iceman from Top Gun. And I think it's cool that he married the beautiful redhead from that movie (Joanne Whalley) in real life, although they ended up divorced as so many Hollywood couples do. RIP Mr. Kilmer, and my condolences to his family and friends.

**Nevelon**

Damn. Very iconic guy, did some great work. Sorry to hear this.

**nels1031**

Yeah, loss of an icon.

Started watching a few clips of some of his work through the years on twitter and I missed a whole lot of great movies it seems.

**Easy E**

Wow, I guess I did not know he had so many health issues before. This one surprised me.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Clem Burke of Blondie, gone at 70.

The world just got a little less cool.

**Ghaz**

cuda1179 wrote:
Michelle Trachtenberg, star of Buffy the vampire slayer dead at 39.

https://www.kcci.com/article/michelle-trachtenberg-dead/63938231

Michelle Trachtenberg Cause Of Death Revealed - DEADLINE

Following a review of laboratory test results, it was determined that Trachtenberg died naturally as a result of complications from diabetes mellitus, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner told Deadline in a statement.

The coroner’s office initially said her cause of death would remain undetermined because the family had requested that no autopsy be conducted because of religious reasons. The medical examiner’s office would automatically do an autopsy if foul play or criminality was suspected, but there was none, so the office did not overrule the family’s decision. Following the lab test results, the medical examiner’s office amended the cause of death.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Jean Marsh, Bavmorda in Willow gone at 90.

**Gert**

Pope Francis died this morning.

**Nevelon**

Gert wrote:
Pope Francis died this morning.

He seemed to be trying to do good in the world. Didn’t seem like he was Pope that long? That might just be me loosing track of time though.

With Easter being just yesterday, should we give him 3 days to be sure?

**beast_gts**

Nevelon wrote:
Didn’t seem like he was Pope that long? That might just be me loosing track of time though.

Just over 12 years - Papacy began 13 March 2013.