OBITUARIES

[Wendyf]

I still have my copy of "I'll never find a other you" from 1964. The Seekers were very much part of the soundtrack to my early teens!

[Stanley]

I heard the news and yes, I loved the Seekers.....

[Cathy]

For those who responded to Judith Durham’s death... Just to let you know that Judith Durham is being honoured with a State Funeral.(Victoria)

[PanBiker]

[Big Kev]

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[Cathy]

RIP Olivia Newton John aged 73
Another of our dearest ones.
So many achievements.
Love and Light xx

[Tripps]

Not a fan of Grease, but I discover that she was born in Cambridge, that her dad was an MI5 man at Bletchley Park, who later was headmaster at the school my young lad attended, and for good measure her grandad won a Nobel Prize.

[Stanley]

I missed that one. I don't even know what Grease is but she decorated my life for a while....

[Tripps]

Good detailed Obit in the Mail. Olivia Newton John

It would be in bad taste to mention her illness and her ancestry - so I won't.

[Stanley]

I have just learned this morning of the death of Wolfgang Petersen aged 81. He was the director of my favourite film, 'Das Boot'. He died on August 12 but for some reason there has been a delay.
(LINK)

[Tripps]

Someone died yesterday - a long way away. In respect to the family I won't give a name, but I'd like to mark his passing on here. I'm upset again.

Suffice it to say -

"Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in Pace. Amen.

"Grant him eternal rest, Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen."

[Stanley]

One of the penalties of surviving into old age David. You have to bury your friends, and if you're really unlucky, your kids....

[plaques]

Eddie (Edwin) Gullick. One of the permanent features of the RR Barlick. Full of energy and good humour well known in Family History circles always willing to put himself out to help others.

Sadly missed.

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[Stanley]

See THIS Obituary for Mikhail Gorbachev who has died aged 91.
The polar opposite of Putin, he believed that Russia could co-exist with the West.

[Big Kev]

1926 -2022 RIP

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[Wendyf]

Sad but inevitable news which I thought I could handle easily until we saw a shot from Balmoral showing a rainbow over the gates. I find the modern idea of dead pets waiting for us at "Rainbow Bridge" ridiculous but suddenly I was seeing all the Queen's horses and dogs waiting for her and I was a sobbing mess!! Good Luck Charlie.

[Big Kev]

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[Cathy]

Very sad, I always loved and respected The Queen.

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RIP

[Gloria]

Very sad, I always loved and respected The Queen.

So did I, well said.

[Stanley]

Good Innings at 96 and she did a good job.

[PanBiker]

Indeed and you cannot fault her for taking up and completing the challenges that were allotted to her by birth.

RIP

[Stanley]

Hilary Mantel, author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. See THIS BBC obituary.

[Big Kev]

Coolio, aged 59. A rapper famous for the tune Gangster's Paradise which has featured in many advertising campaigns and films.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63070138

[Cathy]

Attended my Stepfather’s funeral on Friday.
Stjepan (Steve) aged 88yrs died in Port Lincoln Sth. Australia on 26th Sept.
RIP

[Wendyf]

Sorry to hear that Cathy.