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Dead people (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by DougHolland to c/aiop

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Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).

There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.

• Matthew Bouvier
in county jail (archived link)

• Brad Burkham
forgotten person (archived link)

• Glenn Durkee
forgotten person (archived link)

• Amanda Gallagher
photographer

• Teri Garr
actress, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (archived link)

• Ed Griles
director, Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (archived link)

• David Harris
actor, The Warriors (archived link)

• Jennifer Keith
forgotten person (archived link)

• Lily Li
actress, Beyond the Realm of Conscience (archived link)

• Paul Morrissey
film director, Andy Warhol's Trash (archived link)

• Cecil Lee Ryan, Jr
forgotten person (archived link)

• James Tatsch
in county jail (archived link)

• Jeri Taylor
writer-producer, Star Trek: Voyager

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[–] okwhateverdude 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always read and appreciate these posts. Thanks

[–] DougHolland -1 points 2 weeks ago

Why, thank you, kind stranger!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you for doing what you can to make sure those "forgotten people" are remembered and mourned.

[–] DougHolland 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Homeless people are people. When I say that, though, the response is usually, "Yeah, but...".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I can't even imagine somebody having a rebuttal to that.