Gone But Not Forgotten 2025

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I thought we could keep a running thread each year for notable personalities in sports, entertainment, and world leaders here.

Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent passed away at age 86. He took over at a moment's notice from Bart Giamatti, after his sudden passing after a short time in office. Mr. Vincent is well remembered for his role in the Pete Rose scandal, as well as keeping the 1989 Bay Area World Series going after the massive Loma Prieta Earthquake stopped play in Game 4 at Candlestick Park in SF.

 

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Rich Dauer Orioles Hall of Famer dies at 72

Baseball lifer & O's HOFer Rich Dauer, 72, dies

Rich Dauer, an Orioles Hall of Famer who spent his entire 10-year MLB career in Baltimore and was the starting second baseman on the 1983 World Series championship team, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 72. Dauer was a career .257 hitter who played 1,140 games -- 948

www.mlb.com

 

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Virginia Halas McCaskey passed at age 102, the daughter of NFL founder George Halas and longtime Chicago Bears owner. She was a wonderful person.

 

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Coach D. Jauron passed away at age 74 of cancer. He coached the Bears from 1999 - 2003, and the Bills from 2006 - 2009.

 

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Coach D. Jauron passed away at age 74 of cancer. He coached the Bears from 1999 - 2003, and the Bills from 2006 - 2009.

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It seems that every week someone new dies

 

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It seems that every week someone new dies

It's true Eli, you are so right in saying that. A lot of our sports heroes, favorite movie stars, musicians, etc are getting up there in years now. We were in the Bay Area last summer when Willie Mays passed, and there was a ton of sympathy for him, newspapers, tributes, etc. It was neat to see the love people have for him for so many years!

Cheers!

Kevin

 

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Not a household name, but a very significant figure in history passed last week. L Clifford Davis was 100 years old and was a civil rights activist and attorney who assisted Thurgood Marshall with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case in Topeka Kansas that integrated American schools in 1954.

 

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Rose Girone, a Polish-born New Yorker, passed away at age 113 this week. She was the oldest known Holocaust survivor:

World’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 113 - JNS.org

The supercentenarian attributed her longevity to living every day with a purpose, her child and eating lots of dark chocolate.

www.jns.org

 

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The singer and actress Roberta Flack passed away at age 88. Best known for her hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song," she had a string of hits in a long career.

 

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Rose Girone, a Polish-born New Yorker, passed away at age 113 this week. She was the oldest known Holocaust survivor:

World’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 113 - JNS.org

The supercentenarian attributed her longevity to living every day with a purpose, her child and eating lots of dark chocolate.

www.jns.org

Wow, RIP

 

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Wow, RIP

I know, Eli, I thought that was pretty extraordinary. She was born before World War I started!

 

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I know, Eli, I thought that was pretty extraordinary. She was born before World War I started!

That is crazy!

 

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The actress Michelle Trachtenberg has tragically passed away at age 39, ostensibly due to complications from a recent liver transplant.

 

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A real tragedy, the legendary actor Gene Hackman was found dead in his home along with his wife and their dog. Circumstances are unclear at this time, Hackman was 95.



Hackman won an Academy Award in 1972 for his role as tough detective Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection", and again in 1993 for his role in "Unforgiven" with Clint Eastwood. He was nominated twice more.

I never met Gene, but did have the privilege of meeting his longtime friend and former roommate, Robert Duvall. I was not aware that they had lived together at one time, and I mentioned to Mr. Duvall ("Call me Bob" he said!) that I really enjoyed his role in "The Twilight Zone" episode "Miniature." He had a huge line of people, and he stopped signing the item in front of him and said "Did you see that? I'm glad....Rod Serling was a genius, and he decided to give me a shot. I'm grateful he did. I was living in New York with Gene and Dusty, and I had just done "To Kill a Mockingbird" and I didn't talk in that! I got to talk in Twilight Zone!" I was of course blown away, and I realized that he was talking about Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman as his roommates! Those three men have been in countless movies and TV shows, and have won a combined total of (Hoffman won in 1980 for "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and 1989 for "Rain Man" and Duvall won in 1984 for "Tender Mercies"). A lot of talent in one NYC apartment in the early-mid 60s!