RIP thread

[patwynnfan]

Originally Posted by ball7

Richard Piana has passed away

Celebrity US bodybuilder Rich Piana has died after being put into a medically-induced coma two weeks ago. His estranged wife Sarah confirmed the news on Instagram. She wrote: "I'm in tears writing this that @1dayumay has just passed away. I can barely believe this... I am so saddened & heartbroken that he didn't make it. "I just want to say THANK YOU Rich for teaching me so much about life, whether it was the easy or the hard way." Read the rest of Sarah Piana's post on Instagram. Rich Piana, who was 46, was taken to hospital on 10 August after collapsing at home while having his hair cut by his girlfriend, Chanel Jansen. She posted a photo of her holding his hand in hospital and thanking fans for their messages of support. She wrote: "This is a very stressful time for Rich and everyone around him so please understand if we're quiet it's with good reason." Rich Piana was a champion bodybuilder who won the Mr California title last year as well as various other competitions. He had more than a million followers on Instagram, but in recent years he'd stopped competing and concentrated on building up his various businesses, including a nutrition firm. Co-founder of Gunsmith Clothing, James Mooney, posted this tribute. He worked on TV series including Scrubs and Ripley's Believe It or Not as well as being a stuntman in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes and working out with "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones -Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Rich Piana loved showing off his massive muscles on Instagram. Rich had been a bodybuilder since the age of 11, was competing by the time he was 15 and admitted to using anabolic steroids since his late teens. On Instagram and YouTube - his videos, describing his lifestyle and workout techniques, often got tens of thousands of views. Chanel Jansen often posted photos of them while they were on trips together. More controversially he also described what steroids he took and how often he took them. Other bodybuilders had pleaded with him to stop injecting himself. Rich Piana was thought to have been worth around $2m (£1.5m) when he died, mostly from earnings from his clothing and nutrition lines.

[patwynnfan]

Another champion bodybuilder died earlier this week in America.

Dallas McCarver, 26, was found unconscious after telling his girlfriend, WWE's Dana Brooke, that he'd cook dinner for her. TMZ reported that he died after chocking on food. Dana Brooke posted a message to Dallas McCarver on Instagram.

[johnbear]

Was an Australian sports broadcaster started his career as a sport specialist trainee in Sydney in 1966 at 18 years of age over a long career he has worked on both ABC radio and television most notably commentating Australian rules football (the VFL and AFL), but also tennis cricket basketball golf (including a British Open) lawn bowls and six Olympic Games mainly commentating cycling hockey and diving. He was the host of ABC TV's weekly VFL show The Winners for ten years during the 1980s he joined the Seven Network in 1988 and commentated Australian rules football matches until he was discharged by Seven after the 2000 season he worked for ABC radio as part of their ABC Grandstand team until being made redundant in 2014 Drew was awarded an Order of Australia Medal as part of the 2014 Australia Day honours he died age 69.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...f606b6755aab66

[kenny46]

Just read on Facebook that former playboy playmate Sharry Konopski aka Sharry Debolt has passed away after long illness,she was one of the great Playboy playmates and will be sadly missed.

[jpilson21]

So sad she had the auto accident that left her confined to a wheelchair.... Many years ago I saw a picture of her working out in a gym, despite her disabilities, with a fitness guy assisting. That picture spoke volumes about her fortitude and doing her best to continue living life to its fullest....

[spartaneric]

Oh, No!

Rest In Peace Sharry Konopski.

[acejet61]

R.I.P. Sharry

[ball7]

Tobe Hooper - director of such horror classics as Poltergeist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre - has passed away. He was 74 years old.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/to...es-1202539868/

[Sam Spade]

Jeannie Rousseau - 1919 - 2017

From her Wikipedia entry...

Jeannie Rousseau (Viscomtesse de Clarens) (April 1, 1919 – August 25, 2017)[1][2] was an Allied intelligence agent in occupied France during World War II, a member of Georges Lamarque's "Druids" network. Codenamed AMNIARIX, she evaded Gestapo agents while gathering crucial information on the Germans' emerging rocket weapons programs from behind enemy lines. Her intelligence reports, forwarded to London, led directly to the British raid on Peenemünde and to delays and disruptions in the V-1 and V-2 programs, saving many thousands of lives in the West. Rousseau was captured twice and spent time in three concentration camps.

I am in awe of men and women like Jeannie Rousseau, they knew there would be no mercy, no Geneva convention for them if they were caught, the enemy could, and would go to any lengths to extract the information they had, how many of them lost their lives to help win the war, and defeat the Nazis?

[mungy]

My 6 year old Rottweiler had to be put to sleep this afternoon . Took her to an emergency vet because the stitches she had from an operation last Wednesday burst, expecting the vet to glue it together. Turns out the infection was so intense her stomach nearly burst. Sad day for me and the family.