Interesting obituaries about some very interesting people…
Mr. Mayhew — who was 7-foot-3 — donned a shaggy costume to play Chewbacca, the menacing yet cuddly Wookiee who was a sidekick to Han Solo and the co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon. He appeared in all three films of the original trilogy, as well as in “Revenge of the Sith” in 2005 and “The…
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TOLEDO, Ohio — Dan Robbins, an artist who created the first paint-by-numbers pictures and helped turn the kits into an American sensation during the 1950s, has died. He was 93. Source: Artist who created first paint-by-numbers pictures dies – The Washington Post There are two things I love about Dan Robbins’ story… His work was…
Read MoreDan Jenkin Dies and his daughter speaks to his legacy… In addition to the New York Times OBIT linked to below, I read another great article in The Washington Post about Dan written by his daughter. I especially love her statement about fatherhood… -John “So here’s the deal if you want a recipe for father…
Read MoreEdward C. Nixon, the youngest and last surviving brother of former President Richard M. Nixon and a faithful guardian of his White House legacy, died on Wednesday in Bothell, Wash., near Seattle. He was 88. Source: Edward Nixon, President’s Brother and Champion, Is Dead at 88 – The New York Times
Read MoreWhile one woman recently used her obituary to blame Trump for hastening her death, another turned to comedy. This week the Hamilton Spectator in Hamilton, Canada, published the obituary for the late Sybil Hicks. Rather than list her age or cause of death — though it’s noted that she died “peacefully” with her eldest daughter…
Read MoreFred Thompson, who founded a Brooklyn track club for girls and young women in 1963 and coached national and Olympic medalists as he championed the cause of female track-and-field athletes for a half-century, died on Tuesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 85. Source: Fred Thompson, Who Championed Women in Track, Dies at 85…
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