Notable Deaths of 2025

[EBuff75]

First thing I thought of is CO poisoning (and later I saw several articles reporting that Gene's daughter said the same thing).  I imagine that we'll find out more in the coming weeks, but if there truly wasn't any sort of foul play, then this would be a fairly straightforward explanation for why he, his wife, and their dog all died at the same time. 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

What I'm hearing is a number of pills were found where Gene Hackman's wife's body was found.

So now Santa Fe police are treating the deaths as 'suspicious' and apparently the carbon monoxide poisoning angle is out the window.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I just realized that Gene Hackman was the last surviving main cast member of "Young Frankenstein" after the death of Teri Garr last year.

Now they're all gone.

[NT2C]

Death is afraid to cross Clint's lawn.

[MacWa77ace]

Death is afraid to cross Clint's lawn.

[Anianna]

The more information comes out on the Hackman death, the more it sounds like he fell and couldn't get back up and the dog may have died because there wasn't anybody to release it from the crate and it starved.  I wonder if his wife had been away and found them already dead and overdosed to join them.  Sounds like she fell near the sink where the pills were found and her fall upset a space heater.  Reports now are saying there was decomposition that indicated they had been dead for quite some time before they were found.

[Lambykins]

The more information comes out on the Hackman death, the more it sounds like he fell and couldn't get back up and the dog may have died because there wasn't anybody to release it from the crate and it starved.  I wonder if his wife had been away and found them already dead and overdosed to join them.  Sounds like she fell near the sink where the pills were found and her fall upset a space heater.  Reports now are saying there was decomposition that indicated they had been dead for quite some time before they were found.

Not just decomp., but mummification as well. That would take at least 2 or 3 weeks in that climate, I think.

[Lambykins]

Hackman had a pacemaker. Last "event" was February 17th. So, I guess we have a day of death for him.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

I may have a theory as to what may have happened to Gene Hackman and his wife.

It's possible Hackman's wife fell in the bathroom, knocking over the pill bottle and upsetting the space heater. Hackman hearing this, rushes to help, and finds his wife on the floor possibly unconscious, so he rushes to grab the phone to dial 911.

And while under immense strain and stress, his heart gives out and he collapses where his body is ultimately found days later.

Alternatively, Gene Hackman may have had an episode (hence the pacemaker thing) and his wife may have gone to the bathroom to get some medication (for either him or herself.). She could've been under an immense strain and herself had a heart attack, thus collapsing, dropping the medication that was found near her body and knocking over the space heater as she fell.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Seems February had to grab another celebrity on the way out.

This time it was singer/actor David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter of "Scrooged" and The New York Dolls fame.

He was 75 and cause of death is reported as cancer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Johansen

[EBuff75]

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit "Jolene," died Monday. He was 82.

https://kdhnews.com/living/ae/carl-dean-dolly-partons-husband-of-nearly-60-years-who-inspired-jolene-dies-at-82/article_5c5fad60-ec66-5105-928b-596bb565f780.html?utm_medium=social

[Anianna]

Gene Hackman's wife died of hantavirus and he died about a week later, probably from being not fully capable of caring for himself.  They said there was no food in his system, but he wasn't dehydrated. 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Gene Hackman's wife died of hantavirus and he died about a week later, probably from being not fully capable of caring for himself.  They said there was no food in his system, but he wasn't dehydrated. 

That's a rough way to go.

Poor Gene Hackman and his wife.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Radio host Bob Rivers passed away March 11th, 2025 at age 68.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rivers

Author John Taffin, who wrote for magazines such as American Handgunner and Gun Digest, passed away March 10th, 2025 at age 85.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taffin

[Lambykins]

Boxer George Foreman, 76.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/boxing/article/george-foreman-legendary-heavyweight-champion-and-rival-of-muhammad-ali-dies-at-76-015348751.html[/url]

[Barr]

George Foreman has passed.

[majorhavoc]

George Foreman has passed.

Just saw that.  End of an era.  

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Boxer George Foreman, 76.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/boxing/article/george-foreman-legendary-heavyweight-champion-and-rival-of-muhammad-ali-dies-at-76-015348751.html[/url]

Well, damn.

[Lambykins]

Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Governor and Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, dead at age 88.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kitty-dukakis-wife-former-massachusetts-161928030.html

[Lambykins]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/richard-chamberlain-tv-dr-kildare-113358414.html
Richard Chamberlain. Age 90.