Notable Deaths of 2025

[aikorob]

David Attenborough turned 99 this year, Tom Baker is in his 90s as well.

The next decade is going to be pretty sad. A lot of the action stars, classic British actors and 70s and 80s musicians are getting up there in age.

Tom Baker is THAT old? No Way--I still picture him with his Sonic Screwdriver and K-9............and that freakin' scarf that is about as long as from here to Galifrey

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Flaco Jimenez, best known as a member of the band "Texas Tornadoes", passed away July 31st, 2025 at the age of 86.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaco_Jim%C3%A9nez

[majorhavoc]

Flaco Jimenez, best known as a member of the band "Texas Tornadoes", passed away July 31st, 2025 at the age of 86.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaco_Jim%C3%A9nez

He worked with some of the greats, like the Stones and Carlos Santana.  Of course I only know that because - sadly - I often don't learn about amazingly talented human beings until they die.  

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Flaco Jimenez, best known as a member of the band "Texas Tornadoes", passed away July 31st, 2025 at the age of 86.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaco_Jim%C3%A9nez

He worked with some of the greats, like the Stones and Carlos Santana.  Of course I only know that because - sadly - I often don't learn about amazingly talented human beings until they die. 

Yeah.

I only know of The Texas Tornadoes because my mom used to listen to them a bit when I was a kid. I'm usually a metal fan, but there's a couple Texas Tornadoes songs I like.

[Lambykins]

Loni Anderson, age 79.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/popular-1980s-actor-loni-anderson-221122299.html

[majorhavoc]

Well for fucks sake ...

[EBuff75]

Actress Kelley Mack, known for her appearance in post-apocalyptic zombie drama "The Walking Dead," has died. She was 33.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/entertainment/kelley-mack-walking-dead-death-hnk 

[Lambykins]

Astronaut Jim Lovell, age 97.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/apollo-13-moon-mission-leader-191740871.html

[aikorob]

William Webster

https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-fbi-cia-director-william-webster-dies-101/story?id=124500307

[aikorob]

Bobby Whitlock

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobby-whitlock-derek-and-the-dominos-founder-dies/

not a good year for musicians    

[EBuff75]

English-born Terence Stamp, who burned brightly as a young actor in the 1960s, with praise heaped upon him for roles in "Billy Budd," "The Collector" and "Far From the Madding Crowd," memorably played the villain General Zod in the Superman films and was the highlight of Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey," died Sunday, his family confirmed to Reuters. He was 87.

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/terence-stamp-dead-superman-1236491435/ 

[EBuff75]

Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the "Natchez Burning" trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/17/us/greg-iles-mississippi-natchez-burning-trilogy-dies-hnk 

[tirls]

General Zod 
And they just announced they were working on a sequel to Priscilla as well.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

General Zod 
And they just announced they were working on a sequel to Priscilla as well.

Maybe they can work his death into the story now.

Unless filming had already started, in which case they may be screwed.

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

The last living American flying ace of WW2 has passed away.

Ensign Donald Melvin McPherson passed away on August 14th, 2025 at the age of 103.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_M._McPherson

[Barr]

'Dances With Wolves' actor Graham Greene dies at 73
'Dances With Wolves' actor Graham Greene dies at 73

[majorhavoc]

'Dances With Wolves' actor Graham Greene dies at 73
'Dances With Wolves' actor Graham Greene dies at 73

He had a notable (but short) appearance in The Last of Us.  I'll never forget "Who's this little psycho?"  He was largely typecast, but always brought an aura of authenticity to his acting, which is probably why he was type cast.  73 is too damn young.

[EBuff75]

Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/italian-fashion-designer-giorgio-armani-dies-91-2025-09-04/ 

[12_Gauge_Chimp]

Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/italian-fashion-designer-giorgio-armani-dies-91-2025-09-04/

This shows how little I pay attention to the fashion world, because I honestly thought he'd died years ago.

[NT2C]

Damn... I wore a lot of his designs.  Okay, I got it for hundreths of a cent to the dollar at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Quakertown, PA, but I wore it... and I looked GOOOD!