Obituaries

The shadow

The shadow knows!
Dame Maggie Smith was a shining force as Professor McGonagall in all eight Harry Potter films. I am FB_IMG_1727448698940.jpgFB_IMG_1727448693245.jpgso saddened to hear of her passing today, aged 89. Her quick wit and formidable presence as the Head of Gryffindor house made sure Hogwarts was always in safe hands.
 

Rick Hunter

Celestial
It's hard to overemphasize just how much of a big deal Pete Rose was back in the day. He was truly the face of baseball just like Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Joe Montana were in their respective sports. I think that's also why MLB treated him so harshly compared to other players who made bad decisions, and continued to do so until he died. Steroids did way more damage to the sport than gambling ever did, yet the only real consequence any of those guys will face is not getting into the HOF.
 

nivek

As Above So Below

John Amos dead at 84: Good Times and Coming to America star passes away in Los Angeles

Good Times actor John Amos has died at the age of 84, according to his family.The star died on August 21 in Los Angeles from natural causes, per The Hollywood Reporter.

'It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned,' Amos' son Christopher Amos said in a statement.

'He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold… and he was loved the world over. Many fans consider him their TV father. He lived a good life. His legacy will live on in his outstanding works in television and film as an actor.'

Amos famously portrayed patriarch James Evans in the first three seasons of CBS' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a total six seasons between 1974-1979.

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John famously portrayed patriarch James Evans in the first three seasons of CBS' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a total six seasons spanning 1974-1979


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Todd Feinman

Dogs are angels that poop in your yard.

John Amos dead at 84: Good Times and Coming to America star passes away in Los Angeles

Good Times actor John Amos has died at the age of 84, according to his family.The star died on August 21 in Los Angeles from natural causes, per The Hollywood Reporter.

'It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned,' Amos' son Christopher Amos said in a statement.

'He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold… and he was loved the world over. Many fans consider him their TV father. He lived a good life. His legacy will live on in his outstanding works in television and film as an actor.'

Amos famously portrayed patriarch James Evans in the first three seasons of CBS' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a total six seasons between 1974-1979.

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John famously portrayed patriarch James Evans in the first three seasons of CBS' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a total six seasons spanning 1974-1979' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a total six seasons spanning 1974-1979


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Very sad. Really enjoyed his work.
 

J Randall Murphy

Trying To Stay Awake

Obituary for Mary “Pat” Stocks, Written By Her Son​


“Pat Stocks, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in bed July 1, 2015. It is believed it was caused from carrying her oxygen tank up the long flight of stairs to her bedroom that made her heart give out.

She left behind a hell of a lot of stuff to her daughter and sons who have no idea what to do with it.

So if you’re looking for 2 extremely large TV’s from the 90s, a large ceramic stork (we think) umbrella/cane stand, a toaster oven (slightly used) or even a 2001 Oldsmobile with a spoiler (she loved putting the pedal to the metal), with only 71,000 kilometers and 1,000 tools that we aren’t sure what they’re used for.

You should wait the appropriate amount of time and get in touch. Tomorrow would be fine.

This is not an ad for a pawn shop, but an obituary for a great Woman, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother born on May 12, 1921 in Toronto, the daughter of the late Pop (Alexander C.) and Granny (Annie Nigh) Morris. She leaves behind a very dysfunctional family that she was very proud of.

Pat was world-renowned for her lack of patience, not holding back her opinion and a knack for telling it like it is. She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.

It was the school of hard knocks and yes we were told many times how she had to walk for miles in a blizzard to get to school, so suck it up.

With that said she was genuine to a fault, a pussy cat at heart (or lion) and yet she sugar coated nothing. Her extensive vocabulary was more than highly proficient at knowing more curse words than most people learned in a lifetime.

She liked four letter words as much as she loved her rock garden and trust us she LOVED to weed that garden with us as her helpers, when child labour was legal or so we were told.

These words of encouragement, wisdom, and sometimes comfort, kept us in line, taught us the “school of hard knocks” and gave us something to pass down to our children.

Everyone always knew where you stood with her. She liked you or she didn’t, it was black or white. As her children we are still trying to figure out which one it was for us (we know she loved us).

She was a master cook in the kitchen. She believed in overcooking everything until it chewed like rubber so you would never get sick because all germs would be nuked. Freezing germs also worked, so by Friday our school sandwiches were hard and chewy, but totally germ free.

All four of us learned to use a napkin. You would pretend to cough, spit the food into it and thus was born the Stocks diet. If anyone would like a copy of her homemade gravy, we would suggest you don’t.

She will be sorely missed and survived by her brother George Morris, children: Shauna (Stocks) Perreault, Paul/Sandy (Debbie) Stocks and Kirk Stocks, son-in-law Ian Milnes and son from another mother, John McCleery, grandchildren: Lesley (Sean), Lindsay (Lucas), Ashley (James), David (Tia), Brett, Erin (Brian), Sean, Alex, Courtney and Taylor and great-grandchildren: Connor, Emily, Ainsley, Tyler and Jack.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband Paul (Moo) Stocks and eldest daughter Shelley (Stocks) Milnes and beloved pets Tag, Tag, Tag and Tag. All whom loved her dearly and will never forget her tenacity, wit, charm, grace (when pertinent) and undying love and caring for them.

Please give generously to covenanthousetoronto.ca “in memory”.

A private family ‘Celebration of Life’ will be held, in lieu of a service, due to her friends not being able to attend, because they decided to beat her to the Pearly Gates.

Please note her change of address to her new place of residence, St John’s York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Drive, 12 doors away from Shelley’s place.”

Published in Toronto Star on July 18, 2015.
 
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