OBITUARIES - Remembrances

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Bill Paxton Dead at 61 Due to Complications from Surgery

An actor I will always remember fondly as the colorful colonial Marine Private Hicks, in the "Aliens" (#2) four star sequel.

Also great lead roles in TV series "Big Love" & the Movie "Twister", among others.

RIP Bill Paxton
1955-2017

[A99]

RIP Bill Paxton
Such a familiar face on the big screen as well as the small. Too young to die, for sure. How sad.

[Doc]

Bill Paxton was a fine leading man in "Twister" and "Big Love" but it his character roles for which he is best remembered. He was unforgettable in "Aliens" and made a solid contribution to "Tombstone". If anything on Twitter can be believed, his fellow actors all liked him and thought he was a great guy. In every still picture of him, his face radiated a pleasant aura that suggested a nice guy. RIP Bill Paxton.

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I remember Bill Paxton in Apollo 13 too. He will be missed.

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CHUCK BERRY dies at 90y.o.
October 1926 ~ March 2017
Pioneer of Rock & Roll.
Great electric guitarist, with hits like Johnnie B Goode.

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"Johnny B. Goode"

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play a guitar just like a ringing a bell.

[Chorus:]
Go Go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go
Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Or sit beneath the tree by the railroad track.
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade,
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made.
The people passing by, they would stop and say,
"Oh, my, but that little country boy could play!"

[Chorus]

His mother told him, "Someday you will be a man,
And you will be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down.
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying 'Johnny B. Goode tonight'."

[Chorus]

RIP Mr. Berry!

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RIP Don Rickles.
Dead from kidney failure at 90yo.
May 1926 - April 2017
Funny man, best know for his Stand Up Comedy/Insult Humor.
"Who picks your clothes? Stevie Wonder?"

Frequent guest on "The Tonight Show with Johnnie Carson".
Also featured as an actor in many Movies and Television shows.
Most recently he voiced Mr Potato Head in animated TOY STORY movies.


Left to Right. Johnnie Carson and Don Rickles.

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Guitarist John Geils of the J. Geils Band.
Died from natural causes at 71yo.
R.I.P.
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RIP Erin Moran
The 56yo actor was found dead.
Best known for role as kid sister Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days" and "Joanie loves Chachi".

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Note: It is suspected her death is related to stage 4 cancer.

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R.I.P. Edgar Fouche
1948 - May 10, 2017
It was with deep sadness we learned of the passing of TOP Forum Member, Edgar Fouche yesterday.
While the exact cause has not yet been revealed, it was no secret that Ed had suffered from ill health these past few years.

To say Edgar was an outspoken extrovert would be an understatement.
He was more akin to a force of nature, like the Sun, he radiated his opinions.
Goodness help you if you disagreed with him.

Edgar served his country as a US Airman, and became well versed with everything Military that flew the skies before his retirement.
Much of his military training/certifications, such as avionics and cryptology, gave him a well qualified perspective when it came to evaluating Unidentified Flying Objects (Black Triangles, etc.).
He proudly/publicly displayed his career documents as proof of his qualifications.

Edgar also authored a thinly veiled work of fiction called "Alien Rapture".

Over the past few years Edgar promoted the special properties of "quasi-crystals", he noted much of the research was either classified, or conducted by interested large government institutions.

Edgar Fouche was something of a larger-than-life character. He added a unique perspective to the field of nuts-and-bolts UFOlogy, and will be greatly missed.

RIP Edgar Fouche.

Edgar Fouche ~ Obituary

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Funeral Home's Published Obituary