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Drewe Henley, ‘Red Leader’, Dies At Age 75

Very surprised to learn he was around 35 when making Star Wars. His character seemed much older than that.

Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer Who Followed in His Father’s Footsteps, Dies at 72

“Darkman” and Emmy winning “L.A. Law” actor Larry Drake died Thursday

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/17/larry-drake-dead-la-law-darkman/#ixzz43D1iQKnn

Rob Ford, perpetually drunk mayor of Toronto.

Possessed said:

My dog. 😦

Sorry to hear it! It’s always tough to lose a pet. Remember the good times

Speaking of pets, my cat just died this winter. He was about a year younger than me, and was born in my home, so I was practically raised by this cat. He had a very imaginative name: GrayWhite; symbolic for the colors of his different fur patches.

Sorry to hear about the losses guys. RIP furry friends.

Possessed said:

My dog. 😦

I’m so very sorry for your loss. They truly are family. May all your fond memories of your special non-human give you solace at this time.

Dek Rollins said:

Speaking of pets, my cat just died this winter. He was about a year younger than me, and was born in my home, so I was practically raised by this cat. He had a very imaginative name: GrayWhite; symbolic for the colors of his different fur patches.

Also sorry to hear of your loss Dek Rollins, I just lost my Service Dog of 11 year to a massive stroke this past Christmas Eve, and it was truly devastating. I also have a cat, and I know how we bond with them as well.

The White Shadow actor Ken Howard has died at age 71.

Garry Shandling Dead at 66 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/garry-shandling-acclaimed-comic-actor-dead-66-article-1.2576782

Holy shite. That’s some damn sad news right there. RIP.

Neglify said:

Holy shite. That’s some damn sad news right there. RIP.

I’m still in shock on this one!

"The 66-year-old star was not suffering from any illness … as far as we know … so, it appears this was sudden. A source connected to Shandling says he was healthy and speaking to people on Thursday morning.

Our source says there was a 911 call from “The Larry Sanders Show” star’s home, and he was transported to the hospital. We’re told Shandling was alive when he arrived at the hospital."

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/24/garry-shandling-dead/#ixzz43rBDqNDF

Johan Cruyff died at the age of 68. Cancer.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/24/johan-cruyff-revolutionary-changed-football-richard-williams

Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69

‘Benson’ Star James Noble Dead at 94
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/bensons-james-noble-dead-at-94/ar-BBr4gQb?ocid=ansmsnent11

Ronnie Corbett one of the “Two Ronnies”

Gilbert Horn Sr., A Native American who served as ‘code talker’ during WWII dies at 92

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Gilbert Horn Sr., a Native American code talker who returned from World War II to spend decades serving the Fort Belknap Assiniboine Tribe as a judge and council member, has died of natural causes. He was 92.

Horn died Sunday at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Kirkwood Funeral Home said. His memorial service was scheduled Wednesday.

Horn was born on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in 1923. He joined the U.S. National Guard at age 15 as a way to escape the poverty of the reservation. He enlisted in the Army at 17 after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

Horn was initially trained as a sharpshooter and later received some training in communications and encryption and joined other Indians who used their native languages to send coded messages during World War II. The work of the code talkers remained classified until 1968.

Horn volunteered for service as a member of Merrill’s Marauders, a special operations unit of 2,750 men whose mission was to cut Japanese communications and supply lines in the Burmese jungle, the Great Falls Tribune reported.

“It was a fighting unit, ready for action any time,” Horn told the Tribune during an interview for a story published in January 2014. “I wanted to go see the war. I didn’t want to be in Montana all my life. I wanted to see what’s across that big waters called the oceans.”

The unit made an 800-mile trek over the Himalaya Mountains into the jungle with only the weapons and supplies they could carry on the 720 mules and horses they brought with them. The Marauders fought through monsoon season. Troops suffered from malaria, dysentery and typhus. Horn was wounded four times.

“There was no support. We didn’t have any artillery. They just kept on knocking us down, whittling us down,” he said in 2014. “It is hard to believe what we had to go through.”

Horn — one of 1,200 soldiers who survived the Marauders’ campaign — was awarded a Purple Heart. Each soldier also received a Bronze Star.

Despite his military heroics, when Horn returned to the reservation in June 1945, he said he was “treated like dirt.”

Veterans were supposed to be given preferential treatment when applying for certain jobs and qualify for low-interest federal housing loans, but he said that almost never happened.

He worked on his grandparents’ farm and received schooling in business management, psychology and legal work.

Horn served on the Assiniboine Treaty Committee for 68 years. He was a member of the Fort Belknap Community Council for 19 years and was a tribal judge for eight years, during which time he wrote the first regulations for the tribe’s juvenile court. He was a member of the health board that lobbied for a new clinic and also helped get the Head Start program established on the reservation. One of its buildings was named after Horn, whose Indian name is “Shunk Ta Oba Kni,” or “Returns With Prisoner Horse.”

In 2013, he received an honorary doctorate in humanitarian services from Montana State University-Northern. In May 2014, he was named the chief of the Fort Belknap Assiniboine Tribe, the first tribal chief in more than 125 years.

Horn is survived by 10 of his 11 children, 37 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.

Information from: Great Falls Tribune