Notable death

Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, died Dec. 28, after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82.

@rookie54 said
john madden, hall of fame nfl coach and broadcaster deluxe
an absolute legend
85 orbits

The man, the myth, the legend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Madden

April Ashley

@wycombe-al said
April Ashley

😢

RIP, my dear.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Ashley

betty white, 99 orbits
new year's eve is canceled

@rookie54 said
betty white, 99 orbits
new year's eve is canceled

This pains me deeply. she was an effervescent personality, very nice, and I remember her when I was a child

@rookie54 said
betty white, 99 orbits
new year's eve is canceled

Just heard the news.

😢

@suzianne said
Just heard the news.

😢

The Golden Girls - brilliant humour.

They were adorable. 🙁

@Ponderable
You're right.
I'll know better next time. 🙂

dr. richard leakey
77 orbits

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/richard-leakey-death/index.html

peter bogdanovich, 82 orbits

Sir Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, dies aged 94

Bahamian media outlets reported his death on Friday, citing the country's minister of foreign affairs Fred Mitchell. The Bahamian-American artist had won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964 for his performance in the film Lilies of the Field.

@contenchess

i never really liked him
i was only playin
good riddance to that dirtball
just sayin

Sir Sydney Poitier - Oscar winning Actor age 94