onetrack Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 (edited) American singer-songwriter Lou Christie, a 1960s music idol who soared to the top of the charts in the US and UK with songs including "Lightnin’ Strikes", and "Two Faces Have I", has died aged 82. Christie died at home in Pittsburgh after a short illness. He was born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco in February 1943 in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania. He was known for his stupendous singing voice, that had a four-octave range and a distinctive falsetto. Christie is survived by his beauty queen wife Francesca, who he married in 1971, and their daughter Bianca. Their son Christopher died in a motorbike crash aged 46 in 2014. RIP Lou. Edited June 20 by onetrack 1 2
red750 Posted July 3 Posted July 3 Eileen Bond, wife of Alan Bond, passed away yesterday at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke on Sunday. 1
red750 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Australian actor and son of former Prime Minister Billy McMahon, Julian McMahon, has died at the age of 56. He suffered from cancer. 1 2
Marty_d Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Michael Madsen has also died. Best known for his role in Reservoir Dogs, where he dances to "Stuck in the middle with you" while torturing a cop with a straight razor. 1
old man emu Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Actor Julian McMahon, son of former Prime Minister Sir William McMahon has passed away from cancer.
ClintonB Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Peter Russell Clarke has passed at 89 years, I grew up watching come and get it in the afternoons. I believe he was one of our first tv chefs. 1 1
onetrack Posted July 6 Author Posted July 6 Here's the ABC obituary about Peter Russell-Clarke, I had no idea he was as old as he was. He was married for 65 yrs, that's some record! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/peter-russell-clarke-dies-aged-89/105500112 2
red750 Posted July 17 Posted July 17 Legendary country, rock and pop singer Connie Francis, known for her hit Pretty Little Baby, has died at the age of 87.
onetrack Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 John Stone, former Secretary of the Federal Treasury from 1979 to 1984 under the Fraser Govt, has died aged 96. It is reported he had been suffering from leukemia for some time. https://thenightly.com.au/politics/john-stone-death-former-senator-and-secretary-of-the-federal-treasury-dies-aged-96-c-19394471
rgmwa Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Felix Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy last week, aged 56. In 2012 he made a parachute jump from 128,100 feet reaching a maximum velocity of 833 mph (Mach 1.24). In 2003 he flew across the English Channel using a carbon-fibre wing. 2
facthunter Posted July 21 Posted July 21 I have enough of my mates and contemporaries dying without all this on the top. . Nev 1
Jerry_Atrick Posted July 22 Posted July 22 (edited) Sorry, Nev.. Another one to sadly announce.. Ozzy Osbourne, of Black Sabbath fame, died aged 76.. I can't say I was a great fan of a man who bites the head of a bat off on stage.. and his other antics, but Paranoid is a great song. Edited July 22 by Jerry_Atrick 1 2
red750 Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Poor old Ozzie. Although 4 years younger than me, he looked a lot older. I have been watching a series called The Osbourmes Want to Believe, in which his son Jack Osbourne plays video clips of supernatural and unexplained occurrences, such as furniture moving by itself, ghost-like shadows of people walking down the street, and strange lights moving in the night sky, and his parents Ozzie and Sharon comment on whether they think they are real or fake. It was hard to understand what Ozzie was saying, his words were so slurred and peppered with bleeps. 1 1
Marty_d Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Jerry_Atrick said: Sorry, Nev.. Another one to sadly announce.. Ozzy Osbourne, of Black Sabbath fame, died aged 76.. I can't say I was a great fan of a man who bites the head of a bat off on stage.. and his other antics, but Paranoid is a great song. He's done some rippers. Also love "Crazy Train" - brilliant song. Good opinion piece in the Guardian today giving his history and his effect on Metal. 1
red750 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Henri Szeps, award-winning actor and star of ABC's Mother and Son, has died at the age of 81. Szeps shot into televised entertainment through his role in the iconic sitcom, playing dentist Robert Beare alongside Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald. 2
onetrack Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 He was a Pole and his family fled the Nazis during WW2. He had a terribly rough, fractured upbringing - but he and his parents made good in Australia after the War, as "refo's". This article is 5 years old and needs updating, but it outlines the tough times he had, before he made good in acting. https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/henris-story/#:~:text=Henri Szeps is one of,and separate from his family. 1
Jerry_Atrick Posted July 24 Posted July 24 This one seems to have slipped through the net: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/playschool-presenter-donald-macdonald-obituary/105562942 I recall watching him... 1
red750 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Hulk Hogan has passed away after a cardiac arrest at the age of 71. 1
onetrack Posted July 29 Author Posted July 29 Sir Michael Hill, of the jewellery design fame, has passed on at age 86. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/michael-hill-dies/105586068 1
red750 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Burt Reynolds' ex-wife and 80s star Loni Anderson dies The WRKP in Cincinnati actress Loni Anderson has died aged 79 after an illness, her family has confirmed in a statement. The 80s TV star played shrewd radio station receptionist Jennifer Marlowe in the popular sitcom, which ran from 1978 to 1982. The two-time Emmy nominee died on Sunday, just days before the 80th birthday, in a Los Angeles hospital following an ‘acute prolonged illness’, her longtime publicist Cheryl J Kagan has said. 1
red750 Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Singer Col Joye dies at the age of 89. Further detals to come. 2
red750 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/australian-music-icon-col-joye-dead-at-89-20250806-p5mkot.html 1
old man emu Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Father Chris Riley passed away on 31 July 2025. Riley was the founder and CEO of Youth Off The Streets and worked with disadvantaged youth for more than 35 years in a variety of roles including teacher, youth worker, probation officer, residential carer and principal. He officially founded Youth Off The Streets in 1991, with a food van delivering meals to homeless youth in the Kings Cross area in Sydney. 1 2 1
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