Senator John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) Lord, guard and guide the men who fly Through the great spaces in the sky. Be with them always in the air, In darkening storms or sunlight fair; Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer, For those in peril in the …
Tag: In Memoriam
Aug 16 2018
In Memoriam: Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)
The Queen of Soul has left the stage. Aretha Franklin, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76 years old. Long may she reign in our hearts and souls.
Apr 04 2018
I Have Been to the Mountaintop
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 I Have Been to the Mountaintop And then I got into Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? Well, I don’t know …
Aug 08 2017
In Memoriam: Glen Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017)
Country singer, songwriter, musician and actor Glen Travis Campbell passed away today at the age of 81 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. From 1969 to 1972, Campbell was the host of the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS, a music and comedy variety show that aired 91 episodes. Among his 80 songs that charted on …
Jan 25 2017
In Memoriam: Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017)
Actress and beloved icon Mary Tyler Moore passed away in a Connecticut hospital today. She was 80 years old. In her name sake 70’s TV , Ms. Moore change the image of women in America. Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, known for her roles in the …
Dec 30 2016
In Memoriam: Debbie Reynolds (1932 -2016)
One day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, actress Debbie Reynolds has died at age 84. Ms. Reynolds was rushed by ambulance to Cedars Sinai Medical Center earlier on Wednesday after complaining of difficulty breathing. Her son Todd announced her passing saying that “she wanted to be with Carrie.” Reynolds began her rise …
Dec 27 2016
In Memoriam: Carrie Fisher (1956 -2016)
Actress, author and screenwriter Carrie Fisher died this morning in Los Angeles, California after a cardiac event she suffered on a flight from London, December 23. Best known for her role of Princess Leia Organa in the 1977 film “Star Wars,” Ms. Fisher also wrote seven books, the best known was “Postcards from the Edge” …
Dec 08 2016
In Memoriam: John Glenn (July 21, 1921 – December 8, 2016)
Another legend has passed. Astronaut, the last of the Mercury 7, and former Senator John Glenn died this afternoon at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. This is just a portion of the tribute to Sen. Glenn’s life from The Columbus Dispatch: Glenn lived a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! life. As …
Jun 10 2016
In Memoriam: Grant M. Haist 1922 – 2015
Last week, during the period of sparse posting, I attended the funeral of a friend’s great uncle. I never met Grant Haist, who passed away at 93 in Naples, Florida, but I feel like I have known him all my life. Grant held a PhD in chemical engineering, and worked for 33 years at Eastman …
Jun 09 2016
In Memoriam: Mohammad Ali 1942 – 2016
The world lost an icon on Friday June 3 with the death of boxing champion and legend Mohammad Ali. He died at the age of 74 from septic shock due to a respiratory illness in a Phoenix, Arizona hospital. He was buried today in Louisville, Kentucky. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942 …
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