The 2020 Deaths Thread

[Bo Diddley]

Neil Peart--dead at 67 after a 3 1/2 year battle with brain cancer. He was one of the greatest musical talents of our generation. Rest in peace.

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[happyone]

I hadn't heard this but, Brian Gray - former BYU Cornerback passed away at 44

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/...tes-go-fund-me

[beefytee]

I hadn't heard this but, Brian Gray - former BYU Cornerback passed away at 44

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/...tes-go-fund-me

Just when I was starting to watch more football again, we lose one of my favorite players while I was a student at BYU, is a few days older than me, and who seems to have been taken from us for football related issues.

Ugg.

RIP Brian Gray.

[creekster]

Terry Jones of Monty Python is dead.


https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainme...e=news_central

[creekster]

I am full of good news today.


Mr. Peanut, of planters fame, has died.

https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/...131150336?s=20

Or has he?

[falafel]

I am full of good news today.


Mr. Peanut, of planters fame, has died.

https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/...131150336?s=20

Or has he?

What the hell.

[Lost Student]

I am full of good news today.


Mr. Peanut, of planters fame, has died.

https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/...131150336?s=20

Or has he?

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[Dwight Schr-ute]

Terry Jones of Monty Python is dead.


https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainme...e=news_central

“I’m not dead yet!”




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[PaloAltoCougar]

It’s a sad day as Clayton Christensen passed away this afternoon. He had struggled with a variety of health issues the past few years but remained active in both academia (he was a highly respected prof at the Harvard Business School) and the Church. He was one of a few Presidential Scholars I befriended my freshman year (the late Bruce Porter was another—the class has had some bad luck) and I admired Clayton as much as any of them (I was not such a Scholar, btw). You’ll no doubt be seeing his obit in various publications in the days ahead—I encourage you to read one if you don’t know of Clayton.

He was a truly outstanding person who made groundbreaking contributions (“Disruptive Innovation”) to the world of business academics (Intel Founder Andy Grove was a big fan, and he and Clayton appeared on the cover of Forbes together) as well as to the Church (I assume most of the active CS’ers have been given Clayton’s book on missionary work). This is a big loss for both communities. He was also incredibly kind and generous—he certainly was to me.

[Uncle Ted]

It’s a sad day as Clayton Christensen passed away this afternoon. He had struggled with a variety of health issues the past few years but remained active in both academia (he was a highly respected prof at the Harvard Business School) and the Church. He was one of a few Presidential Scholars I befriended my freshman year (the late Bruce Porter was another—the class has had some bad luck) and I admired Clayton as much as any of them (I was not such a Scholar, btw). You’ll no doubt be seeing his obit in various publications in the days ahead—I encourage you to read one if you don’t know of Clayton.

He was a truly outstanding person who made groundbreaking contributions (“Disruptive Innovation”) to the world of business academics (Intel Founder Andy Grove was a big fan, and he and Clayton appeared on the cover of Forbes together) as well as to the Church (I assume most of the active CS’ers have been given Clayton’s book on missionary work). This is a big loss for both communities. He was also incredibly kind and generous—he certainly was to me.

Sad day indeed... I read his book The Innovator's Dilemma some time back. It is a great read and maybe the best I have read on the subject. I think I have his book on missionary work kicking around somewhere but I don't think I ever read it. Maybe I should.

[Jeff Lebowski]

It’s a sad day as Clayton Christensen passed away this afternoon. He had struggled with a variety of health issues the past few years but remained active in both academia (he was a highly respected prof at the Harvard Business School) and the Church. He was one of a few Presidential Scholars I befriended my freshman year (the late Bruce Porter was another—the class has had some bad luck) and I admired Clayton as much as any of them (I was not such a Scholar, btw). You’ll no doubt be seeing his obit in various publications in the days ahead—I encourage you to read one if you don’t know of Clayton.

He was a truly outstanding person who made groundbreaking contributions (“Disruptive Innovation”) to the world of business academics (Intel Founder Andy Grove was a big fan, and he and Clayton appeared on the cover of Forbes together) as well as to the Church (I assume most of the active CS’ers have been given Clayton’s book on missionary work). This is a big loss for both communities. He was also incredibly kind and generous—he certainly was to me.

That's too bad. Incredible guy. I really enjoyed his "How Will You Measure Your Life?" book.

Didn't know you knew Bruce Porter. They used to live across the street from us. His boys would come to play basketball all the time.

[PaloAltoCougar]

That's too bad. Incredible guy. I really enjoyed his "How Will You Measure Your Life?" book.

Didn't know you knew Bruce Porter. They used to live across the street from us. His boys would come to play basketball all the time.

I didn't know Bruce really well, but we had several very close mutual friends. I was thirteen the first time I met Bruce. It was at the annual Philmont Ranch Scout Retreat for stake presidents/counselors and their families. The scout-age boys (there were around 100 of us) were sent out on a backpack trip for the week. The first thing we did was divide into patrols, and the most advanced was chosen as Senior Patrol Leader, which happened to be Bruce, who was also only 13 but was unusually tall for his age (and also unusually white). In leading our meetings, he seemed like a General Authority even then, and I marveled, "'Who is this big old white guy?" I shared that memory with our mutual friends a few years later at BYU and from then on when mentioning Bruce they'd add, "You know, that big old white guy..." A very good man, though, even at 13,

[wuapinmon]

Jim Lehrer died: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/...ing-jim-lehrer

[clackamascoug]

It’s a sad day as Clayton Christensen passed away this afternoon. He had struggled with a variety of health issues the past few years but remained active in both academia (he was a highly respected prof at the Harvard Business School) and the Church. He was one of a few Presidential Scholars I befriended my freshman year (the late Bruce Porter was another—the class has had some bad luck) and I admired Clayton as much as any of them (I was not such a Scholar, btw). You’ll no doubt be seeing his obit in various publications in the days ahead—I encourage you to read one if you don’t know of Clayton.

He was a truly outstanding person who made groundbreaking contributions (“Disruptive Innovation”) to the world of business academics (Intel Founder Andy Grove was a big fan, and he and Clayton appeared on the cover of Forbes together) as well as to the Church (I assume most of the active CS’ers have been given Clayton’s book on missionary work). This is a big loss for both communities. He was also incredibly kind and generous—he certainly was to me.

No doubt Christensen was a celebrated intellectual mormon who'll be missed. Do we have anyone to fill his shoes? Who next do we throw our adoration on? Any young guys making a splash out there?

[All-American]

No doubt Christensen was a celebrated intellectual mormon who'll be missed. Do we have anyone to fill his shoes? Who next do we throw our adoration on? Any young guys making a splash out there?

Okay, I’ll do it.