"He's dead, Jim" - The 20XX Death Thread

[dabrockster]

Lou Holtz has passed away.

Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz dead at age 89

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna261796

[dabrockster]

This was comes to close to home and is a gut punch. Most likely none of you do not know him, but as a kid from Arizona who spent many summers at ASU Wrestling camps and having him swing by my schools for our local camps, you grow close to a coach and idolize them. Coach Bobby was that guy. What he did for ASU has never been repeated.





Wrestling lost a true pioneer this week.

Bobby Douglas passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind one of the most impactful legacies in the history of our sport.

• 2× Olympian (1964, 1968) – 4th place in 1964

• World Medalist – Silver (1966), Bronze (1970)

• First Black head coach at a major U.S. university

• Head Coach of the U.S. Olympic Teams (1992, 2004)

• Led Arizona State to the 1988 NCAA Team Championship

• 427 career dual wins

I still remember the days in Tempe seeing him in the wrestling room at ASU and Sunkist Kids. Having come up to Payson as well.

RIP Coach.
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[dabrockster]

Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, Cowboys) has passed away by suicide after 20-years of Bi-polar disorder. Brother is David Carradine (Kung Fu), Keith Carradine (Dexter & Deadwood) daughter is Ever Carradine (Handmaide's Tale). Pretty strong legacy in his family.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/robert-...71-1236734055/

[PaloAltoCougar]

Actor Eric Dane passed away from ALS (Announced April of 2025. He went fast..).. Was 53.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/eric-da...53-1236730284/

it's unclear when onset occurred. I'm guessing it was long before his public announcement but I'll probably find out later today as he was a consultant to my daughter's and SIL's company. Sobering news, as if we needed more of that....

[Edit: I've learned my guess was incorrect and that he was a very fast progressor. My daughter and SIL report his was an unusually aggressive form of the disease. Mrs. PAC says for the first time in her life she's happy she's slow....]

[dabrockster]

Actor Eric Dane passed away from ALS (Announced April of 2025. He went fast..).. Was 53.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/eric-da...53-1236730284/

[BigPiney]

His coming on SNL after Dr. Suess passed was amazing.

[Clark Addison]

Back in the 70s and 80s Jesse did a lot of good things in Chicago, and he had a very positive message. My Eagle project was done in partnership with his org. I didn't always love "National Figure" Jesse Jackson but he's always had a soft spot in my heart.

[dabrockster]

Rev. Jesse Jackson has passed.

[chrisrenrut]

I always wanted to run into him at a airport. My opening line would be "Hey Boo" from To Kill a Mockingbird

[PaloAltoCougar]

The Great Santini is gone. Robert Duvall at 95. A great career with so many good to great movies.

It's interesting how many such reports say the person "died peacefully," often surrounded by family, as we crave the idea of a calm, uplifting departure. You never read "choking violently while others scrambled to jump start his heart," or similar horrific (if often more common) ending. Good thing.

[Shaka]

James Van Der Beek

I'll miss Mox every time I rewatch Varsity Blues.

[Northwestcoug]

Does the cancer make clot formation more likely?

Yes. Unprovoked embolisms should always trigger a search for an underlying cancer.

[Green Monstah]

You were right, though there was also underlying rectal cancer:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/m...d=bsky-nytimes

Does the cancer make clot formation more likely?

[Green Monstah]

She apparently called 9-11 with breathing difficulty. My guess: pulmonary embolism.

well, kind of a crappy thing to be right about.

[Northwestcoug]

She apparently called 9-11 with breathing difficulty. My guess: pulmonary embolism.

You were right, though there was also underlying rectal cancer:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/m...d=bsky-nytimes