OT: Obituaries Thread

[MrNubbz]

TOM WEISKOPF DIES AT 79

Tom Weiskopf, who starred on the 1962 golf team at Ohio State before enjoying a long and successful career on the PGA tour, died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, according to Golf Digest.
Weiskopf passed at 79 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.



Weiskopf was a member of the 1962 golf team at Ohio State, arriving the year after Jack Nicklaus left Columbus to start his own pro career. An outstanding golfer, known by his nickname the “Towering Inferno” due to his 6-3 height and temper on the course, the Massilon native claimed 15 PGA tour victories, including the 1973 British Open at Royal Troon
1973 would be his best season on the Tour when he won the Open and notched five tournament titles in an eight-week span. He finished that season ranked second in the world behind fellow Buckeye Nicklaus.

“UNQUESTIONABLY, THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE WERE THOSE SPENT IN COLUMBUS, AT OHIO STATE. THOSE YEARS GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL.”

[MarqHusker]

Mr. Gorbachev died.   One of the last surviving major players from the Cold War.

[MrNubbz]

I think he "Got It" - seemed like a decent guy RIP Mikhail

[847badgerfan]

Long Live the Queen. Passed at 96 today.

70 years. Wow.

[longhorn320]

Long Live the Queen. Passed at 96 today.

70 years. Wow.

milestone

[GopherRock]

The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

[OrangeAfroMan]

I'll never understand why they still do all that royalty stuff.  May she rest in peace.

[MarqHusker]

CNNs last news anchor, Bernard Shaw died. Rip.

[MrNubbz]

I'll never understand why they still do all that royalty stuff.  May she rest in peace.

Yup the still have Dukes,Marquess,earls,Viscounts,Barons and such. That have long held on to their titles,manors,estates,ya know for fox/quail hunting,crikett and polo.That crap should have been scrapped long ago

[847badgerfan]

It's symbolic and the British people love it.

Let it be.

[OrangeAfroMan]

It's symbolic and the British people love it.

Let it be.

It's 100 million taxpayer pounds a year.  Just to fund one family.  Because reasons.
Fuck that noise. 
If it was here, you'd be against it.

[847badgerfan]

The will of the people over there makes it be. If they didn't want it, it wouldn't be. 

Don't care. Does not affect me in the slightest.

I'm definitely not for it here, but it is here. 

It just looks different.

[longhorn320]

It's 100 million taxpayer pounds a year.  Just to fund one family.  Because reasons.
Fuck that noise. 
If it was here, you'd be against it.

Thats funny as hell

It is here

[medinabuckeye1]

It's 100 million taxpayer pounds a year.  Just to fund one family.  Because reasons.
Fuck that noise. 
If it was here, you'd be against it.

To be fair, there are advantages to the British people/taxpayers as well including:

• If the Royals didn't host State visits and go on goodwill tours then someone else would have to do it. The someone else would likely be either the PM or a highly ranked cabinet member and they have other actual responsibilities so it probably makes sense to leave it to the Royals.
• Tourism: I don't know how much Britain rakes in each year in tourism spending but a decent percentage of it is probably fueled by Americans and others visiting Buckingham Palace and whatnot. It would be impossible to separate it but some would come anyway to see the place while some are there to see an actual Royal and for most it is probably a little bit of both.