RIP Thread

[cusamano]

RIP Friedrich Zimmermann

Friedrich Zimmermann (18 July 1925 – 16 September 2012) was a German politician and a member of the CSU. From 1982 to 1989 he was the Federal Minister of the Interior. From 1989 to 1991 he held the position of Federal Minister for Transport.

[cusamano]

RIP Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (Ragnhild Alexandra; 9 June 1930 – 16 September 2012), née Her Royal Highness Princess Ragnhild of Norway, was the eldest daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden, and by birth a Princess of Norway and a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. She was the older sister of King Harald V of Norway and Princess Astrid of Norway. She was married to industrialist Erling Lorentzen, of the Lorentzen family, and was known following her marriage as Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. The princess and her husband settled in Brazil shortly after their wedding in 1953, where her husband founded Aracruz Celulose. Before the birth of her younger brother, she was assumed to become Queen of Norway in the absence of a male heir, although this would have required a constitutional amendment, as women could not inherit the throne at the time.

She was the great-granddaughter of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and thus a second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. At the time of her death she was no. 75 in the line of succession to the British throne. Princess Ragnhild's maternal aunt was Queen Astrid of Belgium, which also made Princess Ragnhild a first cousin of Baudouin of Belgium and his brother (and successor) Albert II of Belgium.

Several ships, including MS Prinsesse Ragnhild, were named for her.

She died at her home in Rio de Janeiro on 16 September 2012 following a long illness, aged 82.

[cusamano]

RIP Santiago Carrillo

Santiago José Carrillo Solares (born January 18, 1915, Gijón, Asturias - died September 18, 2012, Madrid) was a Spanish politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1982.

[TeeCee]

I wondered why he wasn't presenting 'The Sunday Supplement' recently, he's just died of cancer, aged 63. I thought he was a decent presenter of that programme, bit of a Chelsea fan but one of the better journo's I think.
Then I found out that Danny Fulbrook, another journo that used to be on Sunday Supplement died 3 months ago aged 40, from cancer......it's such a shitty disease, about time they came up with a cure for it.

[Rosie_titters]

I wondered why he wasn't presenting 'The Sunday Supplement' recently, he's just died of cancer, aged 63. I thought he was a decent presenter of that programme, bit of a Chelsea fan but one of the better journo's I think.
Then I found out that Danny Fulbrook, another journo that used to be on Sunday Supplement died 3 months ago aged 40, from cancer......it's such a shitty disease, about time they came up with a cure for it.

never will find a cure, it makes too much money. I didn't even know Woolnough was ill

[QuartzGooner]

R.I.P used to like him on that show.

(I will leave this thread open for a day or so then merge it with the R.I.P thread in Cannonballs).

[QuartzGooner]

R.I.P Brian Woolnough - sports journalist.

[richpye]

RIP Brian

Always felt he gave Arsenal a fair shout on Sunday Supplement and was a decent presenter (in a different league to Jimmy Hill). Tough time to be a Chief Football reporter at the moment after losing Danny Fullbrook recently as well

[clockender1]

sad to hear. I grew up reading his reports of the games before the Sky era. i thought he was lot older.

RIP

[Metalheadz Gooner]

I wondered why he wasn't presenting 'The Sunday Supplement' recently, he's just died of cancer, aged 63. I thought he was a decent presenter of that programme, bit of a Chelsea fan but one of the better journo's I think.
Then I found out that Danny Fulbrook, another journo that used to be on Sunday Supplement died 3 months ago aged 40, from cancer......it's such a shitty disease, about time they came up with a cure for it.

I wondered the same, such sad news.

RIP

[Barriecuda]

I wondered why he wasn't presenting 'The Sunday Supplement' recently, he's just died of cancer, aged 63. I thought he was a decent presenter of that programme, bit of a Chelsea fan but one of the better journo's I think.
Then I found out that Danny Fulbrook, another journo that used to be on Sunday Supplement died 3 months ago aged 40, from cancer......it's such a shitty disease, about time they came up with a cure for it.

never will find a cure, it makes too much money. I didn't even know Woolnough was ill

The money that being known as "the company that cured cancer" still offers massive profit incentive for these companies to pursue permanent cures; the competition to make a "better" drug than the rivals also pushes companies towards longer-lasting solutions. Not to mention Universities and individuals who are trying to make a name for themselves by coming up with leading research in the fight. Plenty of reason to believe that cures are possible for any list of ailments, even if the "symptom relief" is profitable for big pharma right now.

Sorry for thread hijack. I'm not personally familiar with Woolnough but it's sad to see an individual losing his life at a relatively young age, especially when he's part of the wider football family. RIP.

[flash gunner]

Never particularly liked him but R.I.P. all the same

[augie]

Just to echo the other comments (apart from flash of course ) I liked wooly and found him to be very fair He was excellent at chairing Sunday Supplement and the guy doing it now isn't as good but was quite good when he was one of the 3 other journo's last season

RIP Brian

[donaldo]

Agree with Flash.Couldnt stand the guy personally.But i feel the same about all football journalists especially the tabloid ones.They are in the same bracket as traffic wardens and stewards at football grounds

[QuartzGooner]

Charlie Richardson died tonight- South London dentist of distinction.
Pioneered electric shock treatment for criminal behaviour.


Michael Hurll - Top Of The Pops/British Comedy Awards producer - R.I.P.