The Mega Dead Celebrity Thread

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#3

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/reports-say-greg-ham-of-iconic-australian-band-men-at-work-found-dead-in-melbourne-home/2012/04/19/gIQAJsXmST_story.html

SYDNEY — Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday, Australian reports said.

Victoria state police confirmed that the deceased was the 58-year-old resident of the house but did not identify him by name, in keeping with local practice. Ham was 58 and neighbors said he was the lone occupant of the house.

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Dang ... #4

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dies-at-71-20120419

Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71.

"He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates," Helm's longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone. "All his friends were there, and it seemed like Levon was waiting for them. Ten minutes after they left we sat there and he just faded away. He did it with dignity. It was even two days ago they thought it would happen within hours, but he held on. It seems like he was Levon up to the end, doing it the way he wanted to do it. He loved us, we loved him."



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dies-at-71-20120419#ixzz1sWFrurbv

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RIP Dick Clark

Dang ... #4

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dies-at-71-20120419

Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71.

"He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates," Helm's longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone. "All his friends were there, and it seemed like Levon was waiting for them. Ten minutes after they left we sat there and he just faded away. He did it with dignity. It was even two days ago they thought it would happen within hours, but he held on. It seems like he was Levon up to the end, doing it the way he wanted to do it. He loved us, we loved him."



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dies-at-71-20120419#ixzz1sWFrurbv

"Pulled into Nazareth, feelin' 'bout half-past dead . . ."

He was a great singer and drummer.

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Wow, takes a lot to shock me in regards to a celebrity death, but this may have done it.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/02/junior-seau-dead/#.T6F8c-hik4c

NFL legend Junior Seau was found dead in his home in Oceanside, CA ... and a law enforcement source at the scene tells us cops believe he shot himself.

Seau was 43-years-old ... and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife.

Cops are currently at Seau's home -- located in San Diego County -- and were seen talking with a man who was inside the house and appeared distraught.

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^That is an odd one indeed.

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Apparently he shot himself in the chest. That's a slow way to die.

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I'm reading that it could be a similar situation to former Chicago Bears safety, Dave Duerson.

Duerson was found dead at his Sunny Isles Beach, Florida home on February 17, 2011. The Miami-Dade County medical examiner reported that Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He sent a text message to his family saying he wanted his brain to be used for research at the Boston University School of Medicine, which is conducting research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) caused by playing pro football. On May 2, 2011 researcher neurologists at Boston University confirmed that he suffered from a neurodegenerative disease linked to concussions.

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^Kind of a different type of death but Chris Henry's brain was also donated to research after he died. There are several active players who have all ready willed their brains to research after their death.

Really is sad to hear about Seau, I always wondered why he didn't get into broadcasting after his playing career was over, seemed like he was a great speaker and commentator from what I remember. Should be a first ballot hall of famer.

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It wouldn't surprise me if Seau's brain was equivalent to that of an elderly man in his 70s, if not older. It's so sad seeing some of these former players deteriorate so quickly because of concussions and whatnot.