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PIG NEWS DIGEST | TOE TAGGED
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 This page is dedicated to those who had led remarkable lives, one way or another, and have since passed on. To the majority that have passed on, we say, "Oh crap, it's thoughts and prayers time, bummer," especially when the individual has gone above and beyond in their life's accomplishments and registered on the PIG radar.
Most led long, productive lives, leaving their footprint on the rest of us.
Others "Pete Rose'd" or "John Belushi'ed" themselves out of existence at an early age by their own hand, personal demons or decadent, overboard behavior.
Just because we're PIGsters doesn't mean we're not human (sometimes), too. We hate posting on this page, but when a person of note passes on, we thought it proper and respectful, in a PIGish context, to recognize and acknowledge their life's deeds, be it good, bad or ugly.
No matter who makes this page, we say, "Thanks for the memories. Bon Voyage.
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2013 OBITUARIES
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 Patti Page
November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013
Singer
 Huell Howser
October 18, 1945 – January 7, 2013
TV Host and Producer, California Gold; Road Trips
 Jerry Buss
January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013
Owner, Los Angeles Lakers
 Stan "The Man" Musial
November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013
Hall Of Fame Baseball Player who inspired countless kids to hit the sandlots in hopes of emmulating "The Man."
 Earl Weaver
August 14, 1930 – January 19, 2013
Hall Of Fame, Bad Tempered Baseball Manager and Master of dropping F-Bombs.
 Ed Koch
December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013
Former New York City Mayor
 C. Everett Koop
October 14, 1916 – February 25, 2013
Physician and Friend Of The Gipper
 Van Cliburn
July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013
Texas pianist who kicked Ruskie ass on piano...in Russia
 Hugo "Skipper" Chávez
July 28, 1954 – March 5, 2013
America hating Venezuelan dictator who hung out with similar scumbags like SEAN PENN, MICHAEL "MAGGOT" MOORE, OLIVER STONE and DANNY GLOVER
 Alvin Lee
December 19, 1944 – March 6, 2013
British guitar virtuoso, Ten Years After
(Mr. Lee, we aplogize for the placement under Hugo Chavez)
 Joe Weider
November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013
Bodybuilding Pioneer; Publisher, Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Men's Fitness, Shape magazines
 Roger 'Two Thumbs-Up' Ebert
June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013
Noted Film Critic
 Annette Funicello
October 22, 1942 - April 8, 2013
Original Mouseketeer, Beach Blanket movies
 Margaret 'The Iron Lady' Thatcher
October 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013
A No-Shit British Prime Minister
 Jonathan Winters
November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013
American Comedian, Writer, Actor and Pitchman
 Pat Summerall
May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013
Legendary NFL Broadcaster
 Richie Havens
May 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013
American Folk Musician
 George Jones
September 12, 1931
– April 26, 2013
Country Music Legend
 Joyce Brothers
October 20, 1927
– May 13, 2013
Psychologist, syndicated columnist, TV personality
 Chuck Muncie
March 17, 1953
– May 13, 2013
NFL, All-Pro running back
 Dick Trickle
October 27, 1941
– May 16, 2013
Champion Race Car Driver with a name that's hard for some to pronounce with a straight face
 Ray Manzarek
February 12, 1939
– May 20, 2013
Rock Musician; Co-Founder, The Doors
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2012 OBITUARIES
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 Etta James
January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012
Singer
 Joe Paterno
December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012
Hall Of Fame Shame Football Coach, Penn State
 Robert Hegyes
May 7, 1951 – January 26, 2012
Actor, 'Welcome Back, Kotter'
 Don Cornelius
September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012
Creator, 'Soul Train'
 Angelo Dundee
August 30, 1921 – February 1, 2012
Boxing Trainer. Clients include Muhammed Ali, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard
 Whitney Houston
August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
Award Winning Singer
 Andrew Breitbart
February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012
Author/Editor/Publisher/Commentator
 Ronnie Montrose
November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012
Rock Guiarist
 Earl Scruggs
January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012
Bluegrass, BanjoPlayer, Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song
 Thomas Kinkade
January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012
World Renowned Artist, 'Painter Of Light'
 Mike Wallace
May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012
Journalist, Interviewer, 60 Minutes
 Dick Clark
November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012
TV Host, American Bandstand, New Years Rockin' Eve
 Levon Helm
May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012
Multi Talented Musician/The Band
 Junior Seau
January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012
Hard Hitting All-Pro Linebacker
 George 'Goober' Lindsey
December 17, 1928 – May 6, 2012
Actor/Comedian, Andy Griffith, Hee Haw
 Maurice Sendak
June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012
Author/Illustrator, 'Where The Wild Things Are'
 Vidal Sassoon
January 17, 1928 – May 9, 2012
Trendsetting Hair Stylist
 Carroll Hall Shelby
January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012
American Auto Designer, Racer, Entrepeneur
 Donald “Duck” Dunn
November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012
American Musician
 Donna Summer
December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012
Musician, Disco Diva
 Robin Gibb
December 22, 1949 – 20 May 20, 2012
Musician, The Bee Gees
 Richard Dawson
November 20, 1932 – June 2, 2012
British Born Actor, Game Show Host
 Ray Bradbury
August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012
Science Fiction Writer, Farenheit 451,The Martian Chronicles
 Bob Welch
August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012
American Guitarist
 LeRoy Neiman
June 8, 1921 – June 20, 2012
Prolific American Painter Specializing In Sporting Events
 Sergio Pininfarina,
September 8, 1926 – July 3, 2012
Italian Auto Designer/Ferrari, Maserati, Afla Romeo, Fiat
 Andy Griffith
June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012
American Actor and icon
 Celeste Holm
April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012
Award Winning Actress
 Ernest Borgnine
January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012
Actor: McHale's Navy, Marty
 Sally Ride, Astronaut
May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
American Physicist, Astronaut, Y-Naut
 Chad Everett
June 11, 1936 – July 24, 2012
Actor: Medical Center
 Sherman Hemsley
February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012
Actor: The Jeffersons, Amen
 Gore Vidal
October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012
American Author
 Marvin Hamlisch
June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012
American Composer
 Helen Gurley Brown
February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012
Editor/Publisher, Cosmopolitan Magazine
 Johnny Pesky
February 27, 1919 – August 13, 2012
Baseball player, coach, announcer
 Ron Palillo, Actor
April 2, 1949 – August 14, 2012
Actor aka Arnold Horsehack, "Welcome Back Kotter"
 Scott McKenzie
January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012
Musician, "San Francisco"
 Phyllis Diller,
July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012
Colorful Comedienne
 Neil Armstrong
August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
Legendary Space Cowboy
 Michael Clarke Duncan
December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012
Actor, The Green Mile
 Andy Williams
December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012
Classic Crooner
 Alex 'Mongo' Karras
July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012
Footballer, Actor
 Larry Hagman
September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012
Actor, "I Dream of Jeannie" "Dallas"
 Hector 'Macho' Camacho
May 24, 1962 – November 24, 2012
Championship Boxer
 Rick Majerus
February 17, 1948 – December 1, 2012
College Basketball's Big Boy of a Coach
 Dave Brubeck
December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012
Jazz Pianist
 Ravi Shankar
April 7, 1920 – December 11, 2012
Sitar Maestro
 Robert Bork
March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012
Legal Scholar
 Jack Klugman
April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012
American Actor, 12 Angry Men, The Odd Couple, Quincy, M.E.
 Charles Durning
February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012
American Actor, The Sting, Dog Day Afternoon
 'Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf
August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012
American Warrior
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2011 OBITUARIES
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 Major Richard 'Dick' Winters
January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011
American Hero and Warrior, Inspiration For Character In Band Of Brothers.
*Publisher's Note: Just Google Him. What Are You Waiting For?
 Anne Francis
September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011
Actress
 Gerry Rafferty
April 16, 1947 – January 4, 2011
Musician
 Peter Yates
July 24, 1929– January 9, 2011
British Film Director: Bullit; Breaking Away
 David Nelson
October 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011
Actor: The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet
 Don Kirshner
April 17, 1934 – January 17, 2011
Music Producer, Promoter, Creator Of The Monkees And Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
 Jack Lalanne
September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011
Health And Fitness Guru, All Around He-Man And Epitome of Clean Living
 Jane Russell
June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011
Actress, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Outlaw
 Elizabeth Taylor
October 24, 1936 – March 23, 2011
Actress, Husband And Jewelry Collector: Cleopatra, Giant
 Osama bin Laden
March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011
Shark Snack
 Seve Ballesteros
April 9, 1957 – May 7, 2011
Golfer
 'Hammerin' Harmon Killebrew
June 29, 1936 – May 17, 2011
Hall Of Fame Baseball Player
 Randy "Macho Man" Savage
November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011
Professional Wrestler, Slim Jim Slinger, "Ooooh Yeah!"
 Jeff Conaway
October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011
Actor, Taxi, Grease
 James Arness
May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011
Actor, Gunsmoke, Marshal Matt Dillon
 Clarence 'The Big Man' Clemons
January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011
Musician, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
 Peter Falk
September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011
Actor, Columbo
 Dick Williams
May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011
Hall Of Fame Baseballer
 Betty Ford
April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
Former First Lady, Founder - Betty Ford Clinic
 Sherwood Schwartz
November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011
TV Producer, Creator Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch
 Amy Winehouse
September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011
Overhyped Alleged Musician, Chronic Rehab Frequent Flyer
 Joey Vento
1939-2011
Owner, Geno's Steaks, Philadelphia
Claim To Fame: Posting An 'English Only' sign in his eatery
 Bubba Smith
February 28, 1945 – August 3, 2011
Hall of Fame Footballer, Actor
 Cliff Robertson
September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011
Actor
 Steve Jobs
February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
Trailblazing Co-Founder of Apple Computer, Pixar Studios, I-Phones, I-Pads
 Smokin' Joe Frazier
January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011
Heavyweight Champion Boxer
 Harry Morgan
April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011
Actor, M*A*S*H, Dragnet
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2010 OBITUARIES
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 Art "I'm Gumby, Dammit!" Clokey
October 12, 1921- January 8, 2010
Creator of Gumby, Stop Motion Animation Pioneer
Teddy Pendergrass
March 26,1950 - January 13, 2010
American R&B Artist
 Pernell "Adam Cartwright" Roberts
May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010
American Actor
J.D. Salinger
January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010
Author, "Catcher In The Rye"
 John "Cut And Run" Murtha
June 17, 1932 - February 8, 2010
Congressional Rat Bastard Sellout
Corey Haim
December 23, 1971 - March 10, 2010
Actor, The Lost Boys
 Merlin "Father Murphy" Olsen
September 15, 1940 - March 11, 2010
Pro Bowl Football Player, Actor
Peter "Joey, Do You Like Movies About Gladiators?" Graves
March 18, 1926 - March 14, 2010
Actor, Mission: Impossible, Airplane!
 Fess "Davey Crockett" Parker
August 16, 1924 - March 18, 2010
Actor/Vintner
United States Of America
July 04, 1776 - March 21, 2010
Former Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave, 'We The People' and Your Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness Doesn't Mean Squat Anymore
 The following are excerpts from recent PIG posts:
On March 21, 2010, a militantly Marxist Demoncrat majority in Congress ended the American experiment in inalienable individual liberty. Ignoring vociferous opposition from We the People, they razed the shining city on the hill and replaced it with an American gulag. Lady Liberty’s torch was melted down in the hellish fires of the Capitol Hill forge which was working around the clock to produce enough shackles for each and every one of We the People.
Consent of the governed? Gone.
A government of, by, and for, the people? Gone.
A nation conceived in liberty? Gone.
‘We hold these truths’? Gone.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Gone.
A representative republic?
- Hambo, Top Story March 23, 2010
From Our PIG Pen/Forum:
HELLth Care And The Death Of America.
United States of America
b. July 4, 1776
d. March 21, 2010
We survived George III's attempts to control us. As well as 1812.
We survived the Barbary Coast Pirates and and their Jihad spewing progeny the Taliban and Al Quaeda.
We survived the Whiskey Rebellion and other internal Redneck assaults including Timothy McVey.
We survived the American Civil War (although that's really a matter of opinion)
We survived numerous European challenges to the Monroe Doctrine.
We survived Kaiser Wilhelm and the Sauerkraut Posse.
We survived the Great Depression.
We survived The Three Stooges . . . Adolf, Benito, and Hideki.
We survived the Cold War against Stalin, Kruschev and the others.
We survived Noriega, Saddam Hussein, Bill Clinton and other assorted assholes.
But America met it's match by voting a bunch of scum-sucking, liberal, retard, entitled whiners into office who want to now change the name of our once powerful and charismatic nation to the United States of BOHICA (Bend Over Here It Comes Again!)
Signed,
A Victim Of Rape On A National Level
 Robert "I Spy" Culp
August 16, 1930 - March 24, 2010
American Actor
 Lynn Redgrave
March 8, 1943 - May 2, 2010
British Actress
 Lena Horne
June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010
American Singer, Actress
 Frank Frazetta
February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010
Fantasy Artist
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