/ Stars that died in 2023

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Bernie Gallacher, British footballer (Aston Villa), died he was 44.

Bernard "Bernie" Gallacher  was a professional footballer who played predominantly at left-back died he was  44..

(22 March 1967 – 28 August 2011)

Born in Johnstone, Scotland, Gallacher joined Aston Villa as a 16-year-old apprentice on leaving school in 1983. He progressed through youth levels, signing a professional contract in March 1985, before making his first team debut on the final day of the 1986-87 season against Manchester United, at the end of a season where Villa were relegated from the First Division.
Gallacher appeared in all but one of Aston Villa's 44 Second Division games the following season as Villa gained promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt as Second Division runners-up. His final game for the club was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in November 1990. In all he made 57 league appearances for Villa.[1]
Gallagher spent a loan spell at Blackburn before joining Doncaster Rovers and then Brighton. In 1994 his career was ended by injury at the age of 27 following a short term as a non-contract player with Northampton Town.

Death

Gallacher died in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, England on 28 August 2011, aged 44.[2]


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Bruno Gamberini, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Campinas (since 2004), died he was 61.

Bruno Gamberini  was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas, Brazil  died he was 61..

(July 16, 1950 – August 28, 2011)

Born in Matão, São Paulo, and ordained to the priesthood in 1974, Gamberini became a bishop in 1995 and in 2004 was appointed archbishop of the Campinas Archdiocese.[1]
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Len Ganley, Northern Irish snooker referee, died died he was 68.

Len Ganley was a Northern Irish snooker referee  died died he was  68..

(27 April 1943 – 28 August 2011) 

He visited England in 1971 to spend a ten-day holiday with his sister in Burton-upon-Trent, and remained in England.
Born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, he became a full-time referee after working as a milkman and bus driver when he first arrived in Burton-on-Trent.[1] He played snooker when he lived in Northern Ireland and won various local titles in Britain and Ireland. His highest break was 136.
He refereed four World Snooker Championship finals between 1983 and 1993, including 1990 when Stephen Hendry became the youngest World Champion. Another career highlight was the 1983 UK Snooker Championship final between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.[2] Another famous match he refereed in his later career was Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147 v. Mick Price in the 1997 World Championship first round.
Although a non-drinker, Ganley also appeared in a Carling Black Label beer advert on TV in the early 1980s, in which he crushed a snooker ball with his gloved hand in a match between Terry Griffiths and John Spencer, after Spencer had knocked the ball off the table.[1]
Ganley was featured in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "The Len Ganley Stance".[2] He retired in 1999 and suffered a heart attack in 2002.[3] His son Mike Ganley is the WPBSA Tournament Director.[4]
Ganley, who suffered from diabetes, died on 28 August 2011, aged 68.[5][6] His family requested that people donated to the Paul Hunter Foundation rather than sending flowers.[5] Steve Davis said: "Len did a very good job of being a referee and a personality at the same time. A referee is supposed to be unseen and he liked the limelight, but he still managed to do the job properly. He was a great character off the table, but in the arena he was an excellent referee. He knew the game as a player, having made century breaks himself, so when he was in charge of your match it was nice to know how well he understood the game."[5]. He is credited with inventing the device that marks the position of the cue ball while it is removed by the referee for cleaning.



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George Green, American songwriter ("Hurts So Good", "Crumblin' Down"), died from lung cancer he was 59.

George Michael Green was an American songwriter died from lung cancer he was 59.. His compositions included the Top 10 Billboard hits "Crumblin' Down" and "Hurts So Good" (the latter of which was an RPM No. 1 hit in Canada), as well as another Canadian No. 1 hit in "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)."

(January 28, 1952 – August 28, 2011)

Green was John Mellencamp's long-time writing partner; he was a classmate and childhood friend of Mellencamp's from Seymour, Indiana.[1] In 1985, Green's wife appeared in the video for Mellencamp's Top 10 hit "Lonely Ol' Night".[1] In addition to writing with Mellencamp, Green also wrote songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Hall & Oates, Jude Cole, Vanessa Williams, Percy Sledge, and The Oak Ridge Boys among others.[2] Green died on August 28, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 59 after suffering from a rapid-forming small cell lung cancer.[3]

Credits

Green's songwriting credits with Mellencamp include:


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Leonard Harris, American actor, arts and theater critic (WCBS-TV), died from complications of pneumonia he was 81

Leonard Harris  was an American critic, author, and actor.

(September 27, 1929 – August 28, 2011)

He played Senator Charles Palantine in the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver and the mayor in Hero at Large.Harris began his career as a print journalist; he spent several years as the arts and entertainment critic for WCBS-TV in New York City. He had three novels published and worked as a television writer later in his career. He served on the Tony Award Nominating Committee in the later 1980s and early 1990s.
In Taxi Driver, Harris played Senator Charles Palantine, the link between anti-hero Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) and Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), the woman Travis is obsessed with who works on the Charles Palantine political campaign. Throughout the film, Palantine's picture can be seen all over New York City.
He died on August 28, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut, aged 81, from complications of pneumonia.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Taxi Driver Senator Charles Palantine
1980 Hero at Large Mayor



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Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician, died after short illness he was 87.

Leonidas Kyrkos  was a Greek leftist politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament.

(12 October 1924 – 28 August 2011)

Life

Leonidas Kyrkos was born in Irakleio, Crete, to Michail Kyrkos, who, along with Ioannis Pasalidis, formed the United Democratic Left in 1951.[1] Kyrkos was elected MP to the Greek Parliament in the elections of 1961, 1963 and 1964.[1] On 21 April 1967, during the coup d'état that installed the military junta, he was arrested and remained imprisoned for five years.[1] After the restoration of democracy in 1974, he was elected MP in 1974 and 1977, and MEP in 1981 and 1984


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Dmitri Royster, American hierarch (Orthodox Church in America), Archbishop of the Diocese of the South (1978–2009), died he was 87.

Archbishop Dmitri was a hierarch of the Orthodox Church in America died he was 87.. He served as archbishop of the church's Diocese of the South from 1978 to 2009 and was the ruling bishop of the Mexican Exarchate from 1972 to 2008. The territory of the diocese covered fourteen states in the United StatesAlabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.


(November 2, 1923 – August 28, 2011)

Archbishop Dmitri was born as Robert Royster in Teague, Texas on November 2, 1923 and was raised as a Southern Baptist, converting to Orthodoxy in 1941.

Priesthood and episcopacy

He entered North Texas State University but left in 1943 to join the Army. While in the Army he served as a Japanese language interpreter on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines and Japan.
After leaving the Army he resumed his studies, eventually becoming a Spanish language instructor at Southern Methodist University. He received his Master of Arts in Spanish and became a Spanish literature professor.[1]
In 1954, Royster was ordained to the priesthood, and served as the rector of St. Seraphim Orthodox Church in Dallas from then until 1969.[1] On June 29, 1969, he was consecrated as Bishop of Berkeley (the Diocese of San Francisco and the West), making him the first Orthodox convert to be consecrated in America.[citation needed] In 1970, Bishop Dmitri was assigned as Bishop of Washington, auxiliary bishop to Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish). On October 19, 1971, Bishop Dmitri was elected Bishop of Hartford and New England.
In 1978, Bishop Dmitri became the first ruling bishop of the newly created Diocese of the South. He was elevated to the rank of archbishop in 1993. Being a senior bishop in his church, Dmitri was the locum tenens of the Metropolitan's see and temporary head of the OCA from September 4, 2008 until the election of a new primate, Metropolitan Jonah on November 12, 2008. On March 31, 2009 the then 85-year old archbishop was granted retirement from active pastoral duties by the Holy Synod of the OCA.

Death

Archbishop Dmitri died in Dallas on August 28, 2011, on the Julian calendar feast of the Dormition, which was his favorite feast day.



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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...