Deaths in 2025

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

23 October 2025, 02:27:47 PM #200
Dave Ball
Tech genius of Soft Cell and The Grid
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1rrzn1kwo
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

26 October 2025, 06:10:04 PM #201
June Lockhart, star of Lassie and Lost in Space (both series) aged only 100
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxny96260qo
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hammurabi70

28 October 2025, 11:03:39 AM #202
Demise of George Gush is in the news.

fsn

28 October 2025, 12:18:02 PM #203
Prunella Scales aka Cybil Fawlty
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DHautpol

28 October 2025, 12:57:39 PM #204
QuotePrunella Scales aka Cybil Fawlty


Ahh, Basil's "little nest of vipers".

I always enjoyed her work.
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Techno 3

28 October 2025, 04:42:50 PM #205
Awwww. :(
I'll do this later

Orcs

28 October 2025, 04:57:55 PM #206
Nearly a year after her husband Timothy West.

Her cry of "Basil!!!"  Made you wince even as a viewer
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Big Insect

28 October 2025, 05:41:25 PM #207
Quote from: hammurabi70 on 28 October 2025, 11:03:39 AMDemise of George Gush is in the news.

I hope this is genuine 'false news'?
A nice guy. I played his renaissance rules for many years & fought against him in many wargames competitions of yesteryear.
A sad loss.
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Scorpio_Rocks

29 October 2025, 02:58:54 AM #208
Quote from: hammurabi70 on 28 October 2025, 11:03:39 AMDemise of George Gush is in the news.

Still have, and occasionally use, his green WRG Renaissance rules. Met him at Triples once many moons ago. - A Giant of the Hobby
"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake - we must not interrupt him too soon."
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FierceKitty

29 October 2025, 10:02:19 AM #209
Rest in Peace, Gush. Your books were actually useful to a young gamer.
I don't drink coffee to wake up. I wake up to drink coffee.

DecemDave

29 October 2025, 10:13:48 AM #210
QuoteRest in Peace, Gush. Your books were actually useful to a young gamer.
Seconded.
Those where the days when there were still so few wargaming books (whether from Gush, Featherstone, Grant or Young) that you could realistically aspire to own them all. 

flamingpig0

29 October 2025, 10:25:32 AM #211
Quote from: FierceKitty on 29 October 2025, 10:02:19 AMRest in Peace, Gush. Your books were actually useful to a young gamer.

Very much so- I loved his work on Renaissance Armies
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FierceKitty

29 October 2025, 01:21:29 PM #212
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 29 October 2025, 10:25:32 AMVery much so- I loved his work on Renaissance Armies

Same here.
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DHautpol

29 October 2025, 01:49:38 PM #213
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 29 October 2025, 10:25:32 AMVery much so- I loved his work on Renaissance Armies

I have a copy on my shelves; lovely book.   
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

08 November 2025, 04:31:45 PM #214
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Steve J

08 November 2025, 05:27:35 PM #215
Pauline Collins, great actress and best known for 'Shirley Valentine'.

Techno 3

09 November 2025, 09:28:09 AM #216
 :(
I'll do this later

Duke Speedy of Leighton

20 November 2025, 04:48:42 PM #217
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Steve J

20 November 2025, 07:48:06 PM #218
Far too young :( .

Steve J

24 November 2025, 03:07:43 PM #219
Jimmy Cliff :'( !
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