Who Died: June 2024 Week 2 | News

Deaths in the News is a weekly video series from Legacy.com covering recent national news obituaries we’ve published.
June 2024 Week 2 (2024 Episode 24)
This video features KZbinr Ben Potter a.k.a. Comicstorian, NASA astronaut William Anders, Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls legend Chet Walker, Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer Jerry West, all-time winningest boys’ high school basketball coach Robert Hughes, BBC “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” host Dr. Michael Mosley, “The World Trade Center Man” Harry Roland, “The Waltons” and “Die Hard 2” actor Tom Bower, “Lethal Weapon III” and “Star Trek” actor Alan Scarfe, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars founder Warren Winiarski, civil rights leader Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., figure skating coach Frank Carroll, statins discoverer Akira Endo, The Selecters frontman Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, oldest man in the U.S. Morrie Markoff, longtime Newsweek political journalist Howard Fineman, “The French Connection” actor Tony Lo Bianco, and French ballad singer and actress Françoise Hardy.
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[@SuperMissblueeyes]

As a Brit who has been greatly impacted by Dr Michael Mosely (I'm a health scientist & his work has helped me with my work), thank you very much for remembering him. He's very much missed by many people in the UK. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family, friends & colleagues.

[@beverlygoddard4307]

And I as well but I am not British 😢

[@creativequeen8371]

I love in the UK, and the outpouring of shock and grief for this amazing man still reigns. He was innovative, non-patronising, and truly put his health on the line to help others. He has helped many, and will go on to help many more, for many years. He will be missed. Rest well, Michael and thank you 😢

[@trishlangford5773]

His death is a dreadful loss to all.

[@johnharris373]

R.I.P Mr. Logo, Jerry West one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Thank you for giving us a lifetime of knowledge and memories of the game that we all know and love

[@robertsheahan8986]

Great BB player. My Math is off. How old was Jerry What's 2nd wife when they were married? I think there must be a typo. No disrespect!

[@robertsheahan8986]

Wife

[@missjoyceakaladyj6628]

Jerry West, will always be remembered for his super play on the court. But most importantly, his MAGNIFICENT skills in obtaining KOBE BRYANT as a LAKER!! R.I.H.P.🙏🏾🦋🌷😥🙏🏾

[@johneaston197]

The French Connection was the first R rated movie I saw at the age of 15 and Tony LoBianco really stood out in that movie. He had a long career so I'm sorry see hear of his passing.

[@reneedennis2011]

I remember him in The Honeymoon Killers.

[@richardhussey-cq2se]

RIP all of them.

[@Unknown17]

Jerry West...such an amazing player. Helped to build the entire league.

[@RedPillRebel-zq3wo]

he was the face of the NBA and his kind still are today, including CC and C.Brink in the WNBA. pure talent and STRAIGHT players.

[@rkitchen1967]

I live in WV and he's such a legend here.

[@maryburrell3948]

The logo of the NBA

[@pittdog4496]

Incredible our news never reported Jerry West passing RIP dear man😢

[@RobertHeck-np2fk]

By far my favorite Laker all-time. I almost can't believe he's gone. Living in California, I saw him play hundreds of times. You knew he'd win the game someway somehow. I don't cry often, but for him? Yes.

[@JamesJohnson-l6y]

Remembering Mr. Roland, as he remembered as Mr. World Trade Center, NYC on September 11th, 2001. Rest in Eternal Paradise

[@patrickkelley6212]

Goodbye everyone and thanks for sharing your talents with the world!

[@Christian_Girl120]

Rest in peace, all in this video. I know you will have friends, family and colleagues who will miss you.

[@tytn9978]

Thank You for helping us honour folk who had an impact on our lives, through their acting, singing, playing sports, etc. Our world has been enriched through their sharing of their talents.

[@cydkriletich6538]

Jackie Wilson had one of the greatest singing voices in the history of pop and R&B music. He was an inspiration to so many other singers. May all those mentioned be resting in peace.

[@marcomustang876]

Yessss he did , such a great singer and influencer RIP

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

My late husband was from West Virginia and a huge fan of Jerry West… 🏀 RIP, Zeke from Cabin Creek…❤️

[@nancyking]

My dad was from Charleston, West Virginia and died on June 9, 2014. He wasn't a very big basketball fan, but was glad that a guy from his home state made good.

[@dianamoody7251]

Me, too.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Clarksburg

[@lucillepratt3798]

I love the tributes to the anniversary of deaths, keeping memories alive.

[@ravenmccall5486]

I had not heard about the death of Tony La Bianco, thank you Legacy, you keep us well informed!

[@stanleyfonda9340]

I used to love Jerry West. As a child my dad and I really enjoyed watching him play 🎉

[@lavellhall7650]

Remember, that's he is the NBA Logo, and it has been and it should stay that way for a long, long time. Rest in peace mister Jerry West.

[@nelsondashner7758]

I am a big fan of character actors and Tom Bower has always been one of my favorites. I was lucky enough to meet him at the 2010 Syracuse Film Festival. We talked for several minutes and I got to ask him about a couple of his movies; namely Nixon and True Believer. He was very nice and seemed happy to talk to someone who really knew his career. I'm sorry to hear about his passing.

[@beverlygoddard4307]

You have the best way of making loss not as saddening... more of interest for all of the people . Thank You for sharing. And wow 110 years of age... that's something.

[@cindywilliams3542]

Thank you Legacy. Love, light and healing to all that grieve the passing of their love one's.

[@tj921able]

TY for your beautiful tributes & half-staff memorials. May they all RIP. God Bless You & stay safe. Have a wonderful Father's Day weekend.

[@SrVP100]

Excellent work, but on the anniversaries you overlooked the late, great Jim Nabors who was born on 12 June 1930 and died on 30 November 2017. He was best known as a best friend and frequent guest of Carol Burnett, his fabulous baritone voice and as Gomer Pyle, USMC. He also received 3 honorary promotions by the US Marine Corps to include Sergeant. May he rest in peace.

[@kestag2110]

I’m so devastated by the tragic death of Dr. Michael Mosley. I really enjoyed his work on bringing research based health information to the everyday people. His last series I watched on Sleep with Flinders University in Australia, helped me understand my own struggles with sleep. Dr. Mosley had very similar sleep patterns to me. My condolences go out to his family and friends ❤ RIP Michael and thank you

[@puttentanesame6687]

Chet Walker. Robert Hughes. Jerry West. Thanks, guys. Ya' done good.

[@AccessoriesAddict5528]

Dying while on vacation has to be the absolute worst!!

[@mongoslade277]

Larry Allen died on June 2, 2024 so legacy covered him already

[@luvslyfe1]

Also for their families. My cousin passed away last year flying en route to his vacation destination. He never made it there. God took him home.

[@AZVIDS]

Best!

[@ameliawilder28]

Not many know this, but Gene Wilder was a paramedic. Born Jerome Silberman, he was drafted into the war as a medical corps training in Fort Sam Houston. Once his training was finished, he was assigned to the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Valley Forge Army Hospital in Pennsylvania where he worked as a paramedic for two years, before being discharged from his services in '59. 8 years later he and fellow veteran Mel Brooks would make their first collaboration together, The Producers, which is partly based on Mel Brooks' recollections of WWII. May he rest peacefully. He was one of the many people that inspired me into film and televison. I'm currently working on a series I hope to stream on KZbin soon.

[@ariel393939]

Thank you for that information, I did not know that about Gene. I hope you succeed in everything you do.

[@sallykohorst8803]

I never knew that so thanks alot for the info very funny man.

[@davidponseigo8811]

You shouldn't be using someone passing away to promote your film. That is very wrong.

[@dukecraig2402]

​@@davidponseigo8811 Didn't come across as promoting anything except the fact that he inspired him, if he was trying to promote it then please, tell us the name of his series, kinda hard to promote something without telling people it's name.

[@madwhitehare3635]

@@davidponseigo8811...untwist your knickers.

[@shipofthesun]

Jerry West didn't inspire the logo, he was the logo.

[@tonilove8833]

R & B singer, Angela Bofill died today at age 70. Best known for hits like I Tried. RIHP

[@loriparks8657]

Wow 😮 Didn't see any posting on social media of her passing. A very gifted singer ❤️ her songs and albums .

[@lynnyhen]

I became a fan of Françoise Hardy's music after hearing her music in the movie A Simple Favor. She had such a beautiful voice. RIP to all of these wonderful people.

[@smilanesi98]

110 years old!!! My Lord❤🎉 Cannot fathom that. Maybe in a 500 hundred years that might not be so unheard of.

[@corybeaver1909]

Hard to believe that it's been 20 years since we lost both Ray Charles & Ronald Reagan. Ray died on the day Reagan's funeral was held. This was two months before I would lose my grandmother to breast cancer

[@creativequeen8371]

Thank you for this information and may your grandmother Rest in Eternal Peace 🌹

[@kimmagee7664]

My Condolences To You About Your Grandmother, I Think Of My Maternal Grandmother Everyday. Pray For Her And Anybody That's Gone 😊 I'm Still Doing It Occasionally And Remembering Mines.

[@sylvia.222]

May they be granted eternal rest 🕊️

[@goodoldbubba6620]

That's the most outstanding comment I've ever read here.

[@ariel393939]

Amen

[@tonyt8805]

RIP Chet Walker 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 🙏🏾

[@PamWegner-r6e]

Rest in peace all

[@bobsmith3217]

110 years old. Wow. It will be very interesting to see what the scientists learn from Mr. Markoff's brain.

[@fearnobodyandtrustnoone]

I was saddened to hear that Dr. Michael Mosley passed away on June 5th. I started 'fasting' after reading his books on the subject. Gone too soon but not forgotten. R.I.P Dr Mosley🙏🙏

[@FitzArias]

Jerry West will live on thru the NBA logo. Amazing photo that led to the logo. Maj. Gen. Bill Anders will live on thru his Earthrise photo. RIP to all who left us, you will all be remembered.

[@gynandroidhead]

Of course the death of Jerry West tops the headlines of those lost from the sport this week, but Chet Walker was a durable player who never played fewer than 76 games in each of his 13 NBA seasons and should've been inducted into the HOF years prior. He was also one of Wilt Chamberlain's favorite teammates. Walker's presence on the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76er team was vital to it becoming one of the greatest teams of all time, not only winning the NBA Championship, but also boasting a 68-13 record.

[@c.s.4066]

May They All Rest In Peace..AMEN🙏🙏🙏

[@amandafranklin1914]

Noooo, not Francoise! The French face of the 60's, loved her.

[@grisamaro9036]

She'll never be forgotten.

[@Zekmakou]

However long we live on this earth it is still a short life

[@sallykohorst8803]

Jerry west was great for the Lakers. I saw him on t v. Alot. RIP to Jerry and and for the others.

[@arnesw2647]

R.I.P ❤️

[@jodialston6305]

Ruby Dee was a great actress and her and Ozzie Davis was a loving couple ❤❤❤

[@LaVanderWilliams]

R.I.P. to all who touched our lives. I lost my father on 6/10/2002. Jackie Wilson was less than 10 miles from me when he passed away. I remember the Latin Casino when I was growing up. I went there once before it closed up. Now, where it used to be is now a shopping area. Edit: And thank you again, Legacy, for another bittersweet, but dignified obituary.

[@lisathornton6374]

I lost my father 6/10/2021.

[@LaVanderWilliams]

@@lisathornton6374 Sorry for your loss. Have a nice weekend.

[@lisathornton6374]

@@LaVanderWilliams sorry for your loss. Thank you.

[@sherbear861]

my condolences go out to both of you and your family 🙏🏼❤ i lost mine 6/2/2011 so june is always hard but always try to honor him every way possible

[@LaVanderWilliams]

@@sherbear861 I know what Father's day feels like, with me being a father myself. You take care and be blessed for who we still have left in our lives.

[@lolam.9291]

OMG!! I was just listening to Francoise Hardy!… Your music will live on… God speed

[@grisamaro9036]

Rest in paradise Francoise Hardy. No more suffering only joy in heaven. You will always live in your fans.

[@MrEab2010]

Tony Lo Bianco was a badass.

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

There's was nothing in the news about his death.

[@danieljudegennis]

Rest in Peace Francoise😢

[@shaner743]

Last night going thru some sports cards I came across a few Jerry West cards. Had to take the time to sleeve them up and put them in the collection. Rest In Peace Mr. West, bet he made the all star team in heaven…

[@HawklordLI]

Francoise in her prime was freaking gorgeous.

[@pendlecurl]

RIP Dr Mosley so sad to lose such a lovely man ❤️ x

[@jaydub8596]

Condolences to the family of Chet Walker. A great player as well as a kind and gentle man.

[@bobg6638]

Both Jerry West and Chet Walker died this past week. Two of the NBA’s best. Watched them as a kid in the 70’s. RIP JW and CW.

[@legneil]

RIP to all of you.🙏🙏

[@donaldsmith283]

Thank you😁

[@smilanesi98]

Jerry West and Chet the Jet! Oh how I miss watching them. They were great in their time 🙏 RIP.

[@SanFernandoValleyRose]

I remember Jerry West and Tony Lo Bianca. I also remember when Ray Charles and one of my favorite actors passed (Gregory Peck). I loved all of Gene Wilder's movies too. I hope they are all flying high with the angel spirits in the world. And condolences to those family members who lost loved ones.

[@monicakelloway3953]

To those who have passed recently RIP and condolences to their families. Thank you for remembering those who died in the years gone by ❤

[@MPrybil]

Jerry West also wrote a how to improve your memory book with Harry Lorraine and went on The Johnny Carson show to promote the book. He had memorized the names of the entire audience of 250 before the show started and when it came time for him to appear as a guest he came out, had the audience stand and as he called their name they sat down. Sometimes he couldn’t remember a person’s name and would skip over them, leaving them standing. At the end he had about 7 or 8 people left standing and then he proceeded to name each person left standing. Then Johnny told the audience that Jerry West had been scheduled for the previous night’s show so he had memorized that audience’s names but the show ran long so he wasn’t brought out that night and was asked to come back this night and memorize this audience’s names! I bought the book and it works if you practice the instructions!

[@brianartillery]

Absolutely gutted to hear of the death of Gaps. Skank in peace, man.

[@TheJoaniejoancansew]

Zeke from Cabin Creek is we called Jerry West back home. He totally put WVU on the map

[@nev707]

Enjoyed watching Dr Mosleys shows on health. Gone too early. Anne Frank died only a couple of months before the end of the war.

[@petitpikmin]

Oh my god thank you for the hommage to Françoise Hardy!

[@heru-deshet359]

God bless them all.

[@michellelogreco3351]

Beautiful tribute, as always 🙏🏻💗

[@anthonyhall8467]

U guys awesome

[@maryellengrayberg9146]

RIP to all🙏

[@DTD110865]

Francoise Hardy; The inspiration for April March. And thanks for reminding me that I outlived Rik Mayall.

[@CoolJams-b6z]

Ben Potter (Comicstorian), wow!!!! I didn't know he was that famous. Big media companies discussed him, along with the usual superhero comics fan sites, mentioned him. I'm impressed!!!!

[@karaleebanwarth2867]

I didn’t know that Jerry West had died. RIP

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

James Lawson Jr. thank you 🦋💐 and Frank Carroll 🌻💞. Howard Fineman 💜💜

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

RIP all. Thank you for making the world a better place ❤🌈🙏

[@bishkahunter7197]

Vale Michael Mosley 🙏

[@cathietonkin5577]

Tony Lo Bianco - RIP….

[@SheilaRiley-ug9pb]

Ive not heard of any of these people except for the actor from the Waltons. But may theyall rest inpeace

[@angelarankin9842]

God Rest and God Bless

[@Decgyrrl]

That nightclub mass shooting, was one of the worse in American history. All those young ppl, out for a good time that never came home again, is tragic. Not to mention, all those trapped in that bathroom for hours, until finally being rescued. Unforgettable.😢😢😢😢

[@rainbowsandkittens1537]

How terrifying that must have been. Like the Israeli kids blindsided while at a music fest late last year :(

[@tejaswoman]

And now the governor of their own state is having a meltdown over something as simple as rainbow lights 🌈 on bridges, one of the ways their communities paid tribute.

[@dwightpowell6673]

​@@tejaswomanit's your HUMAN community also..

[@jamesjimbob71]

i can't believe rik mayall has been gone 10 years

[@feliciaweatherspoon2303]

May all the deceased, R.I.P!! God bless their families!! 🙏🏿

[@janielong5456]

Loved Jerry West.The best players ever where in the 70's.

[@jacquelinemitchell7148]

R.I.P. beautiful souls 🙏🙏❤️

[@superben790]

REST IN PEACE TO THE LOGO, JERRY WEST!!!!

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@timroot4207]

Thank you !

[@leesashriber5097]

May they have eternal peace and rest. God bless them all and their families. 🙏❤️🕊️

[@mortenmoicmoigladys1236]

Françoise😢😢😢😢😢😢💕💕💕💕💕💕✝✝✝✝✝✝

[@grisamaro9036]

We're all crying together

[@RichardRoeder-p4e]

So many people have come and gone to soon Jerry West Tom bower Tony lo Bianco Gregory Peck Anne Frank you are gone but not forgotten God bless them all May they rest in peace I love you so much your 1fan for life

[@22ergie]

1:00 Can you imagine that this guy flies to the MOON, orbits her, etc., and ironically dies in a small aircraft crash many years later? The world appreciates you Mr. Anders, for leaving us that iconic photograph of the earth, from space. RIP, Sir.

[@DefLeppardFanGirl]

RIP Jerry West & to all😢

[@pannamal5182]

Brought to you by Pfizer

[@leonoranicolaysen2784]

Statins. UGH. Hard to mourn their inventor.

[@patricel.5072]

Rest in peace 🎈

[@ianfergalfarrar]

R.I.P to all of them 😢

[@22ergie]

5:00: Fun Fact (with all due respect): Warren Winiarski was a WINE maker. Ironically, his (Polish) last name translates in English, to "WINERY". RIP, Sir.

[@TheCircleFanGirlHD]

R.I.P Johnny Canales

[@michaelcarbone6101]

Thank you

[@harryboyes2812]

Two anniversaries for me this week. My grandfather (14/6/1992) and my dad (11/6/2021). Miss them both like crazy 💔

[@stevewise1656]

The NBA wouldn't be what it is now without Jerry West. One of the greatest players in college, Olympic Gold medalist, is the NBA logo, greatness GM in all of sports history. Put together Showtime teams, Kobe Shaq teams, GM of the Memphis Grizzlies and put together their first team to win over 50 games and go to the playoffs. Helped build the Warriors with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. That team won four championships. The only person voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame three times.

[@dwightpowell6673]

Jerry West is getting a lot of accolades as a Caucasian player in a predominantly African American sport? I'm not impressed.

[@stevewise1656]

@@dwightpowell6673 well, no one cares what you think.

[@Fantasycastle337]

He was a basketball player.❤😢

[@Nicky-ws9lz]

Rik Mayall was a comedy genius and will be missed forever 💔

[@julianwalls1077]

He also was red pilled politically in his final years about what's going on!😂

[@creativequeen8371]

Truly was. Very much missed.

[@jeffbattle9599]

It's not how long we live but how we live. RIP

[@Fantasycastle337]

He was an astronaut.😢❤

[@Catwallager]

Françoise Hardy had a UK hit "All Over The World" in1965.