John Joseph "Hondo" Havlicek (April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019)
(Fox News) – John Havlicek, a legendary Boston Celtics star behind one
of the most famous plays in NBA history, died Thursday in Jupiter,
Florida. The Hall of Famer’s cause of death was not immediately known
but, he had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease during his last
years.
Henry Bloch in 1945 with the Army Air
Corps as a navigator on B-17 bombers.
Henry Wollman Bloch (July 30, 1922 – April 23, 2019)
ANSAS CITY, Mo., April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — One of the
founding voices of the tax preparation industry was lost today with
the passing of Henry Wollman Bloch. The company said Bloch was
a visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist who, along with his
brother Richard, co-founded H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) in 1955.
Henry Bloch (right) with brother Richard.
Geraldyn (Jerrie) M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019)
(Fox News) – According to reports, America’s first female
astronaut candidate who pushed for women in space but
never reached its heights has died at 88. Pilot Jerrie Cobb
died in Florida on March 18 following a brief illness.
In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass the grueling
astronaut testing. Altogether, 13 women passed the arduous
physical testing and became known as the Mercury 13. But
NASA already had its Mercury 7 astronauts, all jet test pilots
and all military men.
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Female astronaut Jerrie Cobb going over preparations for high
altitude flight.
(Fox News) – A replica of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster from the classic
1985 comedy film “Vacation” was auctioned this past weekend for $100,100.
The wood-paneled green machine crossed the block at the Barrett-Jackson
Palm Beach event.
It’s based on a 1981 Ford LTD rather than a 1979 Country Squire, like the
movie car was, but is an otherwise convincing recreation that includes
Wagon Queen badging and offensive graffiti on the rear fender.
The price paid was pretty remarkable, considering a car purported to be one
of the five that were built for the film received a high bid of just $35,000 at a
2013 Mecum Auctions event. That car’s authenticity was not confirmed, but
one that was definitely used in the making of the movie is on display at the
Historic Auto Attractions museum in Roscoe, Ill., which might make for a
good destination for the owner of the Barrett-Jackson car.
Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour) (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019)
Dick Dale, the pioneer of surf rock known for his 1962 hit Misirlou, died Saturday
night of heart failure. He was 81. Dick Dale had recently been in treatment for cancer, from which he had twice previously recovered.
The iconic guitarist inspired artists as varied as The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eddie Van Halen.
