Rest in Peace

[Chilidog]

He's gone into the black hole

[pipistrelle]

I wonder if Hawking lived longer than anyone else with ALS.

I have been wondering that for years.

[RTH10260]

Stephen Hawking, Cambridge professor and theoretical physicist, dead at 76

Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist who deepened our understanding of the universe while proving that any disability could be overcome, has died, a spokesman for his family confirmed Wednesday. He was 76. His three children Lucy, Robert and Tim, said in a statement, "We will miss him forever."

"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," his children said in a statement. "He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humor inspired people across the world. He once said, 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.'"

Hawking was born in Oxford, England in 1942. He was a 21-year-old Ph.D student when he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease -- and told he had just a year or two to live.

Although he would be confined to a wheelchair and largely unable to speak except through a voice synthesizer, he lived a lot longer than that.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-ha ... 018-03-14/

[Volkonski]

Stephen Hawking passed away at age 76.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

God
@TheTweetOfGod
It’s only been a few hours and Stephen Hawking already mathematically proved, to My face, that I don’t exist.

[AndyinPA]

RIP, Stephen Hawking. He was on the last episode of this season of "Star Talk" with Neil DeGrasse Tyson a few weeks ago. Hubby watched it, but I didn't.

Also, RIP Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. I hadn't heard that he had died. I used his books, watched him when I could.

[MRich]

[Addie]

Bloomberg

Representative Louise Slaughter, Top Rules Panel Democrat, Dies at 88

Representative Louise Slaughter of New York, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, died early Friday after suffering an injury at her Washington home last week, her office said in a statement. She was 88.

Slaughter became the first woman to chair the Rules panel when Democrats controlled the House from 2007 to 2011, and is widely known as one of Congress’ most influential champions of women’s rights. She was first elected to Congress in 1986, representing the Rochester area, and previously served in the New York State Assembly.

She authored the 2012 Stock Act, which prohibited the use of inside information for private profit by members of Congress and public employees, and expanded disclosure of financial holdings. She also coauthored the Violence Against Women Act and was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. ...

Slaughter was Rules Committee chairwoman when the House passed the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law.

Born in Harlan County, Kentucky, the daughter of a blacksmith, Slaughter moved after college with her late husband, Bob, to upstate New York. A microbiologist, she worked in Congress to restrict the use of antibiotics in healthy cattle. She also was a former blues and jazz singer.

[RVInit]

Louise Slaughter - RIP.

[AndyinPA]

Interesting bio.

RIP.

[Sterngard Friegen]

No Lamb-Slaughter bill now.

[MsDaisy]

Very sad…. RIP Sudan

World’s last male northern white rhino dies

CNN)The world's last male northern white rhino has died leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction.

The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan had been in poor health in recent days and was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections.

A veterinary team made the decision to euthanize Sudan after his condition deteriorated significantly, the conservation group WildAid announced Tuesday.

Sudan lived in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, surrounded by armed guards in the days leading up to his death to protect him from poachers.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/africa/la ... index.html

[Dr. Kenneth Noisewater]

Charles Lazarus Founder of Toys R Us

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bu ... 450403002/

What a sad ending to die as your company is dying.

[AndyinPA]

RIP, Mr. Lazarus.

I know I've heard a lot of criticism of his stores lately, but I liked shopping there for my grandkids. And they were always happy to be in the store. It is sad that he has died at the same time as his business.

[John Thomas8]

My sister and brother-in-law are both dealing with terminal cancer. I'm kinda having a hard time coping.

Sigh.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

My sister and brother-in-law are both dealing with terminal cancer. I'm kinda having a hard time coping.

Sigh.

[John Thomas8]

Thank you.

[TollandRCR]

I am glad you told us, JT8. That is probably the first step of coping. You have some wonderful people near you, starting with our Fogster. Lean on them.

[Foggy]

Oh, man. John, I don't know what to say, except haven't you been through enough suffering? Jeez. Hugs and love to you, brother.

[Sterngard Friegen]

Sad news, JT. Are they getting hospice care?

[Addie]

My sister and brother-in-law are both dealing with terminal cancer. I'm kinda having a hard time coping.

Sigh.

[RVInit]

My sister and brother-in-law are both dealing with terminal cancer. I'm kinda having a hard time coping.

Sigh.

[MsDaisy]

My sister and brother-in-law are both dealing with terminal cancer. I'm kinda having a hard time coping.

Sigh.

Times two JT ...



Chin Chin

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[AndyinPA]

I'm so sorry. Cancer sucks. I hate cancer.

[P.K.]

I can only echo what everyone else said. All the hugs, and cancer sucks.