Pour out some liquor: End of Year review 2011

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As 2011 is about to come to a close there will be many things left behind to remember. From the new music, new movies, memories we’ve created, crazy weather patterns, and much more. For some of us the most memorable will be those we lost personally and in the entertainment/technology world. Although we may not know celebrities personally, a lot of us still feel close to them. We’ve been to their shows, watched them on TV, purchased their products, and maybe even grew up listening to/watching them and following their careers.

When someone passes who made a big impact on our lives or the lives of others it’s always a shock because sometimes we forget that celebrities are just regular people at the end of the day. They live and die just like we do, but we kinda think they will always be around somehow. In this year alone we’ve lost some pretty big names in the entertainment industry, and though the year isn’t quite over with yet, we hope we don’t have to lose anymore. Here’s a list of celebs we’ve loves and lost in 2011:

11/28/11: Comedian and Actor, Patrice O’Neal, was pronounced dead from complications of a stroke he suffered back in September. O’Neal had appeared on shows like “The Office” and “Chappelle Show” as well as being a regular guest on the “Opie and Anthony” radio show. He was 41.

11/8/11: Popular rapper Heavy D (real name: Dwight Arrington Myers) was rushed to an LA hospital after collapsing at hisBeverly Hills home. Though Heavy was conscious when first responders arrived at the scene, he died shortly thereafter.

11/7/11: Former Heavyweight Champion, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, succumbed to liver cancer at the age of 67. Winner of 27 out of 32 fights, Friazier only lost 4 times in his career, twice to George Foremanz and twice to Muhammad Aliz.

10/5/11: Chairman and Co-Founder of Apple, died due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Jobs was known for his keynote speeches that were given each year to update the loyal Apple followers, as well as his enlightening interview style.

7/23/11: The very talented, but often troubled U.K. pop star was found dead Saturday in her London home. The cause of death has not been released, but she was only 27 years old.

7/8/2011 Betty Fordz died at the age of 93. She was known primarily for her work post-whitehouse and for founding one of the most famous rehabilitation facilities (The Betty Ford clinic) in the world. Widow of former president Gerald Fordz.

5/20/11 – “Macho Man” Randy Savagez(real name Randall Mario Poffo) died this morning due to injuries from a car accident after suffering a heart attack while driving in Tampa, Florida. The pro-wrestler was popular for over twenty years on the WWE, WCW and TNA wrestling programs, He was champion over twenty times in multiple wrestling circuits and programs. He was also famous for his ring attire and his legendary catchphrase, “Ohhhh Yeahhh.”

5/15/11- Rapper M-Bone (real name Montae Talbert) of the popular hip hop group Cali Swag District was victim of a drive-by shooting in front of a liquor store in his hometown of Inglewood, California. The “Teach Me How to Dougie” star was in the driver’s seat when a group of gunmen pulled up beside him and fired off two rounds.

3/23/11: Movie legend Elizabeth Taylorzpassed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for six weeks, of congestive heart failure. She was 79. Taylor had starred in a string of successful films in her career including “Lassie Come Home,” “National Velvet,” “Father of the Bride” and “Giant.” She was one of the most famous actress (and richest) in the world by 1960 when she starred in 20th Century Fox’s “Cleopatra.” She won two Academy Awards for Best Actressduring her lustrous career and was famously married eight times to seven husbands. In her later years, she devoted much of her time to AIDS research and created the National AIDS Research Foundation in Los Angeles.

8/21/11: Part of Motown singing duo Ashford & Simpson, Nick Ashford, succumbed to throat cancer at the age of 70. He was best known for his hits “Ain’t No Mountain HighEnough” and “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”.

3/15/11: It is believed that hip-hop legendNate Dogg, or Nathaniel Hale, died due to natural causes at the age of 41. He had suffered through two strokes in the past few years which left him partially paralyzed and mostly bedridden.

Andy Rooneyz
The legendary 60 Minutes commentator died in a New York City hospital due to complications following minor surgery. He was 92.

Leonard Stonez
The actor, best known for playing Violet Beauregarde’s father in the 1971 fantasy film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, passed away from cancer. He was 87.

Vesta Williamsz
The R&B star, who had hits in the ’80s with such songs as “Congratulations” and “I’ll Be Good to You,” was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room.

Bubba Smithz
The NFL great and Police Academy star died at age 66. Authorities believe Smith succumbed to natural causes at his Los Angeles-area home.

Clarice Taylorz
The stage and screen vet, who found her greatest fame playing Bill Cosby’sz mom,Anna Huxtable, on The Cosby Show, died at the age of 93. The Emmy nominee’s publicist says the she succumbed to heart failure and passed away in Englewood, N.J.
Your work and efforts will never be forgotten, your legacy will live on through us and we will pass your accomplishments on to those after us to make sure you will forever be remembered. Thank you for your impact in our lives we hope that in your lives you lived with no regrets and died with no shame. May your souls rest in peace and your memory in our hearts.


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