# RIP thread **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512 "2020-10-06T20:01:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 50
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1037 "2023-06-18T15:23:54Z")
RIP Daniel Ellsberg. I greatly admired him. At the time the Pentagon Papers were released, many viewed him as a traitor. However he did what he did out of a love for his country and history has vindicated him. ---
**Author:** ![Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/hip_tiger/32/447_2.png) [@Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Hip_tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1038 "2023-06-20T19:48:00Z")
Paxton Whitehead > **[Friends and Frasier star dies aged 85](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/friends-frasier-star-paxton-whitehead-27158128)** > > The UK stage and screen actor who also appeared in Frasier has passed away in the US. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1039 "2023-06-20T19:52:07Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > I greatly admired him. At the time the Pentagon Papers were released, many viewed him as a traitor. However he did what he did out of a love for his country and history has vindicated him. “National Security” \<\> “We, the government people in charge, will be embarrassed if this truth got out, so let’s just keep this to ourselves.” ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1040 "2023-06-20T23:44:05Z")
I’m not sure I’d call him a star of Frasier when he only appeared in a single episode. It was funny though (he was the headmaster of the prep school Frasier & Lilith were trying to get Frederick into). He had a slightly larger role in Friends, playing the role of Emily’s uncle / Rachel’s boss. (Emily = Ross’s second wife) Regardless, RIP. ---
**Author:** ![NumericalNeuroticism](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/numericalneuroticism/32/464_2.png) [@NumericalNeuroticism](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NumericalNeuroticism)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1041 "2023-06-21T00:33:17Z")
> [@twig93](#): > > He had a slightly larger role in Friends, playing the role of Emily’s uncle. IFYP Also, he had two great guest appearances as Bernard on The West Wing: “C.J., your necklace is a monument to bourgeois taste.” RIP ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1042 "2023-06-21T00:38:58Z")
Oh, right… uncle! And he was Rachel’s boss. That’s how Ross & Emily met. Post fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1043 "2023-06-23T15:26:25Z")
My TI-30XA CAS-approved exam calculator, used to pass exams between 1996-2003, passed away this morning. Cause of death was two dead GPA76 batteries. Taking over the responsibilities of number crunching will be a solar-powered Casio FX-300ES PLUS on sale for $12.69 at Target. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1044 "2023-06-23T15:36:52Z")
That’s gonna mess with your monthly budget. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1045 "2023-06-23T15:38:53Z")
Surrounded by number two pencils and exam paper. ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1046 "2023-06-23T15:52:54Z")
RIP Titanic dudes ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1047 "2023-06-25T20:32:41Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > Cause of death was two dead GPA76 batteries. You know those batteries are available on ebay at a price from 12cents to 50cents each depending on quantity purchased. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1048 "2023-06-25T20:50:29Z")
My CAS-stamped calculator was a TI BAII, not a TI-30. When did they approve the TI-30’s? ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1049 "2023-06-25T21:33:09Z")
> [@colonelsmoothie](#): > > RIP Titanic dudes RIP refugees: your story got buried by the Titanic dudes’ coverage. > **[At least 78 people drown as refugee boat sinks off Greece](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/14/scores-drown-refugee-boat-sinks-off-greece)** > > Hundreds more feared missing from overcrowded fishing vessel that reportedly sailed from Libya for Italy ---
**Author:** ![Gormenghast](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Gormenghast](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Gormenghast)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1050 "2023-06-25T21:36:49Z")
Certainly more resources were devoted to trying to rescue the Titanic sightseeing victims than to rescuing the refugees in the Mediterranean. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1051 "2023-06-26T00:43:59Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > > [@colonelsmoothie](#): > > > > RIP Titanic dudes > > RIP refugees: your story got buried by the Titanic dudes’ coverage. > > [At least 78 people drown as refugee boat sinks off Greece | Greece | The Guardian](https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/14/scores-drown-refugee-boat-sinks-off-greece) I think it’s up to 300 now - > **[At Least 300 Dead After Refugee Boat Sinks Off Greece, According To Pakistani...](https://www.jalopnik.com/at-least-300-dead-after-refugee-boat-sinks-off-greece-1850557167/)** > > Last week, a fishing boat full of refugees fleeing to Europe from Africa capsized in international waters. Over 100 were rescued, pulled from the surf and brought to the Greek port of Kalamata, but the full scale of the disaster was unclear — it was... ---
**Author:** ![Macroman](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Macroman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Macroman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1053 "2023-06-26T03:09:36Z")
Mine too. I think that it was about 2001 when calculators available in stores were approved. Ti-30 Xiis was first I think. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1054 "2023-06-26T20:34:00Z")
[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/obituaries/harry-m-markowitz-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/obituaries/harry-m-markowitz-dead.html) ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1055 "2023-06-28T02:31:26Z")
> **[Former Ravens QB Ryan Mallett, 35 years old, drowns in Florida](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/former-ravens-qb-ryan-mallett-drowns-in-florida-according-to-reports/)** > > Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett drowned while vacationing in Florida. He was 35 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1056 "2023-06-28T14:59:55Z")
> **[Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead after remains found on Calif. mountain -...](https://globalnews.ca/news/9797150/actor-julian-sands-confirmed-dead-after-remains-found/)** > > Julian Sands disappeared in January while on a hiking trip in the Southern California mountains. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512/1057 "2023-06-28T15:00:25Z")
I initially posted this in the RIP for Actuaries thread but it looks like an inactive thread. I felt his death merited a wider audience so posting here. Tony Williams passed away today. Tony was a personal friend and an actuary who made a major difference in the Indigenous community in Canada. The Canadian Institute of Actuaries did a lovely interview (link below) this year with him after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. RIP Tony > **[Supporting success for the Indigenous community - Seeing Beyond Risk](https://www.seeingbeyondrisk.ca/2023/03/supporting-success-for-the-indigenous-community/)** > > Tony Williams, FCIA, is a retired actuarial consultant with more than 40 years of pension, investment and benefits industry experience. Throughout his career, and even into retirement, Tony has provided many meaningful contributions to the Indigenous... [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512.md?page=49) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512.md?page=51)