Goodbye to Jonathan Joss at the age of 59.
Joss is best known as the voice of TRS favorite "John Redcorn" on the animated classic "King of the Hill." Still, he also portrayed the leader of the local Native American tribe (Wamapoke) 's casino on another terrific series, "Parks and Recreation."
Joss replaced the original voice of John Redcorn in the second season of KOTH after original actor Victor Aaron passed away, and Joss would voice John Redcorn for the remainder of the series run (thirteen seasons) and would return to the role for the upcoming season return on Hulu later this summer.
The assist to Ryan Heimberger for the news of Jonathan Joss's passing.🏀
Goodbye to Rick Derringer at the age of 77.
The leader of the McCoy's in the mid-sixties, Derringer, reached the top spot on the charts with "Hang On Sloopy in 1965.
Hang on Sloopy is an unofficial anthem in Ohio and is used at Ohio State athletic events.
Derringer would score a single hit with "Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo" in 1973 and worked as a producer and studio musician for decades.
Derringer was the main musician behind the 1985 WWF "The Wrestling Album." Derringer sings on "Real American," the theme for Hulk Hogan, and has been used by multiple presidential campaigns.
Goodbye to Loretta Swit at the age of 87.
Swit performed on Broadway until moving to Hollywood in 1969, and after three years of guest roles on shows such as Hawaii Five-O and Mannix, Swit landed the role of "Margaret Houlihan" on the television classic M*A*S*H.
Swit was one of only four actors to remain with the show for all eleven seasons, along with Alan Alda, Jamie Farr, and William Christopher, and would win two Emmys for her performances.
Swit would also star in one of the title roles in the movie pilot for "Cagney and Lacey" but couldn't accept the role when the series was picked up due to her commitment to M*A*S*H.
The assist to Jeff Heimberger for telling me about the passing of Loretta Swit. 🏀
Goodbye to Valerie Mahaffey at the age of 71.
Known for her guest roles on various programs, Mahaffey won an Emmy in 1992 for best supporting actresss in a drama for her role as "Eve" in "Northern Exposure".
My favorite role of Mahaffey was as the crazed stalker "Sandy Cooper" on "Wings," where Mahaffey's character would show up once a year with a new plot to capture Tim Daly's "Joe Hackett", only to walk away with everyone other than Joe thinking she was perfectly sane.
And I'll wrap with a person that few of you knew, but deserves mentioning to me.
Goodbye to Alice Walton at the age of 95.
Alice Walton was my grandmother, and I was her eldest grandchild.
We never were particularly close due to her residence in Ohio and mine in Maryland, but she always had her family around her, and she loved to craft and create things.
Even at my age, I bet I didn't see her forty times in my life, so I really don't have a lot of personal memories of us together.
Still, I don't recall anyone in the family speaking ill of her, and that's unusual in any family.
She'll be missed by her eight children and sixteen grandchildren, of whom I am one.
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