Marsha Mehran, Iranian/American. Died suddently, ânothing suspiciousâ. Draw from that what you will. Was based in Mayo.
Her name was Marsha Mehran. Never read any of her books or anything, I just thought she was really quite beautiful. I think she lived over in Mayo. Just saw in the paper today that her landlord found her dead inside her gaff and sheâd been dead for a week.
Former British Tennis No. 1, Elena Baltacha, has died from cancer, aged 30. She id the daughter of former Soviet International footballer, Sergei Baltacha, who played for Dynamo Kiev, Ipswich Town, St. Johnstone and Inverness Cally Thistle
Just reading about her now. She had some liver condition diagnosed at 19âŚamazing she managed a respectable career. Very sad. I feel fucking guilty for the abuse Iâve thrown at my own liver now.
Was only diagnosed in March. 
that actually upset me briefly this morning when i read that and put a downer on my morning
her name was a regular in the âbrits beaten in the first round at Wimbledonâ list every June that i always look out for.
I heard an interview with her when she retired last year and she really seemed a very decent upbeat girl, she always had an underlying illness with her liver but the big C only hit her in March i think,
This kind of thing really puts some of those mopes playing GAA âbattling depressionâ into perspective.
RIP Elena
[QUOTE=âmickee321, post: 940616, member: 367â]that actually upset me briefly this morning when i read that and put a downer on my morning
her name was a regular in the âbrits beaten in the first round at Wimbledonâ list every June that i always look out for.
I heard an interview with her when she retired last year and she really seemed a very decent upbeat girl, she always had an underlying illness with her liver but the big C only hit her in March i think,
This kind of thing really puts some of those mopes playing GAA âbattling depressionâ into perspective.
RIP Elena[/QUOTE]
Her father was a defender on the USSR team in the 1982 world cup, I think. Moved to UK and stayed.
correct, presume he would have been mates with the likes of Oleg Kuznetsov, Alexei Mikhailichenko, Vasily Rats and Oleg Protasov, did the former two play for the now defunct Rangers FC?
Alexi did anyway. Blondy guy.
Alexi played on that superb Rangers team that was cheated out of a European Cup final place by Bernard Tapies Marseille.
Tapie was some scumbag
i still have the edition of World Soccer magazine at home somewhere that documents how he bought off the whole Valenciennes team to win Ligue Une, i think Toto Schillachi is on the front cover of that particular edition actually
[QUOTE=âThrawneen, post: 939649, member: 129â]I remember seeing this one, an author, in the Irish Times weekend section a few years ago, saw that she lived in Ireland and spent a pleasant afternoon fantasising about her.
And now sheâs dead 
:(:(
Not greeeeaaaaattttt news.
The voice of Frosties has died
Greg Hughes of the 1960/61 Offaly football team. Hughes appeared in the Louis Marcus âSkills of Gaelic Footballâ video. Strange that I only thought of his name there a couple of hours ago when Sean OâNeill mentioned that team on the Tyrone-Down internet radio preview, otherwise I probably wouldnât have mentioned it.
Not a significant person.
HR Giger, artist and creator of the âAlienâ creatures, passed away a few days ago.
Ibrahim Toure, younger brother of Kolo and Yaya.
Total disaster for the French oil company as their chief executive gets totalled by somebody who definitely wasnât teetotal.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/21/total-boss-killed-plane-crash-christophe-de-margerie-drunk-driver
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Christophe de Margerie, who was killed when a private jet collided with a snow plough, was one of the worldâs most recognisable oil executives
3 months ago, de Margerie was quoted as saying that âThere is no reason to pay for oil in dollarsâ
Any other oil exec thinking along those lines will be forever holding their peace after this.
[SIZE=6]Raphael Ravenscroft dead: âBaker Streetâ musician, who played the most famous saxophone solo for just ÂŁ27, dies aged 60[/SIZE]
http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9808109.ece/alternates/w620/Raphael-Rafferty-PA.jpg
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