# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/621 "2025-03-06T00:39:08Z")
> **[Bodybuilder Jodi Vance was ‘throwing up all morning’ before death, terrifying...](https://nypost.com/2025/03/05/sports/bodybuilder-jodi-vance-was-throwing-up-before-death-911-call/)** > > Jodi Vance had been vomiting the morning of her tragic death last week in Columbus, newly obtained 9-1-1 tapes revealed. It appears she was using dangerous supplements to cut weight which lead to fatal dehydration. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/622 "2025-03-06T06:24:55Z")
[https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/833528769/roy-ayers-whose-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-charmed-generations-dies-at-84](https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/833528769/roy-ayers-whose-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-charmed-generations-dies-at-84) Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. He died Tuesday in New York City after a long illness, according to a statement shared on his Facebook page. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/623 "2025-03-06T06:29:56Z")
[ YouTuber Andrew Cross, 36, Taken Off Life Support, Dies 1 Month After Car Accident The Colorado-based creator, who was known as ‘Desert Drifter’ online, sustained a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 31 From People mag. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/624 "2025-03-06T07:07:56Z")
If only he’d had the courtesy of having his wreck a month sooner, I could have scored 64 points. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/625 "2025-03-06T12:16:26Z")
Bugger. My gf & I loved him… we’ll be watching some excellent vibraphonic funk tonight for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/626 "2025-03-07T13:53:06Z")
Pamela Bach is dead at 62. > **['Baywatch' actress Pamela Bach dies aged 62](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2025/03/07/baywatch-actress-pamela-bach-dies-aged-62/81900151007/)** > > Pamela Bach, an actress known for her role on ‘Baywatch’ and the former wife of David Hasselhoff, has died aged 62. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/627 "2025-03-07T13:54:10Z")
Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies concedes game, set and match at 86. > **[Australian tennis great Fred Stolle has died at age 86](https://apnews.com/article/fred-stolle-tennis-2640603cf57f81272d2fa00f5efa586f)** > > Fred Stolle, a two-time major winner and member of three Davis Cup-winning teams, has died. He was 86. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/628 "2025-03-07T16:51:35Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Pamela Bach is dead at 62. > > ['Baywatch' actress Pamela Bach dies aged 62](https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2025/03/07/baywatch-actress-pamela-bach-dies-aged-62/81900151007/) I have the wrong Baywatcher ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/629 "2025-03-07T17:42:28Z")
She apparently shot herself. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/630 "2025-03-07T18:20:17Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies concedes game, set and match at 86. > > [Australian tennis great Fred Stolle has died at age 86](https://apnews.com/article/fred-stolle-tennis-2640603cf57f81272d2fa00f5efa586f) Huh. I follow tennis and that name does not ring any bells. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/631 "2025-03-07T18:20:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > She apparently shot herself. Wow. I believe she used to be married to David Hasselhoff. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/632 "2025-03-07T19:25:59Z")
The last few years, he’d been doing more analysis and commentary. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/633 "2025-03-07T19:28:37Z")
They had two daughters, both of whom appeared in two episodes of the series. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/634 "2025-03-07T19:51:32Z")
I followed tennis back in the mid-1960s through early 1980s, and the name definitely rings a bell. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/635 "2025-03-07T21:52:33Z")
I’m not sure if he was Tony, Toni or Toné, but D’Wayne Wiggins has died at the age of 64 of cancer. > **[D'Wayne Wiggins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Wayne_Wiggins)** > > D'Wayne Patrice Wiggins (February 14, 1961 – March 7, 2025) was an American singer, guitarist, and record producer best known as the founding member of the 1990s soul/R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! > Wiggins was born in Oakland, California; specifically in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland. He was raised in East Oakland, where he attended Castlemont High School. > Wiggins was the founding member of Tony! Toni! Toné! The group has 14 Billboard-charting R&B singles, including five number ... ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/636 "2025-03-08T00:30:14Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Huh. I follow tennis and that name does not ring any bells. He was a star at the end of the Amateur Era, just before the Grand Slam tournaments went professional. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/637 "2025-03-08T02:12:34Z")
MSNBC had an update on Gene Hackman and his wife. Long story short, it looks like Betsy died of Hanta virus somewhere around the 11th, and Gene died of heart diseases, exacerbated by advanced Alzheimer disease. So, the guess is that Betsy died first and then Gene hung on as long as he could in his state and the dog was collateral damage - the dog had just had a some procedure done so was most likely stuck in the crate for as long as it too for people to find them. TL;DR - Hanta virus for Betsy and then Gene faded away. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/638 "2025-03-09T04:28:58Z")
And hantavirus is most commonly transmitted by rodents, generally via humans inhaling droppings. Which raises all sorts of questions about their situation and how it seems she was his only caretaker, and she wasn’t exactly young herself. It’s likely she ended up overwhelmed by everything she had to do and didn’t really have the time or ability to maintain their living quarters. The whole thing is just layers of tragedy. How did they end up essentially alone in their final days? ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/639 "2025-03-09T04:33:36Z")
60s is the new 40s and she was very fit - had Gene riding bicycle when he was 97. There would be no reason to have daily help. Just bad luck for her. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/640 "2025-03-09T04:34:44Z")
They weren’t “alone” as you are implying but were regularly out in the community and active. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=33)