Lawrence Munson
12 years 11 months ago #1
by riada
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
Lawrence Munson was created by riada
Lawrence Harry "Larry" Munson (September 28, 1922 – November 20, 2011) was a sports announcer and talk-show host based out of the U.S. city of Atlanta. He was best known for handling radio play-by-play of University of Georgia Bulldogs football games from 1966 to 2008. He also handled the play-by-play for UGA basketball and Atlanta Falcons radio broadcasts and hosted sports-related talk shows.
Theodore Joseph "Ted" Forstmann (February 13, 1940 – November 20, 2011) was one of the founding partners of Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm, and chairman and CEO of IMG, a leading global sports and media company.
Harold "Prince Hal" Patterson (October 4, 1932 – November 21, 2011) was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas, and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Patterson is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and in 2006, was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#13) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was a professional writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award. Her book The White Dragon became the one of the first science fiction novels ever to land on the New York Times Best Seller List.
The Science Fiction Writers of America in 2005 named her the 22nd Grand Master, a now-annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted her on 17 June 2006.
Himie Voxman (born September 17, 1912 in Centerville, Iowa, died November 22, 2011 in Iowa City, Iowa), was an American musician, music pedagogue and administrator at the university level, and composer who produced volumes of compositions and pedagogical literature for wind instruments.
Mark Smith (September 24, 1973 – November 22, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bison Smith. He best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan and International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. In January 2009, he joined the American promotion Ring of Honor.
Stephen Paul Motian (25 March 1931 – 22 November 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.
He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups. Motian played an important role in freeing the drummer from strict time-keeping duties.
Robert E. "Bob" Holthus (June 24, 1934 – November 21, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Joseph Sewall (December 7, 1921 - November 23, 2011) was an American politician and businessperson. He served four terms as President of the Maine Senate (1967 to 1975), which made him the longest serving President in Maine history.
Stan Case, 59, American radio anchor (CNN Radio), car crash November 23, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A longtime anchor with CNN Radio is dead after a car crash in Alabama.
Authorities say 59-year-old Stanley Wright Case of Atlanta died in a head-on accident during a rainstorm Tuesday afternoon in Birmingham. A truck crossed a median and collided head-on with a car driven by Case.
CNN reports that Case was a news anchor with CNN Radio who joined the network in 1985.
Case's wife was with him at the time of the crash. Police say she was injured and remains hospitalized.
Authorities have not filed any charges in the wreck.
Theodore Joseph "Ted" Forstmann (February 13, 1940 – November 20, 2011) was one of the founding partners of Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm, and chairman and CEO of IMG, a leading global sports and media company.
Harold "Prince Hal" Patterson (October 4, 1932 – November 21, 2011) was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas, and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Patterson is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and in 2006, was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#13) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was a professional writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award. Her book The White Dragon became the one of the first science fiction novels ever to land on the New York Times Best Seller List.
The Science Fiction Writers of America in 2005 named her the 22nd Grand Master, a now-annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted her on 17 June 2006.
Himie Voxman (born September 17, 1912 in Centerville, Iowa, died November 22, 2011 in Iowa City, Iowa), was an American musician, music pedagogue and administrator at the university level, and composer who produced volumes of compositions and pedagogical literature for wind instruments.
Mark Smith (September 24, 1973 – November 22, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bison Smith. He best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan and International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. In January 2009, he joined the American promotion Ring of Honor.
Stephen Paul Motian (25 March 1931 – 22 November 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.
He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups. Motian played an important role in freeing the drummer from strict time-keeping duties.
Robert E. "Bob" Holthus (June 24, 1934 – November 21, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Joseph Sewall (December 7, 1921 - November 23, 2011) was an American politician and businessperson. He served four terms as President of the Maine Senate (1967 to 1975), which made him the longest serving President in Maine history.
Stan Case, 59, American radio anchor (CNN Radio), car crash November 23, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A longtime anchor with CNN Radio is dead after a car crash in Alabama.
Authorities say 59-year-old Stanley Wright Case of Atlanta died in a head-on accident during a rainstorm Tuesday afternoon in Birmingham. A truck crossed a median and collided head-on with a car driven by Case.
CNN reports that Case was a news anchor with CNN Radio who joined the network in 1985.
Case's wife was with him at the time of the crash. Police say she was injured and remains hospitalized.
Authorities have not filed any charges in the wreck.
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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