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Chris
26 Jun 2005, 22:35
Richard Whiteley has just died aged 61!!!

Bloody hell, that was a shock!! :(:shock:
Rob The Badger
26 Jun 2005, 22:41
That's a ******. Any details?
Chris
26 Jun 2005, 22:43
Not yet.

Massive heart failure caused by complications from open heart surgery following pneumonia!
Rob The Badger
26 Jun 2005, 22:49
Well this is depressing. . . .that's one less constant in our lives.

Rest in peace.
DIZZY DRUMMER
26 Jun 2005, 23:10
http://www.burrow.u-net.com/burrow/Limerick/Countdwn/Richard.JPG




RIP - you will be missed
SuperLoafMan
26 Jun 2005, 23:56
I couldnt believe it when it was announced on the news, :shock:

It is such a f****n shock,

May you Rest In Peace Mr. Whiteley
Chris
27 Jun 2005, 13:51
Your very random Whiteley sory of the day
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The first time I went to the Flying Pizza restaurant in Leeds he was there. After the meal, as we were stood outside waiting for the taxi he came out with his partner and i was shoved forward to ask for his autograph.

He was extremely jovial adn pleasant and signed two autographs - one as Richard Whiteley and one as John Whiteley which was his real name. He then said "you're not a proper Tyke (yorkshire-man) are you?"

I replied I was and prepared to prove it by reciting, from heart, the Yorkshire Pledge of Alligance. He said "you can;t be, you missed a free meal. If you had asked before they cleared your pudding plates, you would have been thrown out of the restaurant. That way you could have got an autograph and a free meal!!!!!"
Heli
27 Jun 2005, 14:02
I found out this morning and it's put me in such a sad mood...

Richard was one of those guys on telly you thought would always be on the telly...it really hasn't sunk in yet that he's gone :(

Countdown will always be one of my fave quiz shows....god bless him.
ROSIE
27 Jun 2005, 15:02
God bless
Diane
27 Jun 2005, 15:43
Very sad news. He always came across as a genuinely nice guy and he will be sorely missed.

Your story gave me a chuckle Chris. You obviously haven't got pure 100 per cent Yorkshire blood coursing through your veins! :lol:

Diane
Tim
29 Jun 2005, 07:43
I've heard the name, but don't have a clue who it is.....