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Title: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: Fly320s on November 08, 2020, 01:23:51 PM
Alex Trebek has died.  He was 80.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-dead-at-80-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer
Title: Q: Who is famous game show host who died?
Post by: MillCreek on November 08, 2020, 01:24:42 PM
A: Alex Trebek

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/entertainment/alex-trebek-jeopardy-host-death-trnd/index.html

The pancreatic cancer got him at age 80.
Title: Re: Q: Who is famous game show host who died?
Post by: Ben on November 08, 2020, 01:34:24 PM
RIP. Seemed like a really decent fellow.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: Ben on November 08, 2020, 01:35:39 PM
Dupes merged.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: 230RN on November 08, 2020, 01:58:31 PM
RIP Mr. Trebec.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: Kingcreek on November 08, 2020, 02:32:34 PM
My father died of pancreatic cancer at age 60. Rough way to go.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: cordex on November 08, 2020, 02:41:31 PM
Quote from: Ben on November 08, 2020, 01:35:39 PM
Dupes merged.
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Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: Andiron on November 08, 2020, 02:43:26 PM
RIP,  always liked his show.

And there are a mess of celebrity Jeopardy quotes that come to mind, losing him and Connery in the essentially the same week.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: MillCreek on November 08, 2020, 04:05:18 PM
Even today, pancreatic cancer usually has a poor prognosis.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: Larry Ashcraft on November 08, 2020, 08:03:18 PM
Quote from: MillCreek on November 08, 2020, 04:05:18 PM
Even today, pancreatic cancer usually has a poor prognosis.
Yes, five years on the outside.   My best friend for the past 30 years has been fighting it for over 2.5 years, chemo every other week.  He knows it's going to get him, but he's determined to live his life fully until it does.  He hunts every chance he gets, fishes in Alaska every year for weeks.  I'm not sure I could do that.

Yes, sad news about Alex Trebek.  He was a highly intelligent and engaging man, and made several snide comments about Hollywood liberals over the years.  RIP.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: MillCreek on November 23, 2020, 10:34:15 PM
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/ken-jennings-named-first-interim-guest-host-of-jeopardy/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_f&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1CUVN0rdwT8GoR_aD_M2xFnAS8H9Tm0T8ZRTaXiOGPwdRfKiS0nGpSTd4#Echobox=1606171555

Ken Jennings will be taking over for Mr. Trebek, at least for a while.
Title: Re: What is "Died of pancreatic cancer?"
Post by: T.O.M. on November 24, 2020, 07:00:32 PM
Pancreatic cancer sucks.  Took my grandmother, took my mother.  Both had surgery to remove the cancer (think it's called a Whipple procedure).  Both suffered horribly after.  No appetite.  No energy.  Just no real quality life as they withered away.  I remember my mother calling me to tell me she was just done with the chemo and radiation.  Done being sick all the time.  I remember taking her for a drive in her car (she has a first year Chrysler 300 with sunroof that she loved driving.  She called it her sports car.)  She wanted me to tell her it was okay.  My brother wouldn't.   I did...

Alex was a class act.  Never heard anything negative.  Frankly, heard little of him outside of his work. For a showbiz type, that's impressive. Rest in peace.  Thanks for the entertainment.