This week we're remembering those we lost in 2025. Per wikitree.com I am:
19 degrees from Brigitte Bardot
21 degrees from Karim al-Husayni
23 degrees from Jim Bolger
23 degrees from Marianne Faithfull
23 degrees from Ace Frehley
27 degrees from Jane Goodall
20 degrees from Diane Keaton
19 degrees from Diane Ladd
21 degrees from Jean Marsh
22 degrees from Francisco Jos˙ Pereira Pinto Balsem˙o
17 degrees from Robert Redford
25 degrees from Christoph von Dohnanyi
More info about them:
Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer, and animal welfare activist.
Karim "Aga Khan IV" al-Husayni, the 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailis.
Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand and later New Zealand's ambassador to
the United States.
Marianne Faithfull, English singer, songwriter, and actress.
Paul "Ace" Frehley, front man for the rock band, KISS.
Dame Jane Goodall, English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger
of Peace, known especially for her work with chimpanzees.
Diane Keaton, actress known for her classic style and roles in "The Godfather" and
"Annie Hall."
Diane Ladd, actress known for roles in movies such as "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
Jean Marsh, English actress remembered for her part in the original "Upstairs Downstairs" series as well as parts in "Doctor Who" and "Willow."
Francisco Pinto Balsemao, Portuguese businessman, journalist, and politician, who
served as Prime Minister of Portugal.
Robert Redford, American actor remembered for iconic roles in "Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid," "The Sting," and "All The President's Men," as well as his organic food
products.
Christoph von Dohnanyi, German conductor who served as the music director of the
Cleveland Orchestra.
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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, Indian chiefs, pro
hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets,
popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.
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