They say that these things happen in 3’s. In less than a week we have had Ed McMahon die, then Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on Thursday June 25th 2009
In the last week we have had 3 people die in our area. The son of a family friend died last Friday, our state representative Dick Allen died on Saturday and our cousin (Maxine Peters) died on Sunday.
Then on Tuesday it was Ed McMahon and Thursday it was Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
That makes for 2 sets of three’s already.
Now today we found out that Billy Mays, fast-talking pitchman for products like Oxy-clean , died Saturday at his home in Tampa. Mays, Florida. Billy Mays would have turned 51 on July 20. He was found by his wife. Police do not suspect foul play.
Mays was aboard the U.S. Airways Flight 1241 that was flying from Philadelphia on Saturday when it suffered a rough landing due to the fact that its front tire blew out. Billy Mays told a Tampa TV station that he was struck in the head during the landing. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the actual cause of death. He was 50- the same age as Michael Jackson..
I thought that after Natasha died from hitting her head after her skiing accident that people would be more aware that when you hit your head you really should get it checked out. You might think that you are ok but you may be in serious need of medical care. Please remember that.
Celebrity #2?
Gale Storm the perky star of 1950s TV died Saturday too. She was 87.
Gale starred on “My Little Margie” and “The Gale Storm Show,” and had guest appearances on popular tv shows such as “Burke’s Law,” “The Love Boat” and “Murder, She Wrote.”
Gale Storm was born in Texas and named Josephine Owaissa Cottle
She appeared in three Republic westerns with Will Rogers.
“I was really scared of horses. I only rode them because that’s what you had to do.” Gale admitted in 2000. She recalled that Will Roger’s horse Trigger did whatever he could to cause her trouble. While she would smile and ride alongside Rogers anf he sang a song, Trigger (out of sight of the camera) would lean over and bite her horse’s neck.
So, will another celebrity die to finish off this set of 3?
I hope not, but I know that my Mom always said that these things happen in 3’s and it DOES seem to happen that way.
Time will tell…
