Subj : Celebrities We Lost in 2025 To : All From : Mike Dippel Date : Sat Jan 03 2026 08:23:50 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. ---- 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. https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters. It is totally free and very useful to genealogists. If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me some basic information by going to: https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm and click on the 'Request Form' link. I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history, and I would love to see how WE are related. Mike Dippel https://bbs-list.net List Your BBS For Free * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1) .