RIP Horshack

http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/14/ron-palillo-dies-horshack-welcome-back-kotter-dead-at-63/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D192385

Ron Palillo -- the actor who played Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter" -- died this morning at his home near Palm Beach, FL from an apparent heart attack ... this according to someone close to the actor.

We're told Palillo was found by his partner of many years Joseph Gramm around 4:00 AM. Gramm called an ambulance and Palillo was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

We're told the heart attack was very unexpected. Palillo was 63.

According to one of Palillo's colleagues at G-Star School of the Arts, Palillo had appeared to be in good health ... but was a heavy smoker. We're told he had been suffering from a bad cough and had even scheduled a doctor's appointment for today.

Palillo was known for calling out, "Ooh ooh ooh, Mr. Kotter" as one of the Sweathogs on the show ... which he appeared on with John Travolta from 1975 to 1979.

Awfully young for a heart attack

carguy123 wrote: Awfully young for a heart attack

Not for a heavy smoker, it's not.

63 is awfully young?

racerfink wrote: 63 is awfully young?

Yeah, when you see all the time people living very active and healthy lives up & into their 80's.

Oh, and if it's me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm thinking dying at 127 would be very young from my own personal point of view.

The reaper don't care who you are he basically has no continence for you.

63 is pretty young IMO, but each cigarette removes a few days.

63 may seem young, maybe it is with modern medicine but a lady I work with lost her husband 2 months ago to a heart attack. He was 52. A year younger than me. And the memorial service for another friends son-in-law was today. He also passed away Friday evening from a heart attack, he was 44. Neither one were smokers. The 52 yo was on a business trip in a hotel and just hung up the phone from talking with his wife. The 44 yo was doing business with someone and sat down in a chair stating he wasn't feeling well and passed away.

In related news:

Margaret Thatcher is not dead

The Iron Lady has fallen victim to yet another internet death hoax. A Twitter account dubbed @OfficialSkyNews falsely tweeted Tuesday that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died, setting the micro-blogging site ablaze with momentary confusion as users waited for verification of the news. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/iron-lady-lives-bogus-twitter-account-falsely-reports-margaret-thatcher-dead-article-1.1136345#ixzz23cy9sR39

Listening to Atlanta WSB radio yesterday on the way home from work and Sean Hannity was expressing his sadness over her death. (No, I don't listen to Hannity, I catch the traffic updates from WSB) Does anybody fact check anymore?

mapper wrote: In related news: Margaret Thatcher is not dead

The Iron Lady has fallen victim to yet another internet death hoax. A Twitter account dubbed @OfficialSkyNews falsely tweeted Tuesday that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died, setting the micro-blogging site ablaze with momentary confusion as users waited for verification of the news. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/iron-lady-lives-bogus-twitter-account-falsely-reports-margaret-thatcher-dead-article-1.1136345#ixzz23cy9sR39

Listening to Atlanta WSB radio yesterday on the way home from work and Sean Hannity was expressing his sadness over her death. (No, I don't listen to Hannity, I catch the traffic updates from WSB) Does anybody fact check anymore?

Did you just mention Sean Hannity and fact check in the same sentence?! Now that's funny!

Enjoy every day people! I nearly had a heart attack at the ripe old age of 37. Non-smoker, pretty healthy eater, and was in pretty good shape. If your lifestyle doesn't get you.......your genetics will!

OH! OH! OH! Guess who's dead?

Average life expectancy for white males is 76.5. So yeah, 62 is YOUNG, especially considering that your average joe is still working at this age.

Screech nearly killed him in Celebrity Boxing about 10 years ago. Worth watching...