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Rest in peace (RIP) is a phrase from the Latin requiescat in pace (Classical Latin: [rekʷiˈeːskat in ˈpaːke], Ecclesiastical Latin: [rekwiˈeskat in ˈpatʃe]), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace.
It became ubiquitous on headstones in the 18th century, and is widely used today when mentioning someone's death, regardless of religion.

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  1. George Jones

    James Hartle RIP: Remembering a Beloved GR Teacher

    James Hartle has died. A few years ago I had the pleasure of using his text to teach an undergrad GR course.
  2. robphy

    What was the impact of Stanley Deser's work on the field of relativity?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Deser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADM_formalism https://authors.library.caltech.edu/72877/1/PhysRev.116.1322.pdf https://www.brandeis.edu/physics/people/profiles/deser-stanley.html https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=105708...
  3. Astronuc

    RIP Ahmad Jamal (92), cool jazz pianist/keyboardist

    https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-04-16/ahmad-jamal-dead-92 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/obituaries/ahmad-jamal-jazz-dead.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/846207919/ahmad-jamal-obituary
  4. Astronuc

    RIP Al Jaffee (102), Mad cartoonist extraordinaire

    https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/remember-the-usual-gang-of-idiots.557121/ Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102 https://apnews.com/article/al-jafee-mad-magazine-cartoonist-dies-f676fbeb190b44c8aa4abcb0daa5d571 “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” or "Did you catch...
  5. Doc Al

    RIP Harry Lorayne, memory expert and magician

    Harry Lorayne was a magician and a memory master (referred to by some as the "Yoda of Memory"). He died yesterday at 96. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lorayne I found his first book, How To Develop a Super Power Memory, when I was in high school. I still use the alpha-numeric code he...
  6. gmax137

    RIP Keith Reid, Procol Harum lyricist

    RIP Keith Reid, lyricist and non-performing member of Procol Harum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Reid
  7. Astronuc

    RIP Virginia T Norwood (96), "Mother of Landsat"

    https://abc13.com/nasa-news-virginia-norwood-mother-of-landsat-celebrity-deaths/13051081/ From Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/03/30/virginia-norwood-landsat-engineer-dies/ https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/virginia-t-norwood-the-mother-of-landsat/ Love the...
  8. Astronuc

    RIP Lance Reddick (60): Keanu Reeves Mourns Loss

    Keanu Reeves Mourns 'Beloved' John Wick Costar Lance Reddick: 'Deeply Saddened and Heartbroken' https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/keanu-reeves-mourns-beloved-john-220816769.html He's played some interesting and cool characters, and he was apparently a very nice guy. I've seen his acting...
  9. BWV

    RIP Wayne Shorter: Jazz Great Passes at 89

    Died today at 89, one of the Jazz greats
  10. Astronuc

    RIP Raquel Welch (82), long time actress

    Raquel Welch, a longtime actress, international sex symbol and Golden Globe winner, has died, PEOPLE confirms. She was 82. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-one-million-years-200425372.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/entertainment/raquel-welch-death/index.html
  11. Astronuc

    RIP Lucile Randon, world's oldest person, has died at age 118 years

    Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/18/1149748001/world-oldest-person-sister-andre-lucile-randon-france-nun What stories she could tell!
  12. Astronuc

    Who was the legendary Italian actress who passed away at the age of 95?

    Gina Lollobrigida, an icon of Italian cinema who devoted her life to art, died Monday at the age of 95. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/gina-lollobrigida-dies-at-95 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64292026
  13. Astronuc

    RIP Jeff Beck (78), virtuoso rock guitarist

    Jeff Beck, the British guitar virtuoso who rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the Yardbirds and later embarked on an acclaimed and prolific solo career, died Jan. 10. He was 78. https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/jeff-beck-virtuoso-rock-guitarist-dies-at-78/ar-AA16eqam...
  14. StevieTNZ

    Barbara Walters Passes Away at 93

    RIP, Barbara. :( https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300776427/barbara-walters-tv-news-pioneer-has-died-at-93 Thank you for signing my copy of your memoir in 2008.
  15. Astronuc

    RIP Pelé (82) - Edson Arantes do Nascimento

    Pelé (Oct 23, 1940 - Dec 29, 2022) had been on palliative care for some time. Playing for Brazil, he won 3 World Cups, and during his career scored an impressive (and apparently disputed) 1281 goals, mostly with his Santos team...
  16. Astronuc

    RIP Christine McVie, co-lead singer of Fleetwood Mac

    Christine McVie has died at age 79. She is best known as a co-lead singer and song writer with Fleetwood Mac, which she joined in 1970. She was semi-retired for FM in 1998-2014.
  17. gmax137

    RIP Jay Pasachoff - Astronomer with 74 Solar Eclipses Seen

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/obituaries/jay-pasachoff-dead.html "Jay M. Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College who spent more than 50 years traveling the world to observe solar eclipses and, with 74 sightings under his belt, probably witnessed more of them than any other human in...
  18. Astronuc

    RIP Olivia Newton-John, singer, actress, and philanthropist

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/olivia-Newton-john-star-of-grease-and-grammy-winner-dead-at-age-73-195050966.html This comes on the heels of the death of Judith Durham of the Seekers. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/we-lost-another-great-icon-of-music-of-the-1960s-judith-durham.1017437/...
  19. Astronuc

    RIP David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/david-mccullough-pulitzer-winning-historian-165147930.html
  20. BillTre

    RIP Nichelle Nichols, aka Lt. Uhura from Star Trek

    Actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek: The Original Series,” has died at age 89, of natural causes. Besides being on the first Star Trek show, she was also central to some important racial firsts on US TV: The Rev. Martin...
  21. M

    Writing: Input Wanted Does this sound like a rip off of Halo?

    Does this sound too close to being a rip off of Halo. By the 23rd Century, a special component spread out over the Naval Defense Force, Ground Defense Forces, and United Space Force is SPARTAN or SPecial Assault opeRations TeAms Network. SPARTAN is broken up into 10 Units, the GDF has 5, the...
  22. robphy

    RIP Eugene Parker - Legendary Solar Scientist (1927-2022)

    https://news.uchicago.edu/story/eugene-parker-legendary-figure-solar-science-and-namesake-parker-solar-probe-1927-2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Parker
  23. pinball1970

    Remembering a Legend in Bowling: RIP at 52

    A legend in bowling. A very sad loss, 52 is a young age for a great sportsman. RIP Edit. I remember watching this and thought, how the f what the hell? How did it ... I think everyone did
  24. gmax137

    Who was Meat Loaf and what were his greatest hits?

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/meat-loaf-dies-74-singer-rocker-bat-out-of-hell-rcna13015 :frown:
  25. T

    I Can the big rip ever be ruled out?

    In order for the big rip to happen, the dark energy equation of state w must be more negative than -1, allowing dark energy density to grow. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rip According to Wikipedia, the current observed w value is very close to -1 but it acknowledges that there is...
  26. Greg Bernhardt

    News RIP PF Member Wolram - A Tribute to a Long-Time Member

    I have just been informed, by his sister, that long-time member @wolram passed away back in August. wolram was one of the first PF members and was a mainstay in general discussion since last year. wolram was never shy asking questions and his curiosity was endless. wolram RIP, thank you for your...
  27. Astronuc

    RIP Graeme Edge (80), drummer, Moody Blues

    Moody Blues drummer, co-founder Graeme Edge dies at 80 https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-europe-england-justin-hayward-music-4539837e7e0a8f59c2050c87c260ee42 Nights in White Saturn I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band
  28. George Jones

    RIP Thanu Padmanabhan: Legendary Physicist at Age 64

    Thanu Padmanabhan hasd died at age 64. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/theoretical-physicist-thanu-padmanabhan-passes-away-in-pune-7514922/ I have his book Foundations and Frontiers, which he "Dedicated to the fellow citizens of India". I have always intended to get his book...
  29. robphy

    RIP Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)

    As a high school student, I remember getting tickets to the Tattoo You tour. I was going redeem a voucher to buy tickets in New York City (these vouchers were distributed by randomly selected self-addressed stamped envelopes). A few blocks from the box office, I was offered $500 for my voucher...
  30. gmax137

    How Will Dusty Hill's Passing Impact ZZ Top's Legacy?

    https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/28/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dead-dies/
  31. Astronuc

    News RIP Walter Mondale, 93, former VP and Senator from Minnesota

    He made history with his selection of Rep. Geraldine Ferraro of New York as his VP running mate. He was the first major-party presidential nominee to put a woman on the ticket. But his intentions to raise taxes led to one ofthe most lopsided losses in a presidential election. On Election Day...
  32. gmax137

    What is the Legacy of Beat Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti?

    https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/375206219/lawrence-ferlinghetti-beat-poet-and-small-press-publisher-dies-at-101
  33. robphy

    What Was Isadore Singer’s Impact on Mathematics?

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/science/isadore-singer-dead.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadore_Singer https://math.mit.edu/directory/profile.php?pid=249 https://infinite.mit.edu/video/isadore-m-singer t=35m11s for an attempt to explain the theorem...
  34. gmax137

    What Was Chick Corea's Impact on Jazz Music?

    "It is with great sadness we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently," an announcement from his official Facebook page reads...
  35. berkeman

    RIP General Chuck Yeager, dead at 97

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/07/us/chuck-yeager-death/index.html What an amazing life. I'm glad we had him all the way to 97!
  36. Astronuc

    RIP Diego Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020)

    Argentine football (fútbol, soccer) star and legend passed away at age 60 from a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Apparently he had a number of health issues, some of which were apparently complications related to an addiction to cocaine. :frown...
  37. Astronuc

    How Did Alex Trebek Impact Television as the Host of Jeopardy?

    RIP Alex Trebek, https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/entertainment/alex-trebek-jeopardy-host-death-trnd/index.html Alex Trebek, the genial "Jeopardy!" host with all the answers and a reassuring presence in the TV game-show landscape for five decades, has died. He was 80 years old. The cause of...
  38. gmax137

    Spencer Davis, RIP | The New York Times

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/arts/spencer-davis-dead.html :frown:
  39. Greg Bernhardt

    News RIP James Randi: Magical Genius & Paranormal Debunker Dies at 92

    Super loss, what a brilliant man! https://www.thewrap.com/james-randi-magician-and-paranormal-debunker-dies-at-92/
  40. Ygggdrasil

    RIP Mario Molina, Nobel Laureate for work on ozone layer

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-molina/mexican-nobel-laureate-molina-ozone-layer-prophet-dies-at-77-idUSKBN26T03Q Molina shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Paul Crutzen and F Sherwood Rowland "for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation...
  41. Astronuc

    RIP Edward Lodewijk (Eddie) Van Halen (Jan 26, 1955 – Oct 6, 2020)

    Eddie van Halen, rock guitar legend, passed away following a battle with cancer today. He was 65! https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eddie-van-halen-dies-65-193805148.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen
  42. phinds

    RIP Joan Feynman: A Woman Scientist Ahead of Her Time

    Two months late, but I just found out she died back in July. First two paragraphs from the Economist obit which just appeared this week (I'd copy the whole thing but I don't want to do that w/ a copyrighted article) And after she had studied them for a while in adulthood, the statement "no...
  43. Astronuc

    RIP Congressman John Lewis (February 21, 1940 — July 17, 2020)

    Congressman John Lewis lost a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. "He was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, and was serving in his 17th term in the House until his death, having served since 1987, and was the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation...
  44. George Jones

    Why Was the Palace of Auburn Hills Demolished?

    I just saw this today: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/us/pistons-palace-demolished-trnd/index.html For 15 years I lived in Canada and less than one mile from Detroit. I never went to see the Pistons play at The Palace of Auburn Hills (I did see Gretzky play the Wings at Joe Louis), but I did...
  45. gmax137

    Music RIP Charlie Daniels: Legendary Musician Dies at 83

    http://www.cmt.com/news/1822744/charlie-daniels-83-dies-of-a-stroke/
  46. gmax137

    What was Hugh Downs' impact on morning television?

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/02/hugh-downs-newscaster-today-show-2020-dies-age-99/331803002/
  47. robphy

    Did John H. Conway Pass Away?

    Sad. There were a lot of reports on Twitter... but, at the time of this posting, nothing points to the usual reliable sources. https://trenden.nice2have.jp/april-11th-2020-at-1300-john-conway-twitter-buzz/ Wikipedia has been going back and forth with edits... but now seems to have accepted it...
  48. S

    RIP Nobel Laureate Philip Warren Anderson

    It doesn't seem anyone had mentioned this, but the great physicist Philip Warren Anderson, who won the 1977 Nobel Prize for his investigations in the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, and who has made contributions particle physics, emergent phenomena, among many other...
  49. PeroK

    RIP Max Von Sydow: A Great Swedish Actor Passes Away

    The great Swedish actor has passed away. Very sad. I rewatched The Seventh Seal recently and his was an astonishing performance. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51803195
  50. gmax137

    Python RIP Python Terry Jones: Remembering A Legend

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51209197
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