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Weed Man

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70. My grandfather had bladder cancer.

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:22 PM

Mar 2018

He survived that, and lived to be around 95 or so (we aren't sure of his age because he lied about it, during the Holocaust)

Back in 1991, after my sister's wedding, he was critical and was not expected to survive. He rallied, and lived for another 10 more years, before passing on with natural causes..

So yeah, cancer sucks, my father died of leukemia in 2014 at the age of 67. It was his father that passed in 2001.

I recently went through genetic testing to determine if I am at risk of cancers. They tested everything and I found out I'm not prone to any cancer. Which is amazing considering both sides of my family have had cancers.

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M*A*S*H*' STAR DAVID OGDEN STIERS DEAD AT 75 [View all] elleng Mar 2018 OP

. Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #1

... Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 #2

i didnt know he was so young! samnsara Mar 2018 #3

Enjoyed his performance. May he rest in peace. oasis Mar 2018 #4

bad audio but... lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #5

THANKS! elleng Mar 2018 #9

Poor audio or not, that brought me back to 1983... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #13

After MASH ended, he did a lot of conducting jmowreader Mar 2018 #55

IRL he loved classical music and was a conductor Duppers Mar 2018 #63

loved his performance in those episodes Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #6

Ohh... that is a loss hlthe2b Mar 2018 #7

He will always be Timicin to me Takket Mar 2018 #8

I saw that episode recently. RIP. N/T CottonBear Mar 2018 #36

He narrated Ric Burns' exceptional "New York" documentary... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #10

+10000 Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #17

His narration was, well, unique from David McCullough's or Oliver Platt's... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #20

And Chicago "City of the Century" on PBS chuckstevens Mar 2018 #33

Available now on Amazon prime video n/t 7wo7rees Mar 2018 #41

Splendidly, indeed. 3catwoman3 Mar 2018 #11

My favorite M"A"S"H" elisode Thunderbeast Mar 2018 #12

I couldn't have stated it better myself... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #15

That one and the "stuttering" episode. He gave heart and soul to a character created as a heavy. TeamPooka Mar 2018 #24

Oh hell yeah... dhill926 Mar 2018 #50

He was in THX-1138 as well. Codeine Mar 2018 #14

Fine actor. May he rest peacefully. WillowTree Mar 2018 #16

Charles was a great character... lame54 Mar 2018 #18

They were always very good at creating completely new characters. Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #67

Charles Emerson Winchester III... apkhgp Mar 2018 #19

North & South Chicago1980 Mar 2018 #21

A man with a very long and impressive acting career Siwsan Mar 2018 #22

I shall drink brandy in his memory Weed Man Mar 2018 #23

Here's the episode Weed Man Mar 2018 #68

R.I.P. Loved that show. sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #25

He had a wonderful role in a film named BAD COMPANY starring Ellen Barkin & Laurence Fishburne TeamPooka Mar 2018 #26

... Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #27

Fine Actor May he Rest in Peace burrowowl Mar 2018 #28

May he rest in peace Gothmog Mar 2018 #29

RIP orangecrush Mar 2018 #30

Excellent actor ailsagirl Mar 2018 #31

R.I.P. Charles Winchester was a great character. He gave Hawkeye and B.J. an opponent who, unlike StevieM Mar 2018 #32

Yes, so much stopwastingmymoney Mar 2018 #48

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I do remember that episode. I believe he was in Tokyo. StevieM Mar 2018 #53

The third!!! I remember this episode well. Weed Man Mar 2018 #69

R.I.P. to a fine talent. dalton99a Mar 2018 #34

Following the Frank Burns character was an amazing feat Miles Archer Mar 2018 #35

Awww. He was in one of my favorite Frasier episodes, "Fathers and Sons." spooky3 Mar 2018 #37

Was that the one where they suspected he had an affair with their mother? Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #58

Thats the one. He was charming. Nt spooky3 Mar 2018 #60

He was in the PBS rendition of Innocents Abroad. El Supremo Mar 2018 #38

RIP Major 47of74 Mar 2018 #39

Another gay actor lost to the ages. Liberalagogo Mar 2018 #40

There will always be gay actors... Lithos Mar 2018 #65

It was sad that he had to wait Liberalagogo Mar 2018 #66

Oh,no. Too young. Bladder cancer? Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #42

My grandfather had bladder cancer. Weed Man Mar 2018 #70

Wow. You are so lucky. I didn't know you could be tested. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #71

My mom has been after me for months to get myself tested. Weed Man Mar 2018 #72

Rockin' it! Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #73

Great voiceover actor too RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #43

I remember watching M*A*S*H* with my grandparents The Genealogist Mar 2018 #44

Same 47of74 Mar 2018 #59

While his character was arrogant question everything Mar 2018 #45

There was a third episode that I remember too. ClusterFreak Mar 2018 #64

Awww damn. Hard to take. DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #46

Dammit. GoCubsGo Mar 2018 #47

I shall raise a glass to him tonight RainCaster Mar 2018 #49

RIP...We were just watching an old show with him today. Liberal In Texas Mar 2018 #51

Met him once in San Diego left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #52

I loved him as Charles. The poolball scene with George Wendt is a classic rpannier Mar 2018 #54

Thank you for that stopwastingmymoney Mar 2018 #56

Gentlemen brettdale Mar 2018 #57

Oh, no1 CTyankee Mar 2018 #61

... lunamagica Mar 2018 #62