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Bobby Sherman 1943-2025

A '70s teen pop idol passes aged 81.

From Remind magazine

t is difficult to imagine getting 25,000 fan letters every week. But for one stretch of time, Bobby Sherman -- he of the big music hits, sweet roles on TV, crazy 1970s-period fashions in variety shows, blinding teeth, dimpled chin and absolutely the era's best hair -- was showered with that kind of affection. And who could blame his fans? There was nothing about the humble Bobby that made his female fans feel they couldn't bring him home to Mom and Dad. As he sang in the opening lines of one of his biggest hits, "I'm taking the shade out of the sun/ Whatever made me think that I was number one/ I oughta know, easy come, easy go."

The California-born-and-bred Sherman seemed ready-made for his closeup, with aspirations for the shy lumberjack in the late 1960s comic Western series Here Come the Brides and simultaneously began a gold-record career with the bopping hit "Little Woman." Within a few years, the series was done, but "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" was on the charts. Years after he was done touring, fans were shocked to learn of Sherman's exceptional second career as an EMT and chief medical training officer for the LAPD. Still, when kidney cancer claimed him on June 24, 2025, it was difficult not to sigh over one of the most popular cover faces from the Tiger Beat magazine's of one's youth.  

Loretta Swit 1937-2025

The Emmy-winning actress and animal activist dies at 87.

From Remind magazine

'm just as much a major as any other major," declared Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the dedicated and passionate Army nurse who held her head high amid a wacky ensemble of male Korean War medics in the classic comedy M*A*S*H. "Her ambition was to be the best damn nurse in Korea. I tried to help her achieve that," said Loretta Swit, who won two Emmys for the role. "M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul... the humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect," she added. The actress, who died on May 30, 2025 at 87 of natural causes, gave Margaret "a marvelous combination of power and vivacity and integrity and sexuality and loveliness," her costar Mike Farrell said.

In 1988, five years after the show ended, she became the first cast member to visit Korea and hosted the syndicated documentary Korean War - The Untold Story. She went on to perform in plays in Chicago and became an active supporter of animal welfare. Swit loved to paint and often sold paintings to raise money for her nonprofit. In her personal life, she was married to actor Dennis Holahan, whom she met on the set of M*A*S*H, from 1983 until their divorce in 1995, and she never remarried. Swit left a lasting legacy as a powerful blend of strength, compassion and trailblazing talent.  

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