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Title: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Goober5000 on December 04, 2015, 04:58:29 pm

Robert Loggia passed away today at the age of 85.  We know him as Admiral Petrarch, and probably also from Independence Day and Big, but he had a long and distinguished career in a large number of movies and television shows (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005162/).

This is Admiral Petrarch, signing off.

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Rodo on December 04, 2015, 05:07:59 pm

Damn, a sad piece of news indeed.  :(

RIP Petrarch.

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Post by: Galemp on December 04, 2015, 05:28:28 pm

D: Oh no!! Poor Robert Loggia... Such a great actor, wonderful voice. He'll always be a part of FreeSpace.

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Snarks on December 04, 2015, 06:08:50 pm

I was actually checking his IMDb page a couple of days ago when I was looking up voice actors for Freespace 2. Farewell Admiral Petrarch.

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Post by: Mongoose on December 04, 2015, 06:15:45 pm

Damn...I had no idea he'd had Alzheimer's over the past few years.  Goodbye Admiral/General. :(

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Post by: karajorma on December 04, 2015, 07:24:03 pm

That's very sad to hear. Goodbye Admiral.

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Post by: watsisname on December 04, 2015, 09:43:26 pm

RIP Loggia.  You were awesome and will be missed. :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZIzRqDOSZo

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Lepanto on December 04, 2015, 09:55:07 pm

Goodnight, sweet Admiral, and may flights of Persei sing thee to thy rest.

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Post by: Unknown Target on December 04, 2015, 10:11:19 pm

:( Bye, sir. Good luck on your next adventure.

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Post by: StarSlayer on December 04, 2015, 10:24:07 pm

Aquitaine Departing

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Post by: AV8R on December 04, 2015, 11:55:32 pm

Wiki on his life/various achievements, including FreeSpace 2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Loggia

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: JR2000Z on December 05, 2015, 01:44:43 am

 :(

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Post by: An4ximandros on December 05, 2015, 04:09:25 am

I'm going to read a book.

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Post by: Klaustrophobia on December 05, 2015, 03:53:18 pm

..... I honestly thought he was already dead.   :nervous:

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Post by: Trivial Psychic on December 05, 2015, 08:03:08 pm

I expect a ship named after Loggia or his FS2 alter-ego in the next BP release. :)

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: That Man on December 05, 2015, 09:48:40 pm

"From our odyssey into Hell, we have returned with a gift. The Ancient technology to build a portal between Delta Serpentis and Sol. To restore the link to our blue planet. To return home after all these years."

I still get chills hearing that.

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Nyctaeus on December 06, 2015, 06:26:17 pm

Well. All I can say about his life is "good job!".

Happy Eternity...

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: FIZ on December 10, 2015, 07:32:38 pm

::Salute::  Admiral, thanks for taking us this far.  Your legacy shall live one.

Title: Re: RIP Admiral Petrarch
Post by: Bryan See on December 13, 2015, 11:16:27 am

And may the Force be with you, Admiral. Your spirit will live long and prosper among us.