[Goober5000]

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.

This is Admiral Petrarch, signing off.

[Rodo]

Damn, a sad piece of news indeed. 

RIP Petrarch.

[Galemp]

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

[Snarks]

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.

[Mongoose]

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

[karajorma]

That's very sad to hear. Goodbye Admiral.

[watsisname]

RIP Loggia.  You were awesome and will be missed.

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

[Lepanto]

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

[Unknown Target]

Bye, sir. Good luck on your next adventure.

[StarSlayer]

Aquitaine Departing

[AV8R]

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

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

[JR2000Z]

 

[An4ximandros]

I'm going to read a book.

[Klaustrophobia]

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

[Trivial Psychic]

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

[That Man]

"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.

[Nyctaeus]

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

Happy Eternity...

[FIZ]

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

[Bryan See]

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