MARTIN LANDAU, OSCAR WINNER FOR “ED WOOD,” DIES AT 89

Landay was best known for his role on the Mission: Impossible TV show, died Saturday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after “unexpected complications,” as Hollywood Reporter informs.

Dead at 89 Omar S. Alfi M.D. Genetics Pioneer and Islamic Leader in Southern California

Omar S. Alfi M.D.

1928 - 2017 Obituary Condolences Flowers

March 26, 1928 - June 4, 2017 Dr. Omar S. Alfi passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday June 4 surrounded by his family. Dr. Alfi was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, world-class geneticist, Muslim leader, artist, educator, and so much more. He was the embodiment of dignity, grace, patience, humility, faith, and kindness. A Fulbright Scholar, pediatrician and geneticist, Dr. Alfi had a successful medical career in Egypt and Kuwait before immigrating with his family to the United States in 1970. Upon his arrival, he joined USC Children's Hospital of Los Angeles as the Head of the Division of Medical Genetics. During his tenure at CHLA, Dr. Alfi established a prenatal genetics counseling clinic and made advancements in prenatal diagnosis, and was appointed to the teaching staff at the University of Southern California focusing on ethics in medical genetics. Through his research he was able to identify a rare chromosomal anomaly known as Monosomy 9P or Alfi Syndrome. By coincidence, the children who have Alfi Syndrome reflect his personality, having an affectionate and cheery disposition. In 1981, Dr. Alfi established Alfigen, Inc./The Genetics Institute, as the first private full service cytogenetics laboratory in the United States. It subsequently became one of the largest private genetic laboratories in the country, providing genetic laboratory testing and clinical services nationally and internationally. While at Alfigen, Dr. Alfi focused his research specifically on the study of chromosome structure, forensic genetics, and ethics in genetic testing. Based on the laboratory protocols and procedures that he formulated, he was able to successfully complete cytogenetics analysis of amniotic fluid in seven days, while the standard of care at that time was four weeks. After his retirement, Dr. Alfi conducted research to develop stem cell therapy with the hopes of developing a more effective treatment for Hepatitis C, which has the highest prevalence in Egypt. Dr. Alfi has been a philanthropist and community leader since his arrival to the United States. Along with his wife, Azmeralda Alfi, they developed a vision for the Muslim community and were committed to transforming that vision into reality through planning, hard work, sacrifice, and faith. Together they dedicated their time to growing the Islamic Center of Southern California and elevating it into a leading mosque in the region. In the 1970's, they helped establish the Muslim-Catholic dialogue with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which was among the first Muslim interfaith initiatives in Los Angeles and was the predecessor to the Interfaith Council of Southern California. In the 1980's they created the New Horizon school system, which now has four campuses and has graduated thousands of students. In the 1990s, they founded the Aldeen Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports Islamic schools through teacher-professional development and educational scholarships. In the 2000's they funded an Islamic Law Chair at UCLA School of Law, as well as co-founded Bayan Claremont, an Islamic institution of higher learning, affiliated with the Claremont School of Theology. Dr. Alfi was a loving man of deep faith. Even in his final weeks, he continued to teach those around him through his patience, expressions of gratitude, and faith in God. He leaves behind a legacy of generosity, love, education, and a commitment to community. Dr. Alfi is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, his three children, eleven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Published in the Los Angeles Times on June 11, 2017

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The Passing of Dr. Omar Alfi

    SOURCE: ISLAMIC CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUN 4, 2017 NO COMMENTS

To God we belong and to Him is our return
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

It is with a grief-stricken heart, and submission to God's will, that the Islamic Center of Southern California shares the news of the passing of our beloved leader, a pillar of our institution, Dr. Omar Alfi. He was 89 years old.

With all that our soul can muster, we ask Allah to grant him the highest level of paradise, shower His choicest mercy upon him, bless him manifold times for his righteous deeds (and there are many), and give him relief, happiness, and bliss for all that he created, nurtured, guided, and did in this life.

We express our deepest thanks to Allah for giving our community such a guiding light, a multi-faceted believer for generations to emulate.

We ask Allah to shower His comfort upon the family members and community who grieve his departure, and envelop us all with His mercy in this time of difficulty.

Dr. Alfi was a father, grandfather, great grandfather, husband, visionary, world-class geneticist, Muslim leader, civic leader, educator, dreamer, planner, inspirer, and so much more.

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He was the embodiment of dignity, grace, patience, humility, faith, kindness, gentility, strength, and optimism.

Dr. Alfi and his beloved wife Azmerelda, who he leaves behind, immigrated to the United States in 1970 from Egypt. Along with Mrs. Alfi, Dr. Alfi had a vision for the Muslim community and was methodical in translating it into reality through planning, hard work, sacrifice, and faith.

In the 1970's and 80's and beyond, they grew and elevated the Islamic Center of Southern California; in the 1990's they created the New Horizon school system, which now has four campuses and has graduated thousands of students; in the 2000's he created an Islamic law chair at UCLA law school, as well as co-founded Bayan Claremont, an Islamic institution of higher learning, affiliated with the Claremont School of Theology.

These are mere highlights, any one of which would serve as a historic accomplishment for a single lifetime. He did all this while enjoying professional success in founding and growing the world class "Genetics Institute" (later to be named "Alfigen"), and becoming a leader in the field of genetics research.

Dr. Alfi was a renaissance man.

He leaves behind a legacy of inspiration in our hearts, motivating us who remain to stand on his giant shoulders and take the movement forward.

May God guide us all as we strive only in His cause.

يَـٰٓأَيَّتُہَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَٮِٕنَّةُ ٱرۡجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً۬ مَّرۡضِيَّةً۬ فَٱدۡخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰادي وَٱدۡخُلِى جَنَّتِى

O restful soul, return to God, pleased by your lord and well-pleasing to Him, join my special worshipers, and enter my heaven. (Quran 89:27-30)

Funeral Services for Dr. Omar Alfi on Ramadan 10, 1438 AH

Services for Dr. Omar Alfi will be held on Monday, June 5, 2017. The funeral will be at 3:00 pm and condolences at 5:30 pm.

Details regarding the services can be found below. The Alfi Family invites you to join us for a community iftar in honor of Dr. Alfi following the conclusion of all services.

Funeral:
Monday, June 5, 2017 at 3 p.m.

Location:
Cedar Crest Lawn section of
Rose Hills Memorial Park
3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601
[Entry gate number 9 off Rose Hills Rd,
Exit Rose Hills/Beverly from the 605 freeway]

Condolences Services:
Monday, June 5, 2017
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location:
Islamic Center of Southern California
434 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020

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Omar Alfi

Head of Division of Medical Genetics  

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

5/5/2017

Omar Alfi

Honorary Advisor  

The Hassan Hathout Legacy Foundation

South Pasadena,  

California

4/21/2017

Omar Alfi

Board Member  

Muslim Public Affairs Council

2/26/2017

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Age 89 to Die Roger Moore

Roger Moore

British actor

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Sir Roger George Moore KBE was an English actor. He was best known for being the third actor to play the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985 and Simon Templar in The Saint... wikipedia.org

• Born: October 14, 1927, Stockwell, London, England, UK
• Died: May 23, 2017, Switzerland
• Nationality: British
• Height: 6'1" (1.85m)
• Net worth: $110 million (Celebrity Net Worth)
• Spouse: Kristina Tholstrup (m. 2002-2017), Luisa Mattioli (m. 1969-1996), Dorothy Squires (m. 1953-1968), Doorn van Steyn (m. 1946-1953)
• Parents: George Alfred Moore, Lillian Pope
• Children: Deborah Moore, Christian Moore, Geoffrey Moore

Age 89 is popular to Die Roger Moore

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As if today wasn't already sad enough. RIP Sir Roger Moore, 89. A wonderful actor & lovely man.

تُوفيت، السبت، في إيطاليا أكبر معمرة في العالم، عن عمر ناهز 117 عاما

تُوفيت، السبت، في إيطاليا أكبر معمرة في العالم، عن عمر ناهز 117 عاما، وفق ما ذكرته تقارير إعلامية. وولدت إيما مورانو في 29 نوفمبر/ تشرين الثاني عام 1899 في منطقة بيدمونت بإيطاليا. وأُعلنت مورانو رسميا آخر شخص حي ولد في القرن التاسع عشر.   وعزت المعمرة الراحلة طول عمرها إلى عوامل وراثية إلى جانب نظام غذائي قاسٍ يعتمد على تناول ثلاث بيضات يوميا، اثنان منها نيئتان، خلال تسعين عاما. وكانت مورانو أكبر أشقائها الثمانية، وكانت الوحيدة التي فاق عمرها أعمارهم. وتوفيت في منزلها بمدينة فيربانيا الشمالية. ولم يمتد عمرها على ثلاثة قرون فحسب، بل تحملت زواجا قاسيا، وفقدان ولدها الوحيد، وحربين عالميتين وعاصرت أكثر من 90 حكومة إيطالية.

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Don Rickles, the personification of insult comedy, dies at 90

egendary insult comic Don Rickles has died at the age of 90.

Variety reports that the standup comedian, whose claims to fame include numerous feistylate-night TV appearances and acting in films ranging from Toy Story to Casino, died at his Los Angeles home from kidney failure Thursday morning.

Ironically nicknamed “Mr. Warmth,” Rickles epitomized the comedic tactic of jovially insulting people to their faces. In many ways, over a career that began in the late 1940s and lasted until his death, Rickles personified America’s growing postwar cynicism and increasing turn toward ironic entertainment.

Rickles’s calling card was the direct insult

Rickles was the original insult comic — the standup who makes a sport of heckling the audience for a change.

But this trick didn’t come naturally. Rickles actually struggled in the entertainment industry for nearly a decade — first as a dramatic actor, and then as a nightclub comic, a role that would remain a lifelong gig — before finding his stride.

Born in 1926 to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family in Queens, Rickles served in the Navy during World War II before graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 22. After failing to find work as a dramatic actor and suffering what he called “rejection, rejection, rejection,” Rickles moved into comedy, where he endured years of heckling from nightclub audiences. It wasn’t until he started heckling back — referring to unruly audience members as “hockey pucks” — that his career began to ascend.

One of Rickles’s most famous insults was also the one that initially boosted his career. In 1957, Frank Sinatra walked into a Los Angeles nightclub where Rickles was performing. “Make yourself at home, Frank — hit somebody,” Rickles snarked, referencing the performer’s known penchant for violence.

Instead of being offended, Sinatra became one of Rickles’s best friends, and Rickles’s reputation as a master of the insult was born.

Rickles would go on to make his mark in the entertainment world in a number of other ways. He was a longtime performer in Las Vegas, beginning in the ’60s alongside his friend Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. He also starred in the cult TV hit CPO Sharkey, a sitcom recalling his days in the Navy, and began appearing in films as early as 1958.

He made perhaps his biggest mark on the film world starring in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 mobster masterpiece Casino, where he played the loyal right-hand man to Robert DeNiro’s casino owner.

“For me,” Scorsese told the New York Times in 1996, “Don Rickles is one of the great comedians”:

There's something truly artful about his delivery -- many other comedians who practice insult humor are either way too broad or they hide behind a character, but Rickles keeps this balance between levity and relentlessness. And it's all improvised, which is really the hardest thing to do, and he makes it look like the easiest, most graceful thing in the world.'

Rickles’s approach to the comic insult was head on — for better and worse

Throughout a career that included popular appearances on Late Night With David Letterman and The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, Rickles was direct about the role insults played in his work. This was evident perhaps most of all in his chosen intro music: the famous matador anthem “La Virgen de la Macarena.” In a 2006 interview, Rickles outlined the song’s connection to his work.

“I always pictured myself as the New York kid that stood in front of the audience and went, ‘El Toro,’“ he said, “which I do say, fighting the audience, so to speak.”

But that combative approach wasn’t always welcome. In his later years, Rickles’s humor occasionally sparked controversy, particularly in 2012, when he made a racist joke about President Barack Obama while performing at a tribute for actress Shirley MacLaine.

“I shouldn’t make fun of the blacks,” Rickles stated while onstage. “President Obama is a personal friend of mine. He was over to the house yesterday, but the mop broke.” As chronicled in the 2007 documentary Mr. Warmth, Rickles’s comedy was frequently basedon racist, homophobic, and ethnic stereotypes — some of which were layered with irony. Speaking to Esquire in 2007, Rickles described an appearance on The Tonight Show in which he told Carson to pan the audience:

One time I did Carson and I made a joke about a black guy in the audience, and Carson stopped me and said, "Show me a black guy." The camera panned the audience, and there was no black guy. And I said to Johnny, "Did they laugh?" The answer was yes. And that's all that matters.

But if the laughter was uncomfortable, Rickles — whose offstage personality was affably sweet — seemed aware of that as well.

“I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time,” he went on to say. “I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is.”

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