On Jan 30, 2025: #DickButton, American #figureskater (Olympic gold 1948, 1952; World C'ship gold 1948–52) and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, died at 95.
#RIP 🕊

#OnThisGayDay remembers those #LGBTQIA+ people lost in January 2025:
4th – #JoseClaer – Canadian Poet / Author
5th – #TheVivienne – UK #DragQueen
11th – #JoelPaley – US Director / Playwright / Lyricist
12th – #RobertMachray – US Actor
14th – #TonySlattery – UK Actor / Comedian
22nd – #CharlotteRaven – UK Journalist / Author
30th – #DickButton – US Figure Skater
30th – #MarianneFaithfull – UK Singer / Actress
#RestWell

Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and made him the sport’s unofficial spokesperson, died Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/31/more-sports/figure-skating-great-button-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #dickbutton #winterolympics

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have t... #DickButton #aphorisms https://openquotes.github.io/authors/dick-button-quotes/#90afd110