Berinie Mac R.I.P.

[Barklessdog]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1099622,xmac080908.article

I always liked Berinie, a sad loss for Chicago and all.

Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50.

Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac's death.

[gweimer]

Wow!  Way too young.  Pneumonia is serious business.  My wife just had a bout with it last month.

[Dave W]

How sad. The AP story I just saw quotes his publicist as confirming it was pneumonia. I also didn't know he had sarcoidosis. The publicist says that was in remission and wasn't related to the pneumonia, but you have to wonder if that had diminished his lung capacity.

[OldManC]

Bernie was one of my favorite recent humorists. My wife and I loved his sitcom. R.I.P.   

[ilan]

Sad news.

In his TV show when he was talking directly to the camera, he always had a Fiesta Red P bass in the background. I always wondered about that.