Casey Kasem has passed away ~ Rest in peace, Casey

[Tulessa]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm0LnxB2c9Q

 

[Tssiemer]

Wait. He was the voice of shaggy?


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[LinasK]

Wait. He was the voice of shaggy?


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Yes he was. No more Scooby snacks...

 

[Tssiemer]

OMG. I didn't know that. That's so awesome!!


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[gitana1]

I'm very glad that he passed away with his kids there. I know what kind of peace that can bring someone who is dying. My dad died with his kids around him and the nurse said it was one of the most peaceful deaths she had seen.

Kasem is such an icon to so many of us. Just a part of my childhood.

Ironic that he died on Father's Day after everything he went through at the end. He's finally at peace, now.

 

[zwiebel]

Kasey was a Korean war radio broadcaster too.

http://gawker.com/casey-kasem-dead-at-82-1588038261

 

[LinasK]

Kasey was a Korean war radio broadcaster too.

http://gawker.com/casey-kasem-dead-at-82-1588038261

I'm sorry, Casey's death is no laughing matter, but some of the replies below the article were downright funny!

 

[tlcya]

America's Top 10 May 1, 1983 Casey Kasem - YouTube

Casey Kasem - American Top 40 The 80's 14 - YouTube

 

[nikb]

Rest in peace, Casey. Sad to hear this news but I'm glad that he was located first, and able to be with his family.

 

[JerseyGirl]

RIP Casey

 

[Morag]

Casey seemed like a nice man. Too bad his life was shortened by the dread disease. I know it's controversial, but to those who have called Jean a heartless golddigger, I would like to point out:

She stayed married to him for 34 years.
She endured eight miscarriages before having a daughter with her husband.
She cared for him at home until very near the end, and a late-stage Lewy Body patient is more comfortably cared for in a nursing facility.
She could have divorced him at almost any time, since California is a community property state.
Casey was in control of his own life most of the time, and could have seen his children or his brother when he chose.
Not all stepmothers are wonderfully close to their stepchildren, especially if the first wife is still alive.
We don't know anything negative about the children, but I suspect there were genuine issues that had nothing to do with Jean. Money...Scientology. No matter how generous a man dear old dad may be, some wealthy fathers get tired of the adult kids showing up with their hands out! That's something I know for sure.
And the crazy actions of Jean over the past month or so point to a psychotic break of some sort, not to being evil.
I'm sure that books will be written by and about the Kasems. This can't be a black and white situation. If they had only been married a few years, this situation would look very different to me.

PS I'm not a stepmother. There's no divorce in our immediate families. I've seen Lewy body disease up close. I've seen a wealthy elderly father be asked for money by his offspring and their offspring. It's difficult to say no, so sometimes a man like that will choose to keep his distance.

 

[believe09]

I understand what you are saying Morag, but my perspective is different. I see a woman who wanted to own Casey and opted to remove his contact with his loved ones when he was possibly incapable of opposing it. It is very telling that he left his medical care in the hands of his child, not his wife of 34 years. The older children have stated repeatedly that they are fine with the trusts they have been left, that this isn't about money, that it was about quality of life and quality of care. I do think Jean is a head case, respectfully. I think it will be interesting to see if she is criminally charged with elder abuse for putting him in a situation where his death was possibly hastened by her desire to take him and run in the middle of the night.

 

[LinasK]

Casey seemed like a nice man. Too bad his life was shortened by the dread disease. I know it's controversial, but to those who have called Jean a heartless golddigger, I would like to point out:

She stayed married to him for 34 years. Then why did she tell him she divorced him two years ago? Why not renig her claim to the $80 million???
She endured eight miscarriages before having a daughter with her husband.
She cared for him at home until very near the end (months ago is not very near the end), and a late-stage Lewy Body patient is more comfortably cared for in a nursing facility. Then why did she put him in a private home in WA state rather than a nursing home that was better equipped to deal with bedsores???
She could have divorced him at almost any time, since California is a community property state. Then why did she tell him she divorced him two years ago? Why not renig her claim to the $80 million???
Casey was in control of his own life most of the time, and could have seen his children or his brother when he chose. Not when Jean isolated him from them.
Not all stepmothers are wonderfully close to their stepchildren, especially if the first wife is still alive.
We don't know anything negative about the children, but I suspect there were genuine issues that had nothing to do with Jean. Money...Scientology. No matter how generous a man dear old dad may be, some wealthy fathers get tired of the adult kids showing up with their hands out! That's something I know for sure. Scientology was a non-issue regarding Casey's care and death. Kerri and her siblings don't want a hand-out. They've made that abundantly clear. Jean is the golddigger here.
And the crazy actions of Jean over the past month or so point to a psychotic break of some sort, not to being evil. Jean has been acting like this for years, this is no sudden break. I do think she's evil.
I'm sure that books will be written by and about the Kasems. This can't be a black and white situation. If they had only been married a few years, this situation would look very different to me.

PS I'm not a stepmother. There's no divorce in our immediate families. I've seen Lewy body disease up close. I've seen a wealthy elderly father be asked for money by his offspring and their offspring. It's difficult to say no, so sometimes a man like that will choose to keep his distance.

Again, NO requests for money from his children.
My responses in red.

 

[JeannaT]

Wow. I didn't know until today that Jean Kasem played that air head who played Loretta Tortelli on Cheers.

 

[Morag]

I understand what you are saying Morag, but my perspective is different. I see a woman who wanted to own Casey and opted to remove his contact with his loved ones when he was possibly incapable of opposing it. It is very telling that he left his medical care in the hands of his child, not his wife of 34 years. The older children have stated repeatedly that they are fine with the trusts they have been left, that this isn't about money, that it was about quality of life and quality of care. I do think Jean is a head case, respectfully. I think it will be interesting to see if she is criminally charged with elder abuse for putting him in a situation where his death was possibly hastened by her desire to take him and run in the middle of the night.

I have no information beyond what has been in the press, and most of that is what 'the kids' have said. Apparently Casey was still working in voice over until about 2011, so until that time, he was able to say who he wanted to see. Less than a year ago, Jean disallowed visits from the kids. She said, 'for reasons they well know' (parsed). My perspective/guess is that she didn't want them asking him for money. A patient who is in the last stages of Lewy Body disease shouldn't be upset or manipulated.

My perspective/guess is that the terms of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in 'loans' he had made to them indicated that the loans were to be repaid from the trust when he died- that's not uncommon. I don't know for sure about the Kasem kids, but I would not be happy with a 1/4 share of 2 million dollars (perhaps minus loan repayments) if my 'evil stepmother' was going to get 80 million! As far as quality of care went, several doctors and attorneys IIRC said that he was being appropriately taken care of, at least until the part where Jean flipped out and fled with him. And she could have abdicated all responsibility for him when he got sick and walked away with a pile of cash. I think she loved him. BTW, I hadn't realized that he was 'only' 22 years older than she was. I had thought it was more than 30. I hope she gets the help she needs now, and I hope the kids can come to terms with what has happened.

 

[Morag]

Again, NO requests for money from his children.
My responses in red.

Well, that's what the children say.

 

[LinasK]

I have no information beyond what has been in the press, and most of that is what 'the kids' have said. Apparently Casey was still working in voice over until about 2011, so until that time, he was able to say who he wanted to see. Less than a year ago, Jean disallowed visits from the kids. She said, 'for reasons they well know' (parsed). My perspective/guess is that she didn't want them asking him for money. A patient who is in the last stages of Lewy Body disease shouldn't be upset or manipulated. Then why did she take him on Mr. Toad's wild ride? Surely that wasn't upsetting? That's what hastened his death.

My perspective/guess is that the terms of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in 'loans' he had made to them indicated that the loans were to be repaid from the trust when he died- that's not uncommon. I don't know for sure about the Kasem kids, but I would not be happy with a 1/4 share of 2 million dollars (perhaps minus loan repayments) if my 'evil stepmother' was going to get 80 million! As far as quality of care went, several doctors and attorneys IIRC said that he was being appropriately taken care of, at least until the part where Jean flipped out and fled with him. And she could have abdicated all responsibility for him when he got sick and walked away with a pile of cash. I think she loved him. BTW, I hadn't realized that he was 'only' 22 years older than she was. I had thought it was more than 30. I hope she gets the help she needs now, and I hope the kids can come to terms with what has happened.

What was her reasons for cutting him off from his brother and his friends years ago???
The kids never asked her for money.

 

[LinasK]

Well, that's what the children say.

Yes it is. And everything you're believing is what Jean is saying. I've seen her prove herself to be a liar. I don't believe anything she says.

 

[JSR]

Yes it is. And everything you're believing is what Jean is saying. I've seen her prove herself to be a liar. I don't believe anything she says.

Agreed. Her press conference stunt was complete proof that she intentionally misled the public that Casey was upset his children would be allowed to see him. His moaning was due to him being in extreme pain by the bedsores she allowed to get infected while in her sole care and WITHOUT pain medication. She flat out lied.

Also she did not dutifully care for Casey in his last months of life. She spent those months shuttling him around from home to home to keep him from his kids, family and friends. According to the Santa Monica facility Jean and Liberty dumped Casey at the home and did not visit him for 4 months!!!!! Only when she was informed that his daughters had gotten to visit him did she go down and remove him from the facility.

And why would Jean divorce Casey when he was so close to death? Why would she rather have half of the 80 million if she could just stick it out and get the full 80 million?

 

[tlcya]

I have sympathy for all whe knew and loved Casey Kasem.

I do not pretend to know if Jean loved him. But I tend to think you spend that many years with someone there is some sort of thing that is working for the two in the marriage.

I do not like how Jean handled herself in regards to his family at all. I do not like how Jean handled herself in many ways, most especially in Casey's last years. I find her actions to be selfish. Love is not selfish.

But I can honestly say I do feel compassion and sympathy for all who loved him. And if she is one of those, she has it along with his kids.