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CBS News
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Lyndon "LB" Byers' death leaves former WAAF cohost Greg Hill "gutted"
Greg Hill, the former WAAF and current WEEI radio host, said Monday he is "gutted" by the death of Lyndon "LB" Byers. Byers was Hill's cohost for more than two decades at the now-defunct rock station WAAF. Greg Hill on Lyndon Byers Hill opened The Greg Hill Show on WEEI Monday by paying tribute to Byers. "I am gutted by the passing of our pal Lyndon Byers over the weekend. LB and I were friends for 34 long years, and coworkers on the same radio show for 23 years. So there is a lot to talk about when it comes to LB," Hill said. Byers was drafted by the Bruins in 1982 and played nine seasons in Boston through 1992. He played one season with the Sharks before calling it a career. In a statement following Byers's death, the Bruins called him a fan favorite known for his "rugged, rough-and-tumble style." Byers helped the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1988 and 1990. Lyndon "LB" Byers on The Greg Hill Show When his playing career was over, Byers joined The Greg Hill Show on WAAF. They worked together for 23 years until Byers left the show in 2019 when Hill moved to WEEI. WAAF went off the air permanently in 2020. Byers would still call into Hill's WEEI show occasionally, and Hill said he spoke to Byers about a month ago when he was in the hospital. "It's always a good lesson about making sure that you're always, when someone is not feeling great, that you're always checking in with that person because you just never, never know," Hill said Monday on his show. "He was a guy who was drafted in the second round by the Boston Bruins, and came here, and turned into more of a Bostonian than a lot of people who live here." According to Hill, what stood out most about Byers was his work with charity. "You told him that you were trying to raise money doing something somewhere, he would show up and he'd hang out for five hours with everybody and have a blast," Hill said. Byers' former teammate, Bruins legend Ray Bourque, called into The Greg Hill Show on Monday. "We lost one of a kind," Bourque told Hill about Byers. Byers was 61 years old. A cause of death has not been announced.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Boston Bruins tough guy Lyndon Byers dies at 61
Former Boston Bruins tough guy Lyndon Byers has died at 61, the team announced on July 5. The Bruins said he died on July 4, though they didn't list a cause of death. "Lyndon was a fan favorite across his nine seasons in the Black & Gold thanks to his rugged, rough-and-tumble style," the team said in a statement. Advertisement Byers played for the Bruins from 1983-1992, racking up 959 penalty minutes, 11th in team history. He was part of the Bruins teams that went to the Stanley Cup Final in 1988 and 1990, playing a total of 28 games in those postseasons. Byers' best season was in 1987-88, when he had 10 goals, 24 points and 236 penalty minutes. He had another 62 penalty minutes in the playoffs. According to Byers had 92 career fights, including a total of 30 in the 1987-88 regular season and playoffs. He also played for the San Jose Sharks in 1992-93 before finishing his professional hockey career with two seasons in the International Hockey League. He had 28 goals, 71 points and 1,081 penalty minutes in 279 NHL games. Advertisement After retiring, Byers spent about 25 years as a radio host for Boston's WAAF. He also appeared in four episodes of the television show "Rescue Me" and had small roles in "Shallow Hal," "Stuck on You" and a few other movies. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lyndon Byers, former Bruins tough guy, dies at 61
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Boston Bruins tough guy Lyndon Byers dies at 61
Former Boston Bruins tough guy Lyndon Byers has died at 61, the team announced on July 5. The Bruins said he died on July 4, though they didn't list a cause of death. "Lyndon was a fan favorite across his nine seasons in the Black & Gold thanks to his rugged, rough-and-tumble style," the team said in a statement. Advertisement Byers played for the Bruins from 1983-1992, racking up 959 penalty minutes, 11th in team history. He was part of the Bruins teams that went to the Stanley Cup Final in 1988 and 1990, playing a total of 28 games in those postseasons. Byers' best season was in 1987-88, when he had 10 goals, 24 points and 236 penalty minutes. He had another 62 penalty minutes in the playoffs. According to Byers had 92 career fights, including a total of 30 in the 1987-88 regular season and playoffs. He also played for the San Jose Sharks in 1992-93 before finishing his professional hockey career with two seasons in the International Hockey League. He had 28 goals, 71 points and 1,081 penalty minutes in 279 NHL games. Advertisement After retiring, Byers spent about 25 years as a radio host for Boston's WAAF. He also appeared in four episodes of the television show "Rescue Me" and had small roles in "Shallow Hal," "Stuck on You" and a few other movies. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lyndon Byers, former Bruins tough guy, dies at 61
CBS News
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Former Boston Bruins enforcer and radio host Lyndon "LB" Byers dies at 61
Former Boston Bruin and radio host Lyndon "LB" Byers has died, the team confirmed on Saturday. He was 61 years old. Born in Saskatchewan, Byers was drafted by the Bruins in 1982 and played nine seasons with the team from 1983 to 1992. He then played one season with the San Jose Sharks before leaving the NHL in 1993. He finished his hockey career by playing more than two seasons in the now-defunct International Hockey League. During his NHL career, he amassed 24 points and 1,081 penalty minutes. "Lyndon was a fan favorite across his nine seasons in the black and gold thanks to his rugged, rough-and-tumble style and was a key cog on the B's teams that made trips to the Stanley Cup final in 1988 and 1990," the Bruins said in a statement posted on Facebook, where they said they were "deeply saddened" by his death. "Lyndon became a true Bostonian and we will miss him dearly. He is forever a part of our Bruins family." After retiring from hockey, Byers spent more than 20 years as a radio host on WAAF before quitting in 2019. He also made several appearances on the TV show "Rescue Me," starring Bruins fan and Worcester native Denis Leary, as well as cameos in the movies "Shallow Hal" and "Stuck On You." Byers is survived by his wife, Annie, and son, Will. A cause of death was not given.
The Guardian
25-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Annabel Cole obituary
My mother, Annabel Cole, who has died aged 101, led a remarkably varied life as well as a very long one. It spanned a childhood in France, a spell in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during the second world war, protesting at Greenham Common, local politics, teaching and painting. She was descended from the Quaker Fry family, her maternal grandfather being the Bloomsbury art critic Roger Fry. Her mother, Pamela Fry, fell in love with a Romanian Jew, Avram Diamand, at art school in Paris, and Annabel was born in their studio there. The family moved to Britain in 1932, as the whisperings of impending fascism became louder. She attended a range of schools, including Maldon grammar school and Chelmsford high school in Essex, and the progressive boarding school Frensham Heights in Surrey, before evacuating with most of her family to Canada early in the second world war. Annabel spent several years working on farms in Canada before returning to England in 1943 to serve with the WAAF until after the end of the war. She had an eventful time in the WAAF that included helping to organise a successful rebellion against the substandard quarters her unit were ordered to move to. She married John Cole, a solicitor, in 1948 and had three children – me, Peter and Rachel – over the next six years. Fiercely intelligent, she became increasingly frustrated by her role as mother and housewife, and once the children were at school she was able to expand her horizons. Attending St Osyth's teacher training college in Clacton during the 1960s gave her the intellectual stimulation she had been missing; afterwards she taught in several primary schools in the Essex area, the last one of which involved helping visually impaired children. Annabel's retirement in the mid-1970s began another chapter in her life, and perhaps the most colourful. She had been an active opponent of nuclear weapons for many years and became secretary of Colchester CND. A frequent visitor to Greenham Common, she was arrested on one occasion (though spared a prison sentence) for cutting through the barbed wire perimeter fence. She remained politically involved well into her 90s and a distinctive (though tiny) figure on the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, where she lived for much of her retirement. She moved into a care home only at the age of 99, and even then very much on her own terms. John died in 1991. She is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
