Bela Karoly has passed (really)

[Hatsumomo]

Welp.

 

[MLSWAG]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/11/16/bela-karolyi-usa-gymnastics-coach-dies/76368196007/?csp=chromepush

If USA Today has it wrong, I don't know what to say.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

According to Romanian media, Bela and Martha have been in the states (Huntsville) this whole time, which is news to me.

 

[RAFIKI]

A considered response from Moceanu.

 

[JaJa]

A considered response from Moceanu.

Lovely and gracious.

 

[Gymfan93]

I feel sympathy for his family. It’s always hard to lose a loved one, regardless of anything else.
No other thoughts on the matter.

 

[Big_rock_show]

Very gracious of Dominique. If she would have been harsh I wouldn’t have blamed her though.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I feel sympathy for his family. It’s always hard to lose a loved one, regardless of anything else.
No other thoughts on the matter.

It is, and if it's true he had dementia that's a complicating factor as well. This feels very fresh for me, as my gran died very recently and she had pretty advanced Alzheimers. It's emotional because you miss them, but also there's the sense of relief too, especially if they go before the disease robs them of their ability to be happy. And we at least have the comfort of knowing my gran lived a good life, unlike Bela.

I hope for relief for his blameless loved ones, because no doubt they've had a hard time.

 

[Big_rock_show]

It is, and if it's true he had dementia that's a complicating factor as well. This feels very fresh for me, as my gran died very recently and she had pretty advanced Alzheimers. It's emotional because you miss them, but also there's the sense of relief too, especially if they go before the disease robs them of their ability to be happy. And we at least have the comfort of knowing my gran lived a good life, unlike Bela.

I hope for relief for his blameless loved ones, because no doubt they've had a hard time.

So sorry for your loss!!

 

[Rich]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5926568/2024/11/16/bela-karolyi-gymnastics-coach-dies/

ny times

Béla Károlyi, former gymnastics coach who trained Olympic champions, dies at 82​