Tuesday, March 14, 2006

The Whammy Finally Got Him. (Or, RIP Peter.)

SANTA MONICA, California (AP) -- A former TV game show host and his wife were killed Monday morning when their small plane crashed into Santa Monica Bay, authorities said. Rescue crews were searching for a third person also aboard the plane.
The bodies of Peter Tomarken, 63, host of the hit 1980s game show "Press Your Luck," and his wife, Kathleen Abigail Tomarken, 41, were identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
The plane was on its way to San Diego to ferry a medical patient to the UCLA Medical Center, said Doug Griffith, a spokesman for Angel Flight West, a nonprofit which provides free air transportation for needy patients.
Griffith said the pilot was a volunteer for the group. According to the FAA, the plane was registered to Tomarken and he was the pilot.

A cult TV classic....and a good guy, by all accounts. Sad.

1 Comments:

Blogger Jason said...

As sad as death is, your headline was frickin' hilarious.

This was, by far, one of my favorite game shows. Right up there with the Price is Right.

3/14/2006 11:10 AM  

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