Rick "Rocky" Lockridge
Later years and death: The Blast and TMZ citations are sufficient citations for his memetic status.
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==Later years and death== |
==Later years and death== |
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Lockridge returned with his family to Tacoma in 1991 – 18 months following his retirement from boxing – and he and Carolyn separated shortly thereafter due to financial stress and Rocky's drug addiction. 30 months after his original retirement, Lockridge attempted a comeback under new management in Washington, but both his fights in this period ended in losses. In 1993, Lockridge moved to [[Camden, New Jersey]], alone, and he began working as a cleaner and painter for a drum and barrel company in January 1994. Shortly after, he was arrested for burglary and sentenced to five years probation. Three years later, he was arrested on a similar charge and served 27 months in prison before being released in July 1999. Lockridge spent the following years in [[homelessness]], living on a monthly $140 and food stamps provided by the government, as well as pocket change from [[Begging|panhandling]]. He suffered a stroke in 2006, requiring him to use a cane. |
Lockridge returned with his family to Tacoma in 1991 – 18 months following his retirement from boxing – and he and Carolyn separated shortly thereafter due to financial stress and Rocky's drug addiction. 30 months after his original retirement, Lockridge attempted a comeback under new management in Washington, but both his fights in this period ended in losses. In 1993, Lockridge moved to [[Camden, New Jersey]], alone, and he began working as a cleaner and painter for a drum and barrel company in January 1994. Shortly after, he was arrested for burglary and sentenced to five years probation. Three years later, he was arrested on a similar charge and served 27 months in prison before being released in July 1999. Lockridge spent the following years in [[homelessness]], living on a monthly $140 and food stamps provided by the government, as well as pocket change from [[Begging|panhandling]]. He suffered a stroke in 2006, requiring him to use a cane. |
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Lockridge was eventually brought by his family onto the [[A&E Network|A&E]] television series ''[[Intervention (TV series)|Intervention]]'' in 2010.{{Cite episode |title=Rocky |url=http://www.aetv.com/intervention/episode-guide/ |access-date=September 6, 2011 |series=Intervention |series-link=Intervention (TV series) |network=[[A&E Network]] |airdate=April 5, 2010 |season=8 |number=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908071751/http://www.aetv.com/intervention/episode-guide/ |archive-date=September 8, 2011}} A scene from the episode, in which an emotional Lockridge loudly wails, became an [[internet meme]] titled "best cry ever". > |
Lockridge was eventually brought by his family onto the [[A&E Network|A&E]] television series ''[[Intervention (TV series)|Intervention]]'' in 2010.{{Cite episode |title=Rocky |url=http://www.aetv.com/intervention/episode-guide/ |access-date=September 6, 2011 |series=Intervention |series-link=Intervention (TV series) |network=[[A&E Network]] |airdate=April 5, 2010 |season=8 |number=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908071751/http://www.aetv.com/intervention/episode-guide/ |archive-date=September 8, 2011}} A scene from the episode, in which an emotional Lockridge loudly wails, became an [[internet meme]] titled "best cry ever". Following this appearance, Lockridge spent 90 days in a facility, and had remained sober since. Lockridge died on February 7, 2019, at the age of 60, after being placed on home [[hospice care]] following multiple strokes. He was removed from [[life support]] about one week prior to his death. In the weeks preceding his death, he was hooked to a [[feeding tube]] due to an inability to swallow, and suffered from [[aspiration pneumonia]]. His caretaker had set up a [[GoFundMe]] to help cover his medical expenses.{{cite web |url=https://theblast.com/boxer-rocky-lockridge-dead-intervention-cry-scream/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426153756/https://theblast.com/boxer-rocky-lockridge-dead-intervention-cry-scream/ |title=Boxer Rocky Lockridge, Famous for ''Intervention'' Scream, Dies at 60 |last1=Trock |first1=Gary |last2=Walters |first2=Mike |website=The Blast |date=February 7, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=September 14, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/07/boxer-rocky-lockridge-dead-dies-intervention/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207192414/https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/07/boxer-rocky-lockridge-dead-dies-intervention/ |title=''Intervention'' Viral Star Rocky Lockridge Dies, Boxing Legend Remembered |website=[[TMZ]] |publisher=EHM Productions |date=February 7, 2019 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 10, 2019 |url-status=live}} |
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Lockridge is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in [[Pennsauken, New Jersey]]. |
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==Professional boxing record== |
==Professional boxing record== |
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