Unfortunately we cannot post the whole list; but amongst the innocents who died needlessly at the hands of others; our family, friends, and loved ones; as well as those within law enforcement, medical/emergency services, and the military personnel who lost their lives helping and/or protecting others during 2024, we have also lost...
ACTORS
John Amos (Roots, Good Times, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, much more)
John Aprea (numerous TV and movie credits in a decades long career)
John Ashton (the Beverly Hills Cop franchise as part of a 50 year career)
Nicholas Ball (East Enders, Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?, more)
Actor/dancer Robert Banas (West Side Story, many other movie, TV and stage productions)
Hinton Battle (Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Miss Saigon, more)
British theater performer Kyle Birch (A Strange Loop, The Color Purple)
Burt the Crocodile🐊 from the Crocodile Dundee franchise.
Adan Canto (X-men: Days of Future Past, Designated Survivor, more)
Terry Carter (McCloud, original Battlestar Galactica, more)
Thom Christopher (numerous TV, movie and stage credits over a long career)
Bill Cobbs (a plethora of roles from 1974 to 2023)
Michael Cole (many TV and film roles from 1961-2010)
Kenneth Cope (numerous roles from 1954-2009)
Herbert Coward (Deliverance, Ghost Town, more)
Tony award winning actor Gavin Creel (numerous Broadway productions)
Peter Crombie (Seinfeld, Se7en, more)
Charles Cyphers (the Halloween franchise, MacArthur, Elvis, much more)
Paul D'Amato (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, more)
Singer/actor James Darren (a long career from 1956-2024)
David Emge (Dawn of the Dead, Hellmaster, more)
Art Evans (numerous roles over a 30 year career)
Comedic actor Joe Flaherty (SCTV and many more credits over a long career)
Richard Foronjy (Serpico, Ghostbusters 2, much more)
David Gail (Port Charles, Savannah, more)
TV producer/writer, actor and professional whistler Eric Gilliland (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Louis Gossett, Junior (numerous credits over a decades long career)
David Graham (Doctor Who, Thunder Birds, much more over a very long career)
Gary Graham (Alien Nation, Star Trek: Enterprise, more)
Child star Benji Gregory (ALF and other television shows)
Ron Harper (numerous roles over a decades long career)
David Harris (NYPD Blue, Brubaker, more)
Singer/actor Bill Hayes (♫Ballad of Davy Crocket♫, much TV work over a long career)
Jonathan Haze (numerous roles over a decades long career)
Actor/Screenwriter/TV Executive Darryl Hickman (The Grapes of Wrath, The Loretta Young Show, much more)
Bernard Hill (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Titanic, much more)
Drake Hogestyn (Days of Our Lives, other shows)
Earl Holliman (much work over a decades long career)
Richard Howard (Emmerdale Farm, much stage work)
Singer/actor Jack Jones (Love Boat theme, Over The Garden Wall, much more)
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award winning actor James Earl Jones (way too many great credits to list)
Actor/stuntman Kim Kahana (Cool Hand Luke, the original Planet of the Apes franchise, more)
Hiram Kasten (Seinfeld, many other TV shows and stage performances)
Ian Lavender (Dad’s Army, East Enders, more)
Long time actor and host of The Hollywood Squares Peter Marshall.
Actor/writer Malachy McCourt (multiple credits over a long career)
Brian McCardie (Rob Roy, Speed 2: Cruise Control, much more)
Actor, race car driver and martial artist Chad McQueen (The Karate Kid franchise, Bullet 2, much more)
Kenneth Mitchell (Jericho, Star Trek: Discovery, more)
Martin Mull (numerous credits over a long career)
Don Murray (from 1956’s Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe to 2021’s Promise)
Alec Musser (All My Children, Desperate Housewives, more)
Michael Newman of Baywatch, who was an actual lifeguard too.
Comedian, actor and producer Zack Norman (Romancing the Stone, Tracks, much more)
Wayne Northrop (Dynasty, Days of Our Lives and much more over a long career)
William O’Connell (The Outlaw Josey Wales, Green Acres, more)
Christian Oliver (Speed Racer movie, Cobra 11, more)
Stuart Organ (much TV, film and stage work over a long career)
Actor and stuntman Grant Page (Stunt Rock, Mad Max 1, more)
Ken Page (original stage productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Cats in a 40 year career)
Chance Perdomo (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, more)
🏄Surfing actor Tamayo Perry (multiple achievements and roles)
Cole Brings Plenty (Yellowstone: 1923, more)
Alan Richins (LA Law, Dharma and Greg, much more)
William Russell (one of the first traveling companions on Doctor Who, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, much more)
Adrian Schiller (Beauty and the Beast live action movie, Doctor Who, various video game voices, more)
James B. Sikking (Doogie Howser, MD.; Hill Street Blues, much more)
David Soul (Starsky and Hutch, Magnum Force, singer: ♫Don’t Give Up On Us Baby♫, more)
Donald Sutherland (numerous roles over a decades long career)
Paul Teal (One Tree Hill, Deep Water, more)
Tony Todd (many roles between Broadway and the Silver Screen)
Broadcaster and voice artist Brian Trueman (the BBC, Cosgrove Hall animation studio)
Carl Weathers (the Rocky franchise, Predator, Happy Gilmore, much more)
Actor/playwright and producer Samm-Art Williams (Homes, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, much more)
Fritz Wepper (the original Cabaret, Derrick TV series, more)
Mark Withers (Stranger Things, Dynasty, more)
Taylor Wily (most recent versions of Hawaii 5-0 and Magnum PI)
Actor/writer Arnold Yarrow (numerous credits from 1955-2012)
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ACTRESSES
Marla Adams (Splendor In The Grass, The Secret Storm, much more)
Actress/comedian Erica Ash (MadTV, Scary Movie 5, more)
Susan Backlinie (Jaws, 1941, more)
Actress turned Casting Director Barbara Baldavin (original Star Trek, Rawhide and much more)
Soap opera performer/writer Meg Bennett (Search For Tomorrow, The Young and The Restless, more)
Christine Boisson (Emmanuelle, numerous other credits)
Actress turned needlework historian Dorothy Bromiley (A Touch of the Sun, The Goodhart Samplers, more)
Connie Chiume (the Black Panther franchise, The Air Up There, much more)
Kathryn Crosby (many roles during a long career and widow of crooner Bing Crosby)
Shannen Doherty (the Beverly Hills 90210 franchise, Charmed, and much more)
Shelley Duvall (The Shining, Popeye, much more)
Denise Gagnon (Red Eyes, Route 132, more)
Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and much more over a decades long career)
Mitzi Gaynor (Credits too numerous to mention in a decades long career)
Dayle Haddon (North Dallas 40, Cyborg, more)
Singing actress Mimi Hines (Funny Girl, more)
Olivia Hussey (Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth, much more)
Glynis Johns (Disney’s Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music, much more)
Voice actress Michie Kita (A Dog of Flanders, Princess Knight, much more)
Linda Lavin (Alice, much stage and television productions)
Lynne Marta (much TV work over a decades long career)
Elizabeth MacRae (much TV and movie work from 1958-2011)
Comedic actress Mitzi McCall (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Actress/model Peggy Moffitt (numerous credits in the 1960s)
Singer/actress Miho Nakayama (Love Letter, more)
Janis Paige (many roles in a 60 year career)
Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Mulan, more)
Actress-producer Judy Belushi-Pisano (The Blues Brothers, Animal House, widow of John Belushi)
Joyce Randolph (The Jackie Gleason Show, The Honeymooners, more)
Sarah Rice (Sweeny Todd, A Little Night Music, more)
Chita Rivera (West Side Story, original Chicago, Kiss of the Spider-Woman, more)
Legendary actress Gena Rowlands (3 Emmys, an Oscar, several Golden Globes and more during a decades long career)
Barbara Rush (numerous credits over a long career)
Dame Maggie Smith (the Harry Potter franchise, Downton Abbey, much more)
Cleo(patra Mary Palmer) Sylvestre (much over a decades long career)
Voice actress Atsuko Tanaka (much TV and film anime work from 1993 until her passing, with some projects not scheduled to be released until 2025)
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ATHLETES/SPORTS FIGURES
Paralympian William Arnott.
Recently crowned Cruiser Weight World Champion Paul Bamba.
Former professional basketball🏀 player turned coach Joe Bryant.
Famous baseball⚾ player and 1967 World Series winner Orlando Cepeda.
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Daley, Al Fitzmorris, Don Lassetter, Al McBean, Bill Melton, Pete Rose, Tony Scott, Ray Semproch, Steve Staggs, John Upham, Ozzie Virgil Senior, Jerry Walker and Jimmy Williams.
Former professional basketball🏀 player Dick Van Arsdale, Frank Kendricks and Bob Love.
Former professional football🏈 players Allen Aldridge, Marty Amsler, Bob Avellini, Terry Beasley, Bill Bergey, Vincent Burns, Rick Caster, Ernie Clark, Korey Cunningham, Vontae Davis, Roman Gabriel, Bob Gaiters, Bob Grant, Mike Haffner, Wendell Harris, Abner Haynes, John Isenbarger, Charley Johnson, Allan Miller, Ronald Powell, Andy Russell, Frank Ryan, Eric Sievers, Rod Sherman, Norm Snead, Jack Squirek, Jerry Wampfler and Jimmy Wilkerson.
Olympic Gold Medal winner Otis Davis.
National Hockey🏒 League Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew.
NASCAR🏁 legend Paul Goldsmith.
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned college baseball coach Wayne Graham.
Sportscaster Greg Gumbel.
Hank🐕 of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Baseball⚾ legend Rickey Henderson.
Minnesota Vikings🏈 rookie Khyree Jackson, along with Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Junior.
Hall of Fame football🏈 players Jimmy Johnson (NOT the Dallas Cowboys owner) and Jim Otto.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 47 winner Jacoby Jones.
Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and others.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 7 & 8 winner Mike Kolen.
Former professional football🏈 player turned coach Greg Landry.
Former professional hockey🏒 players Moe L’Abbé, Glen Cochrane and Blaine Lacher.
Baseball⚾ legend Willie Mays, the “Say Hey” Kid.
Former professional baseball⚾ player and 2004 World Series winner Dave McCarty.
Mary McGee, race car driver🏁 and the first woman motorcycle racer.
Former professional football🏈 player and two time Super Bowl champion Eugene “Mercury” Morris.
Professional golfer🏌 Grayson Murray.
Former professional basketball🏀 player and Hall of Fame member Dikembe Mutombo.
Professional ice hockey🏒 legend Marty Pavelich.
Tennis🎾 star Lea Pericoli.
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned coach Bill Plummer (part of the 1975 and 1976 World Series winning Cincinnati Reds teams)
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned coach Merv Rettenmund.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 12 winner Golden Richards.
Former professional wrestler Pete Sanchez.
Hall of Fame football🏈 player Billy Shaw.
Former professional football🏈 player turned actor and accused murderer O. J. Simpson.
Former professional football player🏈 and coach Steve Sloan.
Former world boxing world champion Dingaan Thobela, the “Rose of Soweto”.
Former professional football🏈 player turned executive Bill Tobin.
Wrestler turned actor Virgil (aka Michael Jones) (WWE, Bridge and Tunnel, more)
Former Hall of Fame basketball🏀 player turned broadcaster Bill Walton.
Professional basketball🏀 Hall of Famer Chet Walker.
Basketball🏀 Hall of Famer and 1960 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist Jerry West, who was also the inspiration for the NBA Logo.
Former professional basketball🏀 player turned coach Joe Wolf.
Stuntman Bob Yerkes (numerous films over a decades long career)
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CREATIVE PERSONNEL
Director/screenwriter Jim Abrahams (Airplane, Police Squad/Naked Gun franchise, Hot Shots, more)
Wally Amos of Famous Amos Cookies.🍪
Isak Andic, founder of Mango Fashions.
Fashion Designer Iris Apfel.
Author/screenwriter/director Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy, Lulu On The Bridge, more)
Movie Sound Editor Peter Berkos (The Hindenburg, The Great Waldo Pepper, much more)
Writer Joyce Brabner (numerous credits, including work with her husband Harvey Pekar)
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford (numerous novels over a decades long career)
Author James Herbert Brennan (over 100 novels as well as contributed to several role playing games)
Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued the Babar series for his father as well as creating other children’s books.
TV executive, producer and writer Janice Burgess (worked for the Children’s Television Workshop and Nickelodeon)
Film director/writer Joe Camp (the Benji series, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin, more)
Author Caleb Carr (The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, more)
Comic Book Artist John Cassaday (worked for Dark Horse, DC, Image, Marvel and more)
Art Director and Production Designer Ray Chan (many Marvel movies, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, more)
Film director and special effects coordinator Colin Chilvers (Superman 1, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, more)
Recording engineer Hank Cicalo (worked with The Monkees, Barbra Striesand, more)
Record⏺ producer Peter Collins (Bon Jovi, Rush, Alice Cooper and many more)
TV writer/producer Sherry Coben (Kate & Allie, Ryan’s Hope, more)
Author/journalist Shirley Conran (Lace, Tiger Eyes, more)
Roger Corman, the King👑 of the B Movies.
Film publicist and part time actor Mickey Cottrell (the Star Trek franchise, Ed Wood)
Documentary creator Eleanor Coppola (Heart of Darkness, Paris Can Wait, more)
Nicholas Daniloff of US News and World Report.
Comic book artist Jose Délbo (Dell, Gold Key, DC, Marvel)
Illustrator Étienne Delessert (It’s Not Easy Being Green-featuring a dinosaur, Yok-Yok, more)
Author Nelson DeMille (The Gold Coast, Plum Island, more)
Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince.
Screenwriter Sergio Donati (Once Upon A Time In The West, North Star, much more)
TV consultant, producer and screen writer Bob Ellison (numerous credits over a long career)
Stunt Woman Jeannie Epper.
Movie costume designer April Ferry (Big Trouble In Little China, Rome, more)
Legendary comic book artist Ramona Fradon (mostly DC Comics and co-created Metamorpho and Aqualad, along with the New Yorker, Brenda Starr and a brief stint at Marvel and others)
Anime Producer Jan Scott-Frazier (multiple duties/series for over 20 years)
Stuntman Roderick Michael Gilbert, active from 1959’s Warlock to 2021’s A Not So Hollow Halloween.
Music video director Edd Griles (many for Cyndi Lauper, others)
Animator Mark Gustafson (Claymation Studios, The Fantastic Mister Fox, more)
TV director/producer Rod Holcomb (ER, The Six Million Dollar Man, more)
Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons.
ABC TV Journalist Tom Jarriel.
Game designer/artist Jennell Jaquays (Dungeons & Dragons, Pac Man, more)
Songwriter Will Jennings (♫My Heart Will Go On♫, ♫Looks Like We Made It♫, much more)
Director Norman Jewison (In The Heat Of The Night, Moonstruck, more)
Music composer and producer Quincy Jones (Thriller, We Are The World, much more)
Film composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (Oscar winner for Finding Neverland, Unfaithful, much more)
Film producer Jon Landau (Titanic, Avatar, more)
Producer Ruth Landers (The Huggabug Club, more)
Famed Journalist Robert MacNeil (PBS News Hour)
Mary Martin the talent scout.
Writer/actor Brian McConnachie (Saturday Night Live and SCTV among numerous credits over a long career)
Stuntman Tony McFarr (doubled for Chris Pratt and others)
Animation sculptor Kent Melton (worked for Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers, Disney)
Comic Book Artist Karl Moline (co-created Fray with Josh Whedon, numerous other work for various publishers)
Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill.
Author and 2013 Nobel Prize Laureate Alice Munro (too many credits to list)
Film and TV producer Lynda Obst (Interstellar, The Fisher King, more)
Artist Lorraine O’Grady.
Writer Sir Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan (Shuriken, Survivals, much more)
Musician, producer, composer Andy Paley (multiple credits over a decades long career)
Stuntman Conrad Palmisano (Batman Forever, Weekend At Bernie’s, more)
Author Francine Pascal (the Sweet Valley franchise)
Comic Book Artist Don Perlin (co-created Moon Knight at Marvel and Bloodshot at Valiant)
Record producer Richard Perry (worked with Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, many more)
Pigcasso the Painting Pig.🐖
Artist Ed Piskor (Marvel Comics and many independent works)
Noted Chef Naomi Pomeroy.
William Post, inventor of the Pop Tart.
Author Christopher Priest (NOT the comic book writer/The Space Machine, Airside, more)
Businessman and former head of Barnes & Noble Leonard Riggio.
Artist Trina Robbins (numerous credits over a decades long career)
International cartoonist Enrique Badía Romero (Modesty Blaise, AXA, more more)
Poet Jerome Rothenberg (a decades long career)
TV writer and producer Alan Sacks (Chico and the Man, Welcome Back Kotter—which he co-created, more)
Screenwriter David Seidler (Quest For Camelot, Tucker: The Man and His Dreams, The King's Speech, more)
Award winning Songwriter Richard M. Sherman (too many great songs to list)
Director/screenwriter/producer Charles Shyer (active from 1977's Smokey and the Bandit 1 to 2023's Best Christmas Ever)
Film editor/producer/director Bud S. Smith (from 1969’s Putney Swope to 2013’s Alone, Yet Not Alone)
Singer/song writer JD Souther (penned several hits for The Eagles, ♫Her Town Too♫, more)
Documentarian Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me, Comic Con IV: A Fan's Hope, more)
Film producer and costumer designer Anthea Sylbert (Truman, Chinatown, much more)
Animator Haruo Takahashi (Inspector Gadget, Tiger Mask and other animes)
Record⏺ Producer Shel Talmy, worked with The Who, The Kinks and many other acts.
Voice actress Tarako (many anime productions over a decades long career)
TV Writer/Producer Jeri Taylor (Star Trek franchise, Quincy ME, more)
Filmmaker Laurent Tirard (the Nicholas series, Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, more)
Manga artist Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball franchise.
TV screenwriter/producer Tracy Tormé (Sliders, Star Trek: The Next Generation, more)
Oscar winning (China Town) screenwriter, producer, director and actor Robert Towne (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Artist Bill Viola, "The Rembrandt of the Video Age".
Sound engineer Dan Wallin (numerous films over a long career)
Singer Florence Warner (numerous credits over a long career)
Film producer Robert Watts (the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, much more)
Journalist William Whitworth (The New Yorker, The Atlantic, more)
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ENTERTAINERS
Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic (♫Good Times♫,♫Le Freak♫, more)
Singer Frankie Beverly of Maze (♫Back In Stride♫, ♫Can’t Get Over You♫, ♫Before I Let Go♫, more)
Writer/actor Allan Blye (The Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, more)
Singer Angela Bofill (♫This Time I’ll Be Sweeter♫, ♫Break It To Me Gently♫, much more)
Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys.
K-Pop singer/songwriter Park Bo-ram.
Singer/songwriter Eric Carmen (founding member of The Raspberries, a long solo career)
Singer, song writer, record producer James “Buzz” Cason (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Country music artist Tommy Cash (♫6 White Horses♫, ♫Guess Things Happen That Way♫ with his brother Johnny Cash, more)
Roger Cook of This Old House.
Talk show host Phil Donahue.
TikTok celebrity Eva Evans.
Singer Duke Fakir of The Four Tops.
Cynthia Garrison of The Three Degrees.
Singer/dancer Cat Glover.
Singer-songwriter, actress and model Françoise Hardy (many credits over a long career)
Singer Frank Ifield (♫I Remember You♫, ♫Lovesick Blues♫, more and accredited with helping The Beatles at the start of their career)
Country music singer/song writer Toby Keith (numerous hits/credits)
Actor, singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson (way too many great credits over a decades long career)
Steve Lawrence, the other half of Steve and Eydie, in a decades long career.
Grammy winning singer Mandisa.
Singer Melanie (♫Brand New Key♫, ♫Lay Down, Candles In The Rain♫, more)
Legendary comedian Bob Newhart (too many great credits over a decades long career)
Rapper Rich Homie Quan.
Singer and social activist Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Singer/songwriter Chan Romero (♫Hippy Hippy Shake♫)
TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth.
Rapper Fatman Scoop.
Singer Marlena Shaw (♫Mercy, Mercy, Mercy♫, ♫Theme From Looking For Mister Goodbar♫, much more)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons.
Singer Margo Smith (♫I’m A Lady♫, ♫There, I Said It♫, more)
Singer/songwriter and record producer Mark Spiro (multiple credits over a long career)
Dancer Sean Viator (American Idol, Billboard Music Awards, more)
Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las.
Singer/songwriter Maurice Williams of the 1960 hit ♫Stay♫
Singer, actor and game show host Chuck Woolery (original versions of Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, Lingo and much more)
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HISTORIC
Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders.
World War 2 Triple Flying Ace Bud Anderson.
The innocent lives lost during the Arbaat Dam collapse August 25.
Video Game Champion Michael Begum, aka BrolyLegs.
Doctor George Berci, inventor of the laparoscopy.
Alice Brock, the Alice of Arlo Guthrie's ♫Alice's Restaurant♫
Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia and past President of the United States, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a great human being.
Computer scientist Lynn Conway, pioneer work in VLSI: Very Large Scale Integrated circuits.
The innocent life lost during a stabbing spree at a school in Croatia December 20.
Lorenzo Olarte Cullen, former President of the Canary Islands.
Former House of Representatives member William Delahunt of Massachusetts.
Charles Dolan, founder of HBO and Cablevision.
Walt Ehmer, the CEO of Waffle House.
Astronaut John Engle.
Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori.
Neuroscientist and 1977 Nobel Prize winner Roger Guillemin.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
2013 Nobel Prize winning Theoretical Physicist Peter Higgs of the Higgs-Boson Particle.
The innocent lives lost during the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Christmas Day.
The innocent lives lost in the path of the various Cyclones, Floods, Hurricanes, Monsoons, Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Typhoons and Wildfires this year.
The innocent lives lost during a supermarket shooting in Fordyce, Arkansas USA June 21.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree at a birthday party March 30.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree in Charlotte, North Carolina April 29.
The innocent life lost in a Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland school shooting April 2.
The innocent lives lost during a Florida bar shooting April 6.
The innocent lives lost to a knife rampage August 23 in Germany.
The innocent lives lost during the riot at the Nairobi, Kenya Parliament Building June 25.
The innocent lives lost during a mass shooting in Florence, Kentucky US July 5.
The innocent lives lost during the Francis Scott Keys Bridge tragedy in Baltimore, Maryland USA March 26.
The innocent life lost during a shooting in Lansing, Michigan USA May 27.
The innocent lives lost in a Las Vegas, Nevada USA mass shooting June 25.
The innocent lives lost during the Lido Beach attack August 2.
The innocent children killed during a stabbing spree in London on July 29.
The innocent lives lost during a stabbing spree in East China November 16.
The innocent life lost during a Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Victory Parade February 14.
The innocent life lost during a shooting spree in Akron, Ohio USA June 2.
The innocent lives lost in a Madison, Wisconsin USA school shooting December 16.
The innocent lives lost at a Russian concert March 22.
The innocent lives lost during a stabbing spree in Rockford, Illinois March 27.
The innocent teenager killed in a school restroom September 6.
The innocent lives lost during a school shooting in Winder, Georgia USA September 4.
The innocent lives lost during a plane crash at a South Korean Airport December 29.
The innocent lives lost to war.
Congressional Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.
Former US Senator Joseph Lieberman.
Attorney and baseball executive Larry Lucchino.
Civil Rights and Labor leader William "Bill" Lucy.
Former astronaut Jon McBride.
Prince Michael of the Greek Royal Family.
Former Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993) Brian Mulroney.
Zambia's former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa.
Alexei Navalny, noted critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Reporter Charles Osgood, host of CBS News Sunday Morning.
Richard Parsons, former CEO of CBS, Time Warner and Citigroup.
United States House of Representatives member Bill Pascrell.
Former State of Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell.
Marian Robinson, mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Biochemist Bengt Samuelsson (1982 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine)
Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.
North Vietnam's General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.
Noted therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Tech pioneer Susan Wojcicki.
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MUSICIANS
Drummer🥁 John Barbata (Jefferson Airplane/Starship, The Turtles; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; more)
Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band.
Musician Mike Brewer (♫One Toke Over The Line♫, more)
Bob Bryar, drummer🥁 for My Chemical Romance.
Guitarist/songwriter🎸 Larry Collins (“Delta Dawn”, more)
Musician Gerald Conway (played with Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull and more)
Blues musician Gene Deer.
Rock and Roll pioneering guitarist🎸 Duane Eddy (the Twang sound, ♫Cannonball♫, ♫40 Miles of Bad Road♫, much more)
Guitarist🎸 Tom Fowler (worked most notably with his brothers, along with Ray Charles and Frank Zappa)
Musician/writer Richard “Kinky” Friedman (a decades long career in music and literature)
Jazz drumming🥁 legend Roy Haynes.
Famed Bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks (numerous credits over a long career)
Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly.
Songwriting guitarist🎸 John Koerner (numerous credits over a long career)
Drummer🥁 Keith LeBlanc (Sugar Hill Gang, NIN, more)
Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead.
Musician David Mallett (♫The Garden Song♫, more♫)
Blues Legend John Mayall.
Sérgio Mendes, noted musician with and without his band Brasil (many hits over a long career)
Singer, songwriter, guitarist 🎸Jerry Miller (Moby Grape, The Rhythm Dukes, long solo career when not with others)
Mike Pinder, founding member of the Moody Blues.
Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn (worked with Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Carly Simon, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, more)
Pianist🎹 "Screamin'" Scott Simon of Sha Na Na.
Bass Guitarist🎸 T. M. Stevens (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Richard Tandy, keyboardist🎹 for the Electric Light Orchestra.
Arthur Tavares of The Tavares (♫Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel♫, ♫A Penny For Your Thoughts♫, more)
DISHONORABLE MENTION
Suicide bombers, terrorists: foreign and domestic, and anyone else who would take another’s life without moral and/or legal authorization and/or justification.
NOTE: All categories and the names within them are alphabetical to the best of our human ability, except the last one.
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