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 2025, we have also lost...
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ACTORS
Patrick Adiarte (The King and I, Flower Drum Song, more)
Alon Abutbul (a long career in stage, television and movies)
Denis Arnot (many roles from 1974-2018)
Simon Fisher-Becker (many roles from 1990-2025)
David Hekeli Kenui Bell (live action version of Lio and Stitch, most recent versions of Mangum PI and Hawaii 5-0)
Christopher Benjamin (many TV roles between 1958-2016)
Singer/actor Mike Berry (♫The Sunshine of Your Smile♫, Are You Being Served?, more)
Jack Betts (Spider-man 1, One Live To Live, lots more TV and movie work)
Ray Brooks (many TV and movie roles from 1959 until his passing)
Comedic actor Bill Byrge (the Ernest franchise)
Actor/Stuntman Carl Ciarfalio (many films between 1979-2025)
John Capodice (Seinfeld, Ace Venture: Pet Detective, lots more)
Tony Caunter (many TV and film roles from 1962-2019)
Richard Chamberlain (Shogun, Doctor Kildare, much more)
Presley Chweneyagae (Tsotsi, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, stage work and more)
Kenneth Colley (Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, much more)
Actor-director Ron Dean (much TV and film work from 1976-2016)
Nicholas Eadie (Vietnam, Cop Shop, much more)
Jacob Ericksson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, other roles across Europe from 1994 until his passing)
Comedic actor Pat Finn (many TV and movie roles from 1992-2025)
Keller Fornes (Country Rescue)
Stuntman/actor Ed Gale (Child’s Play franchise, Howard the Duck, Spaceballs 1, more)
Comedian and voice actor Jeff Garcia (much work from 1991-2025)
Actor Anthony Geary (General Hospital, UHF, other roles)
Gil Gerard (1980s version of Buck Rogers, The Doctors, many more roles over a long career)
Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves, The Green Mile, much more)
Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Mask, much more from 1990-2025)
Gene Hackman (too many great performances to list) along with his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa and a family dog.
Devin Harjes (Boardwalk Empire, Gotham, Daredevil, more)
TV, stage and radio actor Gerald Harper (numerous credits over a decades long career)
Voice actor Takaya Hashi (many roles from 1974-2025)
Kevyn Major Howard (much TV and movie work from 1981-1996)
Rami Heuberger (Schindler’s List, Golda, more)
Rick Hurst (The Dukes of Hazard, Steel Magnolias, much more)
Will Hutchins (Sugar Foot, numerous other TV and movie roles throughout his career)
Actor (The Yearling, Rio Grande, more) turned businessman Claude Jarman, Junior.
Peter Jason (many roles in a decades long career)
Clifton Jones (many TV and movie roles between 1958-1994)
Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Parks & Recreation, more)
Nicky Katt (Dazed and Confused, Boston Public, much more)
Udo Kier (many roles from 1966-2025)
Val Kilmer (Top Gun, Batman Forever, The Doors and much more)
Rene Kirby (Shallow Hal)
Peter Kwong (Big Trouble In Little China, The Golden Child, other movies and much TV work)
Andre Landzaat (many roles from 1967-2024)
Jerry Leggio (many roles from 1964-2022)
Floyd Levine (much TV and movie work from 1972-2012)
Ben Lewis (productions of Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, more)
Voice Actor George Lowe (Space Ghost Coast To Coast, Robot Chicken, more)
Robert Machray (much TV and stage work in a decades long career)
Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Donnie Brasco, much more)
Voice Actor Dave Mallow (numerous roles from 19669-2019)
Julian McMahon (a long career from 1990-2025)
Jon Miyahara (Superstore, more)
Jay North, who originated the role of Dennis the Menace before finding other work.
Mel Novak (many roles from 1971-2020)
Tony Peers (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, much more)
Actor and Robin Hood expert Tim Pollard.
Oscar winning actor/director Robert Redford, who also founded the Sundance Film Festival and TV channel.
Actor (All In The Family) director (The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, much more) Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle.
Tony Roberts (many roles over a decades long career)
Tristan Rogers (General Hospital, other soap operas, voice work)
Mario Ernesto Sanchez, who founded Teatro Avante in Miami, Florida USA.
Gailard Sartain (The Buddy Holly Story, Hee Haw, the Ernest franchise, much more)
Puppeteer, Muppeteer and actor Danny Seagren, the first to portray a live action Spider-man on TV.
Teen idol, singer and actor Bobby Sherman.
Tony Slattery (British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Crying Game, more)
Screenwriting director actor Scott Spiegel (Evil Dead franchise, The Quick and the Dead, much more)
Terrance Stamp (numerous roles from 1959-2021)
Cary-Hiroyuke Tagawa (the Mortal Kombat and Tekken franchises, much more between 1985-2023)
Jules Walter (James Bond’s A View To A Kill, The Wild Geese, much more)
Voice Actor Jim Ward (many video game and animated productions from 1976-2021)
George Wendt (Norm on Cheers, Fletch, more)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show, a host of other projects)
John Woodvine (many roles from 1952-2022)
Harris Yulin (Ghostbusters 2, Scarface, much more)
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ACTRESSES
Denise Alexander (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, much more)
Sian Barbara Allen (many roles from 1964-1990)
Loni Anderson (WKRP In Cincinnati, Nurses, more)
Pamela Bach (Hasseloff), (Baywatch, much more)
Actress (many great roles over a long career) and animal rights activist Bridgette Bardot.
Eileen Bennett (The Outsider, Thursday's Child, more)
Comedian Ruth Buzzi (Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, The Lost Saucer, much more)
Claudia Cardinale (many roles from 1957-2022)
Rachel Carpani (NCIS LA, McLeod’s Daughters, other shows)
Leslie Charleson (a decades long history with General Hospital among numerous roles)
Pauline Collins (numerous roles from 1962-2017)
Pat Crowley (much TV and movie work from 1950-2012)
Samantha Eggar (a long and distinguished career from 1960-2012)
Betsy Gay (many roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood: before sound; as well as numerous parts throughout other movies, TV and radio)
Lynn Hamilton (Sanford and Son, Root: The Next Generation, 227, The Waltons, more)
Alice Hirson, many roles from 1951-2021.
Polly Holliday (Alice/Flo, Gremlins, much more)
Award winning actress Diane Keaton (many memorable roles from 1966-2024)
Sally Kirkland (many roles from 1962-2025)
Child actress turned musician, songwriter and playwright Marilyn Knowlden (many great films until she retired upon becoming an adult, then established quite a name for herself in her new fields)
Diane Ladd (too many great roles to list them all)
Diane Langton (Holly Oaks, East Enders, much more)
June Lockhart (Lassie, Lost In Space, much more)
Judy Loe (a multitude of television work from 1970-2024)
Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead, Chicago Med, more)
Valerie Mahaffrey (Northern Exposure, Young Sheldon, many more)
Patty Maloney (many roles from 1973-2005)
Jean Marsh (both starred in and co-created Upstairs Downstairs, Doctor Who and much more)
Penelope Milford (many film, TV and stage roles from 1968-2013)
Genevieve Page (worked from 1943-1993 between stage and screen)
Beatrice Picard (many roles over six decades)
Actress and noted teacher Joyce Piven.
Dame Joan Plowright (numerous roles between 1948-2018)
Kim Sae-Ron (Bloodhounds, A Brand New Life, more)
Dame Patricia Routledge (many roles over a decades long career, including Keeping Up Appearances)
Salli Sachse (active in the 1960s)
Prunella Scales (Fawlty Towers, Howard’s End, much more)
Imani Dia Smith (stage version of The Lion King, other productions)
Actress turned Veterinarian Dr. Danielle Spencer (What’s Happening franchise)
Maria Grazia Spina (many roles from 1958-1983)
Lynne Marie Steward (a long career from 1967-2025)
Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H, the pilot for TV’s Cagney and Lacey, much stage work)
Isabelle Tate (911: Nashville)
Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, much more)
Renee Victor (a decades long career of film, TV and voice work)
Anna Kyriakou (Zorba the Greek; many other roles in her native Greece)
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ATHLETES/SPORTS FIGURES
Former Major League Baseball⚾ player turned coach Sandy Alomar, Senior.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 11 champion George Atkinson.
Former professional baseball⚾ players George Altman, Thomas/Tommy Brown, Mike Campbell, Jim Clancy, Jason Conti, Jack Curtis, Brian Dayett, Jim Dickson, Ted Ford, Tim Harkness, Bob Heffner, Bill Hepler, Marc Hill, Randy Jones, Brian Matusz, Mickey McGuire, Yoervis Medina, Phil Meeler, Ed Mickelson, Randy Moffitt, Dave Morehead, Ricky Peters, Rich Rollins, Art Schallock, Bart Shirley, Felix Torres, Bob Veale and Carl Warwick.
Former professional basketball🏀 players David Greenwood, Vernon Hatton, Larry Miller, Walt Piatkowski, Donald Earl "Slick" Watts and Gus Williams.
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George Bell of the Harlem Globetrotters.🏀
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, along with Craig Wadsworth, Dennis and Jack Dutton.
Former professional hockey🏒 player and 4 time Stanley Cup Champion Marcel Bonin.
Former professional basketball player turned businessman Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman.
Former professional boxer Joe Bugner.
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned police officer Chase Childers.
Former Major League Baseball⚾ player turned coach Rich Dauer.
Stanley Cup champion🏒 turned politician Ken Dryden.
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned manager Lee Elia.
Former professional football🏈 player and 3/THREE time Super Bowl Champion Jim Fahnhorst.
Former professional football🏈 players Dewey Bohling, Bryan Braman, Keith Browner, Randy Burke, Randy Crowder, Bill Ferrario, Garrett Ford Senior, Derrick Gaffney, Ken Hall, Rudi Johnson, Calvin Jones, Pettis Norman, Tommy Reamon, Steve Kiner, Marshawn Kneeland, Derrick Robinson, Ray Seals, Roger Shoals, Kenneth Sims, Jerry Stalcup, Stephen Starring, Dean Wells, Larry Williams and Craig Wolfley.
Famous heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 5 champion Ron Gardin.
Former professional hockey🏒 player turned coach and broadcaster Eddie Giacomin.
Former professional football🏈 player turned coach Larry Glueck.
Former professional football player and Super Bowl 16 champion Don Hasselbeck.
Former professional baseball⚾ player and manager Tommy Helms.
Wrestler turned actor Hulk Hogan (born Terry Gene Bollea)
Former professional baseball⚾ player turned manager Billy Hunter.
Former professional ice hockey🏒 players Dwight Foster, Alex Faulkner, George Faulkner, Al MacNeil and Scott Metcalfe.
Indianapolis Colts🏈 owner Jim Irsay.
Former professional football🏈 player turned coach Dick Jauron.
Former professional baseball⚾ player and World Series winner Bobby Jenks.
Former World Series⚾ champion turned manager Davey Johnson.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl Champion Arthur Jones.
Former professional football player and Super Bowl Champion Lee Roy Jordan.
Former professional football player and Super Bowl 1 & 2 champion Bob Long.
Former professional Major League Baseball⚾ player and World Series Champion Chet Lemon.
Barry D. Kramer, former professional basketball🏀 player who became a legal judge.
Athlete turned coach Doctor Ralph Mann.
Former World Series⚾ winner Felix Mantilla.
Former professional baseball player turned manager Jim Marshall.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 20 champion and wrestling champion Steve McMichael.
Former professional hockey🏒 player turned broadcaster Greg Millen.
Former professional football🏈 player turned coach G. A. Moore.
Professional football executive and co-founder of the Ronald McDonald House charities Jim Murray.
Baseball⚾ Hall of Fame member and two time World Series champion Dave Parker.
Stanley Cup🏒 winning Hockey Hall of Fame player Bernie Parent.
Former professional baseball⚾ player and World Series Champion Daryl Patterson.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 12 champion Tom Rafferty.
Former professional basketball player turned coach Michael Ray Richardson.
Baseball⚾ Hall of Famer and former manager Ryne Sandberg.
Former NFL🏈 Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
Former professional baseball⚾ player and four time World Series champion turned doctor Ron Taylor.
Former professional baseball player and World Series Champion turned manager Jeff Torborg.
Former professional football🏈 player turned actor Peter Tuiasosopo (Street Fighter, Necessary Roughness, more)
Former baseball⚾ player turned actor and broadcaster Bob Uecker.
Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl XI champion John Vella.
Former Major League Baseball⚾ Commissioner Fay Vincent.
Former professional race car driver Rex White.
Hall of Fame professional basketball🏀 player turned coach Lenny Wilkens.
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CREATIVE PERSONNEL
Writer, producer, director and voice actress Britt Allcroft, who developed Thomas the Tank Engine for television.
Popular European voice over artist Benoît Allemane (always redubbed Morgan Freeman along with lots of Disney and video game characters in French)
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani.
TV Producer Felicia Minei Behr (All My Children, Ryan’s Hope, more)
Oscar winning director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Bonnie and Clyde, and much more)
Songwriter Alan Bergman (a decades long career of TV and movie compositions)
John Brenkus, founding host of ESPN’s Sports Science.
Author Susan Brownmiller (Against Our Will, other works)
Chef Anne Burrell of restaurants and The Food Network.
Special effects make up artist and four time Oscar winner Greg Cannom (numerous films from 1977-2025)
International movie poster artist Renato Casaro.
Composer Alf Clausen (Music for Moonlighting, ALF, The Simpsons, much more)
TV writer David Steven Cohen (many animated productions in his career)
Screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper (New Jack City, Above the Rim, more)
George Coulam, founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival.
Oscar winning production designer Stuart Craig (the Harry Potter franchise, Ghandhi, much more)
Guitarist, song writer (♫Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay♫), record producer Steve Cropper (Booker T. and the Mgs, Saturday Night Live’s first band, The Blues Brothers, much more)
Writer Peter David (numerous credits over a decades long career)
The multi-talented Rosalyn Drexler (artist, writer, wrestler, more)
Karen Durbin, former writer for and editor of The Village Voice.
Animator Jerry Eisenberg (worked for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, more)
Famous artist Hy Eisman (The Katzenjammer Kids, Popeye, much more)
TV Producer Peter Engel (Saved By The Bell franchise, more)
Noted cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer.
TV writer and producer Terry Louise Fisher (LA Law, Cagney and Lacey, much more)
Director James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Who’s That Girl?, much more)
Author Fredrick Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, much more)
Poet Andrea Gibson.
Playwright and screenwriter Rose Leiman Goldemberg (The Burning Bed, Stone Pillow, numerous other works)
Playwright Richard Greenberg (Three Days of Rain, Eastern Standard, more)
Comic book artist Jackson “Butch” Guice (worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and others)
Songwriter Arthur Hamilton (♫Cry Me A River♫, ♫I Can Sing A Rainbow♫, much more)
Oscar winning animator (The Sand Castle) Co Hoedeman.
Movie producer Stanley R. Jaffe (Kramer Vs. Kramer, Fatal Attraction, much more)
Film director Ted Kotcheff (many great films from 1956-2012)
Leonard Lauder, who took Estee Lauder Cosmetics global.
Musical satirist Tom Lehrer, who also contributed songs to The Electric Company.
Author Mario Vargas Llosa (The Time of the Hero, Feast of the Goat, more)
Film maker David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, more)
Film producer/director David Matalon, co-founder of Tri-Star Pictures.
Writer/producer Dan McGrath (many TV comedies from 1983-2025)
Famed Journalist Bill Moyers.
Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky.
Musician/song writer Billy Nichols (♫To Love, to love♫, more)
Costume Designer Rosanna Norton (Tron 1, Airplane franchise, much more)
TV screenwriter and producer Roberto Orci (Star Trek and Transformers franchises, Fringe, more)
Oscar winning screenwriter Mark Peploe (The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, more)
Film and TV director Michael Preece (numerous credits over a long career)
TV producer turned studio executive Frank Price (worked from 1951-2001)
Author Tom Robbins (Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Jitterbug Perfume, more)
Artist William Robinson.
TV director Ralph Senensky (numerous episodes from 1958-1988 with brief encores in 2001 and 2013)
Jim Shooter (wrote for DC Comics, wrote for and ran Marvel Comics, founded Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics)
TV producer Michael Sloan (BJ and the Bear, Quincy ME, much more)
Animator Jim Smith (Samurai Jack, Ren and Stimpy, much more and co-founded the Spumco Studio)
Film and TV composer Mark Snow (X Files, Smallville, much more)
Playwright/Screenwriter Sir Tom Stoppard (The Real Inspector Hound, Shakespeare In Love, much more)
Composer Charles Strouse (Bye Bye Birdie, Annie and much more)
Drew Struzan (a decades long career of many notable images)
Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
TV and Film director Jeannot Szwarc (Somewhere In Time, Jaws 2, much more)
Novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (Weep Not Child, The River Between, more)
Writer (DC and Marvel), Editor (Cracked magazine) and businessman Mort Todd.
Illustrator Michael Turner, who specialized in motoring and aviation images.
Author John Varley (Titan, Wizard, more)
Author Joseph Wambaugh (The Onion Field, The Blue Knight, much more)
Oscar winning film maker Peter Watkins (The War Game, much more)
Author/activist Edmund White (A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, more)
Journalist John Noble Wilford of The New York Times.
Oscar winning (Gandhi) Cinematographer Billy Williams (a decades long career of many movies)
Video game developer Vince Zampella (the Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Star Wars franchises and more)
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ENTERTAINERS
Singer/songwriter Carl Carlton (♫Ever Lasting Love♫, other hits)
Singer/songwriter Lou Christie (♫Lightning Strikes♫, ♫I’m Gonna Make You Mine♫, many other hits)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jimmy Cliff (♫I Can See Clearly Now♫ and many more hits)
Former member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets and songwriter (including The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme) Sonny Curtis.
R&B/Soul singer D’Angelo (Michael Archer)
Grammy winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack (♫The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face♫, ♫Killing Me Softly With His Song♫, lots more hits)
Singer/actress Connie Francis (a long and distinguished career)
Founding KISS member Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley.
Singer Donna Jean Godchaux (The Grateful Dead, her own group)
Singing songwriter and record producer Bobby Hart (wrote for The Monkees, other TV shows and his own music)
Folk singer and songwriter (♫Where Have All The Flowers Gone♫) Joe Hickerson.
Singer Tommy Hunt of The Flamingos.
Singing songwriter and record producer Brett James (a very long career) and some members of his family passed away from a plane crash September 18.
Singer (The Flamingos) songwriter and producer Terry “Buzzy” Johnson.
Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis.
Singer/song writer Melba Montgomery (a long career of hits)
Singer David Johansen, aka Buster Pointdexter (many hits over a long career)
Singer Robert John (Pedrick Junior) (♫Sad Eyes♫, more)
Singing Disc Jockey turned game show host Wink Martindale (♫Deck of Cards♫, Tic Tac Dough, High Rollers, more)
Singer Gwen McCree (♫Rocking' Chair♫, ♫For Your Love♫, more)
Samuel Moore of Sam and Dave (♫Soul Man♫, ♫Hold On! I’m Coming!♫, much more)
Singer Jane Morgan (many hits and appearances from 1943-2009)
Singer Linda Nolan of The Nolans (♫Gotta Pull Myself Together♫, more)
Wayne Osmond of the Osmond Family.
Singer-songwriter Chris Rea (♫Fool (If You Think It’s Over)♫ and many more hits between 1973-2025)
Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty.
Country/Tejano singer Johnny Rodriguez (a decades long career)
Singer, comedian Lulu Roman (born Bertha Louise Hable) of Hee Haw and other venues.
Singer Walter Scott of The Whisperers.
Singer Jeannie Seely (active in country music from 1964 until her passing)
Singer/songwriter Todd Snider (♫I Can’t Complain♫, more)
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule (♫I Kissed A Girl♫ and other hits)
Singer Angie Stone (♫No More Rain♫, ♫Wish I Didn’t Miss You♫, more)
Sly Stone, founder of Sly and the Family Stone (♫Everyday People♫, ♫Family Affair♫, other hits)
Singer/songwriter Johnny Tillotson (♫Poetry In Motion♫, more)
Singer Bernie Toorish of The Four Lads (many hits from the 1950s to the 1970s)
Unk the Rapper (Anthony Leonard Platt)
Founding Beach Boy Brian Wilson.
Ron Woodbridge of The Searchers (♫Needles and Pins♫, ♫Love Potion #9♫, many more hits)
Cavin Yarbrough of Yarbrough and Peoples (♫Don’t Stop The Music♫, other hits)
Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.
Puppeteer Noreen Young (Under the Umbrella Tree, Sesame Park, more)
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HISTORIC
S. Daniel Abraham, the founder of Slim Fast.
US Army Specialist and National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom.
Journalist turned Educator Charles Bierbauer (CNN, University of South Carolina)
Former Governor of Missouri turned Senator Kit Bond.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female President of Nicaragua.
Harry Chandler, a Pearl Harbor survivor.
George W. Bush’s Vice President Dick Cheney.
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of almost 60 years.
Kitty Dukakis, wife of 1988 Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis.
Marianne Faithful (associate of the Rolling Stones and a singer in her own right)
Pope Francis (originally Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
Meteorologist Dr. Neil Frank, director of the United States National Hurricane Center between 1973-1987.
Prince Frederik of Luxembourg.
Architect Frank Gehry (Spain’s Guggenheim Museum, Disney’s Los Angeles Concert Hall, much more)
David Gergen, who worked for 4/FOUR past presidents but never held an actual Cabinet post.
Primatologist Dame Jane Goodall.
Arizona Congressional Representative (2003-passing while still in office) Raúl Grijalva.
George Hardy of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Pilot/Astronaut Frederick Hauck (flew 3/THREE Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s)
Former Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman.
Clint Hill, the Secret Service Agent who valiantly tried to protect President John F. Kennedy during the fateful Dallas assassination on November 22, 1963.
Hurricane, perhaps the most decorated canine agent of the American Secret Service.
Tomiko Itooka, the world’s oldest known human until January 2025.
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 to war.
The innocent lives lost when a truck deliberately crashed into a New Orleans, Louisiana USA crowd New Year’s Eve.
The innocent lives lost after an earthquake in Tibet January 7.
The innocent life lost at a Nashville school cafeteria shooting January 22.
The 67 innocent lives lost in the commercial plane/Blackhawk helicopter crash January 29.
The innocent lives lost in a Philadelphia airplane crash January 31.
The 10 innocent lives lost during an Alaska flight crash February 6.
The innocent lives lost during a Philippines helicopter crash February 6.
The innocent life lost during a stabbing attack in Austria February 15.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting at a Motor Vehicles Office in Louisville, Kentucky February 21.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting at a New Mexico, USA park March 21.
The innocent lives lost during the Myanmar/Thailand earthquake March 28.
The innocent lives lost when the roof of a Dominican night club collapsed April 8.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree at Florida State University USA April 17.
The 50 hippos killed by anthrax at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo April 8.
The innocent life lost during a shooting spree at an anti-violence conference in Memphis, Tennessee USA April 9.
The innocent lives lost during sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City April 10.
The innocent lives lost at Vancouver, Canada’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival April 26.
The innocent life lost at Elizabeth City State University April 27.Former US Senator J. Bennett Johnston.
The innocent lives lost during a shootout at a Foot Locker in East Pointe, Michigan, USA May 3.
The innocent lives lost during the Capitol Jewish Museum shooting in Washington DC May 21.
The innocent lives lost during an Air India plane crash June 12.
The senseless deaths of Minnesota State Lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband June 14.
The innocent Chicago, Illinois USA lives lost during a drive by shooting July 2.
The innocent lives lost during a Kentucky, USA shooting spree July 13.
The innocent lives lost during a Manhattan, New York USA shooting on July 28.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree in Anaconda, Montana USA August 1.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree in a small Pennsylvania, USA town August 7.
The innocent life lost during a shooting spree in Chicago, Illinois, USA August 10.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree at a retail store in Austin, Texas USA August 11.
The innocent lives lost during the Annunciation Catholic School shooting August 27.
The 11/ELEVEN year old boy shot August 30 who died from his wounds September 1 over a prank in Houston, Texas USA.
The innocent lives lost during an attack on an American church September 28.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree at an American casino September 28.
The innocent lives lost during an attack on a Synagogue October 2.
The innocent lives lost during an explosion at an explosives manufacturing plant October 10.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree at a high school homecoming October 11.
The innocent lives lost during a shooting spree in South Carolina, USA October 12.
The innocent lives lost during a North Carolina party October 25.
The innocent lives lost during a United Parcel Service jet crash November 4.
The innocent lives lost during a major apartment complex fire in Hong Kong November 26.
The innocent life lost during a school shooting in Frankfort, Kentucky December 9.
Charlie Kirk, Trump supporter and founder of Turning Point USA.
Journalist Mark Knoller of CBS News.
Famous mathematician Peter Lax.
Former US House of Representatives member Mia Love.
Astronaut Jim Lovell of Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and 13.
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas is no longer the world’s oldest living person.
Russell Nalle, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen.
Sam Nujoma, the first President of Namibia.
Activist Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood.
Rosie Jeanne Burke Roche, granddaughter of Princess Diana’s uncle.
World War 2 Veteran Donald Rose.
Former US Senator (1979-1997) Alan Simpson.
Former Queen of Thai Sirikit.
Former US Supreme Court Justice David Souter, served from 1990-2009.
Former original Tuskegee airman Harry Stewart Junior.
US Representative and former Mayor Sylvester Turner.
Biologist James Watson, who helped discover the shape of DNA.
World War 2 Code Breaker Charlotte Webb.
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MUSICIANS
Singer, songwriter, musician, engineer, producer Walt Aldridge (The Shooters, other acts)
Saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band) turned actor (Eddie and the Cruisers movies) Michael Antunes.
Drummer James Baker (The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon, other acts)
Musician Dave Ball (co-founder of both Soft Cell and The Grid)
Drummer Rick Buckler of The Jam.
Drummer Clem Burke (Blondie, the Ramones, the Romantics and more)
Founding member of Supertramp Rick Davies.
Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette.
Musician turned record producer Rick Derringer (The McCoys/♫Hang On Sloopy♫, “Weird” Al Yankovic)
Jazz bassist Ray Drummond.
Keyboardist Billy Earheart (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band and other acts)
John Edwards of The Spinners.
Musician Joe Ely (worked with multiple groups over a long career)
Jazz drummer Al Foster.
Jazz Guitarist George Freeman (many hits from the 1940s until his passing)
Musician and producer DJ Funk, aka Charles Chambers, who pioneered Ghetto House music.
Blues musician, songwriter and producer Barry Goldberg (a storied decades long career)
Musician/composer Gordon Goodwin, who specialized in the Big Bang and entertainment genres.
Garth Hudson of The Band.
Musician, songwriter and producer Garry “Jellybean” Johnson (The Time, other acts)
Musician/songwriter George Kooymans of Golden Earring.
John Lodge of the Moody Blues.
Musician/songwriter Raul Malo, founding member of the Mavericks.
Musician Chuck Mangione (♫Feels So Good♫, many other hits over a long career)
Guitarist Roger McLachlan of The Little River Band and other acts.
Guitarist Joey Molland (worked with Bad Finger, George Harrison, John Lennon, others)
Musician, songwriter and producer Don Nix (a fifty year career from 1958-2008)
Heavy Metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne.
Drummer Thommy Price.
Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs.
Founding bassist of Limp Bizkit Sam Rivers.
Reggae artist Max Romeo (active from the 1960s until his passing)
Guitarist John Skyes of Thin Lizzy and White Snake.
Musician Mark Volman (The Turtles, Frank Zappa’s The Mothers of Invention)
Musician (Derek and the Dominoes, other acts) and songwriter (♫Bell Bottom Blues♫) Bobby Whitlock.
D'wayne Wiggins, founding member of Tony! Toni! Toné!
Singer/songwriter Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods.
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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