Notable Deaths 2023

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We've been keeping track of notable deaths here since 2008, and it all started with Heath Ledger. Separate threads began to appear for new deaths, and I decided that they should all go into one thread, to be renewed each New Year's Day, so now we have fifteen years' worth of obits to look through. Here's Memory Lane.

Notable Deaths 2022 157 replies
Notable Deaths 2021 238 replies
Notable Deaths 2020 616 replies
Notable Deaths 2019 505 replies
Notable Deaths 2018 649 replies
Notable Deaths 2017 1151 replies
Notable Deaths 2016 1053 replies
Notable Deaths 2015 687 replies
Notable Deaths 2014 459 replies
Notable Deaths 2013 458 replies
Notable Deaths 2012 687 replies
Notable Deaths 2011 605 replies
Notable Deaths 2010 524 replies
Notable Deaths 2009 484 replies
Notable Deaths 2008 144 replies

It seems the replies in 2022 have been less numerous than those in 2020 and 2021, but still more than those in 2008. These forums feel a little dead now, but I'm still going.

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R.K. Krishna Kumar, Tata Group veteran, 84:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bus ... 667620.cms

Fred White, drummer of Earth, Wind & Fire, 67:
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/02/earth-wi ... dead-dies/

Ken Block, rally driver, was killed in a snowmobile accident at age 55.
https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/ ... e-accident

Gangsta Boo, former member of Three 6 Mafia, died of an overdose at age 43.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/03/11466205 ... dies-at-43

Frank Galati, Tony award-winner and Chicago's stage champion, 79:
https://apnews.com/article/entertainmen ... 4a038cec52

James "Buster" Corley, co-founder of Dave & Buster's restaurant chain, took his own life on his 72nd birthday. R.I.P.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/03/dave-and ... dead-dies/

Walter Cunningham, last Apollo 7 astronaut, 90:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/03/world/na ... index.html

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Edwin Chiloba, Kenyan LGBTQ activist, was found murdered two days ago. R.I.P.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-lgbt ... metal-box/

Quentin Williams, Connecticut State Representative, was killed in a car crash at age 39.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/loc ... h/2948385/

Marcio Freire, Mad Dogs surfer, was killed in a surfing accident at age 47. R.I.P.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... eak-nazare

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Earl Boen, actor in the Terminator and Monkey Island series, 81:
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/06/terminat ... d-dies-81/

Nate Thayer, journalist who interviewed Pol Pot, 62:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/11474241 ... ngle-has-d

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Kurt Horres, German theatre director, died 11 days ago at age 90.
https://operawire.com/deutsche-oper-am- ... at-age-90/

Nate Colbert, Padres' all-time homerun leader, 76:
https://www.mlb.com/news/nate-colbert-dies

Sim Wong Woo, creator of Sound Blaster, 67:
https://www.theverge.com/23543094/creat ... uary-death

Andrea Thompson, Tristan Thompson's mother, died of a heart attack over a week ago. R.I.P.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/06/tristan- ... y-toronto/

Bessie Hendricks, America's oldest woman, 115:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/us/oldes ... index.html

Owen Roizman, cinematographer of The Exorcist and Tootsie, 86:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/owe ... 08373.html

Bill Campbell, former Red Sox all-star, succumbed to cancer at age 74.
https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/01/07/forme ... -cancer-74

Rosi Mittermaier, German Alpine skier, 72:
https://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing/st ... er-dies-72

Gianluca Vialli, ex-Chelsea and Juventus soccer star, succumbed to cancer at age 58.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/italy-ita/s ... -of-cancer

Andrew Downes, British classical composer, 72:
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/abo ... rew-downes

Adam Rich, actor of Eight Is Enough, died suddenly at age 54. R.I.P.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/08/adam-ric ... is-enough/

Russell Banks, author of Cloudsplitter, 82:
https://apnews.com/article/russell-bank ... 5555241dcb

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Martin Davis, mathematician, died almost two weeks ago along at age 94 along with his wife Virginia. R.I.P.
https://www.digitalfieldguide.com/blog/20341

Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer player, also died almost two weeks ago at age 66.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... es-aged-66

Siddeshwar Swami, Karnataka seer, died almost two weeks ago at age 82.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cit ... 690942.cms

Danny Kaleikini, legendary Hawaiian musician, 85:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/01/0 ... a-dies-85/

Lincoln Almond, former Rhode Island governor and U.S. attorney, 86:
https://www.providencejournal.com/story ... 772683007/

Bernard Kalb, founding CNN Reliable Sources anchor, 100:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/media/be ... index.html

George Pell, Australia's highest-ranked Catholic cleric wrongfully accused of child sexual abuse, 81:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australi ... r-AA16c2CY

Lynette "Diamond" Hardaway, one half of the pro-Trump entertainer duo Diamond and Silk, died suddenly at age 51. R.I.P.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald ... -rcna65042

King Constantine II, former king of Greece, 82:
https://apnews.com/article/politics-gre ... 6abe577307

Blake Hounshell, New York Times journalist, died of an apparent suicide at age 44. R.I.P.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york- ... ll-dead-44

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Jeff Beck, legendary rock musician and guitarist, 78:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/entertai ... index.html

William S.W. Lim, Singaporean architect, died last week at age 90.
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/home- ... -at-age-91

Tatjana Patiz, German supermodel of the '80s and '90s, 56:
https://apnews.com/article/california-n ... b036061b80

Paul Johnson, prolific journalist and historian, 94:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... rted-left/

Charles White, USC's Heisman-winning tailback, 64:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... te-dies-64

Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis and Priscilla's daughter, died of cardiac arrest at age 54. R.I.P.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/l ... ld-dead-54

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Robbie Knievel, Evil Knievel's daredevil son, has succumbed to cancer at age 60.
https://apnews.com/article/sports-accid ... a61b77bfb3

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Traudl Hecher, two-time Olympic downhill medalist, 79:
https://apnews.com/article/sports-linds ... eb109c2e02

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Sinikiwe Mpofu, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach, died suddenly almost two weeks at age 37, while her husband, Shepherd Makunura, died of an illness last month at age 46. R.I.P. to both of them.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/64243160

Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet, died almost two weeks ago at age 84.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/book ... -dead.html

Yukihiro Takahashi, drummer and vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra, 70:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 234661542/

Devon Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24, both members of the Georgia Bulldogs, were killed in a car accident. R.I.P.
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/0 ... -accident/

Al Brown, star of The Wire, 83:
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/15/the-wire ... n-valchek/

Gina Lollobrigida, legend of Italian cinema, 95:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/entertai ... index.html

William Consovoy, attorney known for his advocacy for conservative cases, succumbed to cancer a week-and-a-half ago at age 48.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/w ... -dead.html

Sharad Yadav, Indian politician and socialist leader, 75:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64258965

C.J. Harris, singer for American Idol, died of a heart attack at age 31. R.I.P.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/ ... -rcna66011

Ray Cordeiro, world's most durable DJ, died last week at age 98.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ray ... 235489637/

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Ted Savage, Cardinals outfielder, 85:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/ ... -away.html

Gino Odjick, Vancouver Canucks player, died of a heart attack at age 52.
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/gino-o ... 09396.html

Reginald Cooray, former Sri Lankan governor, died of a heart attack last week at age 75.
https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/01/14/loc ... ing-heated

Frank Thomas, power-hitting original New York Met, 93:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/spor ... -dead.html

Jay Briscoe, U.S. pro wrestling star, was killed in a car crash at age 38. R.I.P.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/sport/ja ... index.html

Lucille Randon, a.k.a. Sister Andre, world's oldest person and French nun, 118:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/18/11497480 ... france-nun

Annette McCarthy, actress of Twin Peaks, died two weeks ago at age 64.
https://poland.postsen.com/live-style/1 ... as-64.html

Anton Walkes, North Carolina soccer player, was killed in a boating accident at age 25. R.I.P.
https://sports.yahoo.com/charlotte-fc-d ... 12604.html

David Sutherland, Beano cartoonist, 89:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/ ... es-aged-89

David Crosby, member of the Byrds and of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 81:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 234664235/

Jean Veloz, celebrated 1940s Lindy Hop dancer, 98:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... 1940s.html

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Denys Monastyrsky, Ukrainian lawyer and prime minister, was killed in a helicopter crash at age 42. R.I.P.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64315594

Robbie Bachman, Canadian drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, died over a week ago at age 69.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 234660488/

David Onley, Canadian broadcaster and author, died almost a week ago at age 72.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.6714571

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Carl Hahn, German auto executive who transformed Volkswagen into a global powerhouse, died almost two weeks ago at age 96.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/busi ... -dead.html

Abdul Ghani Azhari, Indian Muslim scholar and historian, 100/101:
https://www.kmsnews.org/kms/2023/01/19/ ... -away.html

Lupe Serrano, Chilean-American ballet dancer and teacher, died almost two weeks ago at age 92.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... ies-at-92/

Brian Fisher, Australian actress Isla Fisher's father, died of natural causes. R.I.P.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... ather.html

Sal Bando, former Athletics captain and Brewers general manager, 78:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/354 ... do-dies-78

Chris Ford, former NBA player and coach, died over a week ago at age 74.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/354 ... ies-age-74

Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician, 76:
https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/acting-pre ... a-chiweshe

Jeremy Ruhelmann, model and muse, died suddenly at age 27. R.I.P.
https://people.com/style/model-jeremy-r ... n-siriano/

Jim Molan, Australian liberal senator, died over a week ago at age 72.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... -in-health

Lin Brehmer, Chicago radio host, 68:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainm ... -dies-wxrt

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Dr. J. Richard Steadman, orthopedic surgeon, 85:
https://apnews.com/article/sports-healt ... d1257189b9

Lloyd Morrisett, PhD, Sesame Street co-creator, 93:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/11513116 ... vil-rights

Gwen Knapp, award-winning reporter, groundbreaking columnist, editor, and mentor, died last week at age 61.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/spor ... ditor.html

Everett Quinton, actor, director, and Ridiculous evangelist, 71:
https://www.theatermania.com/off-off-br ... 94796.html

Randy Gonzalez, father in the popular TikTok duo Enkyboys, succumbed to cancer at age 35.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/25/enkyboys ... on-cancer/

Lance Kerwin, actor of Salem's Lot, 62:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/entertai ... index.html

Victor Navasky, editor of The Nation, 90:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/ ... on-dies-90

Darren Watts, worker of the game industry, died nearly four weeks ago at age 53. R.I.P.
https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-darre ... -19692022/

Jessie Lemonier, ex-Detroit Lions linebacker, died suddenly at age 25. R.I.P.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/355 ... ies-age-25

Billy Packer, longtime NCAA Final Four basketball analyst, 82:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... alyst-dies

Nano Riantiarno, Indonesian actor, died last week at age 73.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/ ... -dies.html

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Gregory Allen Howard, screenwriter of Remember the Titans, 70:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... ge-70.html

Francis Green, novelist Graham Greene's only son, took his own life at age 85. R.I.P.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -home.html

Tom Verlaine, visionary frontman of the band Television, 73:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... e-obituary

Simon Dunn, Australian LGBTQ rugby player and bobsledder, died suddenly two weeks ago at age 35. R.I.P.
https://www.advocate.com/news/simon-dunn-gay-rugby-dead

Sylvia Syms, British actress, 89:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/j ... es-aged-89

Alvaro Colom, Guatemalan president who fought for the indigenous, died a week-and-a-half ago at age 71.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/worl ... -dead.html

Titewhai Harawira, New Zealand Maori activist, died nine days ago at age 90.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv ... MIGKF5K7M/

Bobby Hull, hockey Hall of Famer and two-time Hart trophy winner, 84:
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/355 ... ies-age-84

Annie Wersching, actor of The Last of Us and Star Trek: Picard, succumbed to cancer at age 45.
https://www.escapistmagazine.com/annie- ... ied-at-45/

Lisa Loring, actress of the original TV series The Addams Family, died of a stroke at age 64.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/30/wednesda ... dead-dies/