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Jonathan Cooper

1950 – 2026 · Violinmaker (luthier), fiddler, instrument dealer and appraiser, mentor

“He made fiddles meant to sing for centuries, one at a time.”

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Wine

Tom Rinaldi

b. 1949 · Napa Valley winemaker. Founding winemaker, Duckhorn (1978 to about 1999). Later Patent Wine Co.

“Hawaiian-shirt maestro who put modern Napa Merlot on the map.”

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Politics

David Cobb

1962 – 2026 · Attorney, Green organizer, 2004 presidential nominee, campaign manager, Move to Amend and Cooperation Humboldt co-founder

“Green nominee who fought corporate rule, then built land trusts.”

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Sport

Marty Lowe

1971 – 2026 · Quarterback, AFL player and Georgia Force head coach, college assistant, radio reporter, JCPS special education teacher, private QB coach

“Cardinals QB who won the Cup, then taught kids at Seneca Park.”

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Sports / Wrestling

Jerry Oates

1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestler, trainer, promoter, and gym owner; later a deputy and a bailiff

“Columbus territorial wrestler. Titles with Ted, Ventura, and Garvin. Gym owner, trainer, deputy.”

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Sport

Mike Detillier

1960 – 2026 · Sports radio host, NFL Draft analyst, publisher of the M&D NFL Draft Report

“Louisiana's Football Guy who made the draft make sense.”

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Sports / Baseball

Joe McDonald

1929 – 2026 · Baseball executive; general manager; scout; statistician

“From Ebbets Field turnstiles to six World Series rings, a baseball lifer.”

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Entertainment

Bob Saget

1956 – 2022 · Stand-up comedian; actor; director; television host

“America's TV dad who also told the dirtiest jokes.”

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Chris Cornell

1964 – 2017 · Singer; songwriter; musician; guitarist

“Four-octave voice of Seattle grunge who kept reinventing hard rock.”

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Television writer / Playwright / Producer

David Johansen

1950 – 2025 · Singer; songwriter; actor; radio host

“Proto-punk Doll who kept reinventing New York, from glam chaos to Hot Hot Hot.”

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Art

Lucien Smith

1989 – 2026 · Multidisciplinary artist (painting, film, photography, sculpture, NFTs); nonprofit founder; restaurateur

“From Rain Paintings to Serving the People and FOOD, he turned early market fame into community.”

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Jim Geoghan

1947 – 2026 · Television writer, television producer, playwright, former stand-up comedian

“From Bronx club stages to the Tipton Hotel, he kept children laughing and parents trusting the half hour.”

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Television / Film

James Gandolfini

1961 – 2013 · Actor; producer (documentaries / Attaboy Films / HBO projects)

“Tony Soprano who redefined TV antiheroes, and a Jersey son who never forgot home.”

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Bruce Davis

1943 – 2026 · Film executive; author; academic (theater department chair); Academy historian

“Academy executive who guarded Oscar for 22 years and wrote how the statue got its name.”

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Kirk Douglas

1916 – 2020 · Actor; filmmaker and producer; philanthropist; author

“Spartacus legend who broke the blacklist and lived to 103.”

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Freddy Cannon

1936 – 2026 · Singer; musician; early rock and roll recording artist

“Boom Boom of rock and roll, whose Palisades Park still sounds like summer.”

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Television

Hal Williams

1934 – 2026 · Actor

“Smitty, Lester, and a lifetime of grace on screen.”

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Politics

Edythe Harrison

1934 – 2026 · Civic leader; arts founder and fundraiser; Virginia House of Delegates member; 1984 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate; educator; former local television personality

“Professional volunteer who founded Virginia Opera and opened a statewide door for Virginia women.”

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Angie Stone

1961 – 2025 · Singer-songwriter; rapper; actress; record producer

“Hip-hop pioneer and neo-soul voice forever.”

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Elizabeth Taylor

1932 – 2011 · Actress; HIV/AIDS activist and philanthropist; fragrance entrepreneur

“Hollywood legend, two Oscars, and pioneering AIDS activist forever.”

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Literature

Joan Didion

1934 – 2021 · Writer, journalist, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, memoirist

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”

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Mary Tyler Moore

1936 – 2017 · Actress; producer; activist

“She turned the world on with her smile.”

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Entertainment

George Carlin

1937 – 2008 · Stand-up comedian; satirist; social critic; actor; author

“Seven words, fourteen HBO specials, lifelong war on bullshit.”

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Shelley Duvall

1949 – 2024 · Actress, producer (children's television)

“Texas-born Altman muse and Wendy Torrance who reinvented children's TV with Faerie Tale Theatre.”

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Chuck Russell

1952 – 2026 · Film director, screenwriter, producer

“Genre director who remade Freddy, the Blob, and The Mask into career-launching pop cinema.”

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Gene Wilder

1933 – 2016 · Actor; comedian; writer; filmmaker (director and screenwriter); novelist; memoirist

“Pure imagination: Leo Bloom, Wonka, and Brooks magic.”

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

1967 – 2014 · Actor (film, television, stage); stage and film director; producer

“Oscar-winning actor who made misfits, bullies, and visionaries devastatingly human.”

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Roberta Flack

1937 – 2025 · Singer; pianist; songwriter; music educator; quiet-storm pioneer

“Soft-storm virtuoso who made Killing Me Softly and First Time Ever into forever.”

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Entertainment

Michelle Trachtenberg

1985 – 2025 · American actress; host; occasional producer and writer

“Dawn forever; Georgina forever; still taller in our hearts.”

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Sport

Willie Mays

1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player (center fielder); coach; special assistant and front-office ambassador; philanthropist (Say Hey Foundation)

“Say Hey forever: five-tool brilliance, joy, and The Catch.”

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Jimmy Buffett

1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriter; author; businessman; pilot; occasional actor

“He lived like a song: Margaritaville's mayor forever.”

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Robert Duvall

1931 – 2026 · Actor; filmmaker (writer, director, producer)

“Oscar-winning chameleon of American film, from Tom Hagen to Gus McCrae.”

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Business

Benjamin M. Rosen

1933 – 2026 · Venture capitalist; technology analyst; Compaq chairman and acting CEO; electronics engineer; philanthropist; ideas-festival founder

“PC-era VC who backed Compaq and taught Wall Street to love the Apple II.”

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Tom Petty

1950 – 2017 · Singer; songwriter; guitarist; musician; bandleader; occasional actor

“You belong among the wildflowers.”

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Reggie Bannister

1945 – 2026 · Actor; musician; composer; screenwriter; film producer; make-up artist; activist

“You'll always be Hot as Love.”

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James Van Der Beek

1977 – 2026 · Actor; producer; writer

“He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.”

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Bob Weir

1947 – 2026 · Musician; singer; songwriter; rhythm guitarist

“A farewell that isn't an ending, but a blessing.”

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Len Brown

1941 – 2026 · Writer; editor; Topps Creative Director / Director of New Product Development; comic book scripter; radio DJ / country music host; trading-card and pop-culture book author

“Co-creator of Mars Attacks. Topps creative soul for 41 years. For the kids. Country roots forever.”

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Jon Small

† 2026 · Drummer; music-video director and producer; concert-film director/producer; founder of Picture Vision

“Drummer who became the eye behind Walk This Way and Billy Joel's landmark concert films.”

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David Lynch

1946 – 2025 · Film director; screenwriter; actor; painter; musician; animator, author, furniture designer, photographer, sound designer

“Eagle Scout. Missoula, Montana. Keep your eye on the donut.”

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Business

Bruce Lunsford

1947 – 2026 · Attorney; CPA; healthcare entrepreneur; private investor; politician; thoroughbred owner-breeder; film producer; philanthropist

“Kentucky builder who raced Art Collector and nearly unseated Mitch McConnell.”

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James Earl Jones

1931 – 2024 · Actor (stage, film, television); voice actor

“The voice of Vader and Mufasa; a stage giant forever.”

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Architecture

Frank Gehry

1929 – 2025 · Architect; designer (furniture, jewelry, products); educator

“Pritzker-winning architect who reshaped cities with Bilbao, Disney Hall, and fearless form.”

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Public figure

Nancy Kissinger

1934 – 2026 · Foreign policy specialist; Rockefeller aide and international-studies director; philanthropist; public figure as wife and traveling partner of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

“Foreign policy specialist and philanthropist who was Henry Kissinger's trusted partner for nearly fifty years.”

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