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Pavel Anton

1936 – 2026 · Composer

“Moldovan composer and choir master who taught generations of the country's music teachers.”

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Law

Edna Arbel

1944 – 2026 · State Attorney of Israel and Supreme Court justice

“State Attorney and Supreme Court justice who believed that behind every case stood a person.”

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Mariusz Strzałka

1959 – 2026 · Fencer

“Olympic silver medallist for Poland who became a world champion and coach in Germany.”

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Joe Redner

1940 – 2026 · Businessman

“Tampa's Strip Club King, who fought city hall for fifty years in the name of free expression.”

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Gus Ormo (Gustavo Enrique Ormo)

† 2026

“Venezuelan singer and pianist who turned longing and reconciliation into song.”

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Patrick Dele Cole

1940 – 2026 · Historian

“Scholar, newspaperman and diplomat who gave the Daily Times its editorial board and Nigeria a fearless, principled voice.”

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Angelo Groppelli

1946 – 2026 · Athlete

“Seven times Italian champion who threw the shot beyond 20 metres in 1979.”

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Raj Vikash Verma

† 2026 · Banker and regulator

“Housing finance pioneer who led India's National Housing Bank and brought mortgage guarantees to India.”

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Activism

Lam Wing-kee

1955 – 2026 · Bookseller

“The Hong Kong bookseller who would not bow to power, and carried Causeway Bay Books into exile.”

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Denis Boytsov

1986 – 2026 · Professional boxer

“World junior champion and unbeaten heavyweight hope whose career ended in a Berlin tunnel in 2015.”

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Pete Marquis

† 2026 · Businessman

“Preston contractor who raised more than a million pounds for hospices, schools and the homeless.”

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Beppe Angiolini

1952 – 2026 · Fashion buyer and entrepreneur

“Arezzo fashion buyer who turned a small shop called Sugar into a world famous concept store.”

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Shigehisa Takada

1966 – 2026 · Businessman

“Third-generation head of Takata who led the family company through the largest recall in automotive history.”

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Military

Walter Ousley

1945 – 2026 · Air Force One crew chief and chief operating officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

“Air Force One crew chief who gave 35 years to Catholic Charities of Chicago.”

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Giuseppe Moschioni

1936 – 2026 · Footballer

“Italian goalkeeper who kept Foggia's goal in their first Serie A and helped them beat the Grande Inter.”

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Oba Enoch Akinyemi

† 2026 · Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile

“Engineer who came home from London to reign as Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile for 21 years.”

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Davey Lopes

1945 – 2026 · Baseball second baseman

“Dodgers captain, base-stealing master and 45-year baseball lifer who never forgot East Providence.”

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Arts

Maarten Spanjer

1952 – 2026 · Actor

“Dutch actor and writer, the disguised driver of Taxi and the young rider of Spetters.”

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Television

Anthony Geary

1947 – 2025 · Actor

“Luke Spencer forever. Eight Emmys, one legendary wedding, and a lifetime of making daytime drama unforgettable.”

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Religion

Maria Prean

1939 – 2026 · Christian missionary and author

“Austrian missionary who began her life's work at sixty and built schools for thousands of Ugandan children.”

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Willie Colón

1950 – 2026 · Salsa trombonist

“El Malo of the Bronx, whose trombones gave salsa its voice and carried the Puerto Rican diaspora to the world.”

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Janina Rosińska

1936 – 2026 · Masters athlete and teacher

“Polish masters runner who kept collecting medals, and racing with a pacemaker, into her nineties.”

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Deva

1950 – 2026 · Film composer and singer

“Thenisai Thendral, the breeze of sweet music, who carried gaana from the streets of Chennai to Tamils around the world.”

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Ēvalds Grabovskis

1941 – 2026 · Ice hockey coach

“Coach of Dinamo Riga and Podhale, and keeper of Latvian hockey's memory.”

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Tony Rayns

1948 – 2026 · Film critic

“Critic, programmer and translator who opened Western eyes to the cinema of East Asia.”

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Denis Halliday

1941 – 2026 · Peace activist

“The UN official who resigned rather than administer sanctions he believed were killing Iraq's children.”

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Wiktor Legowicz

1949 – 2026 · Radio journalist and former director of Polish Radio Programme 3

“Trójka's director in the 1980s, who taught Polish radio listeners to understand the economy.”

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Film

Loyd Price

1962 – 2026 · Stop-motion animator

“He moved Gromit and a generation of animators, one frame at a time.”

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Allan Christopherson

† 2026

“Beloved math teacher and championship golf coach at Wayzata High School for nearly thirty years.”

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Literature

Barbara Gawryluk

1957 – 2026 · Children's author

“Kraków radio voice and children's author who gave young Polish readers Dżok and the best of Swedish stories.”

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A'Kyri Bell

† 2026

“An 11 year old girl from Bay City, Texas, remembered as Ny Ny and Star.”

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Sam Noto

1930 – 2026 · Jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

“Buffalo's bebop trumpeter, from Kenton and Basie to Xanadu. The music turned his life around.”

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Science

Dariusz Kołodziejczyk

1962 – 2026 · Historian

“Warsaw historian who opened the Ottoman and Crimean archives to the story of Poland's diplomacy.”

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Bill McGlaughlin

1943 – 2026 · Classical music radio host

“He opened the door to classical music for millions, one warm and curious conversation at a time.”

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Fernando Confessore

1968 – 2026 · Meteorologist and television weather presenter

“The weatherman Argentines saw on TN for thirty years, who made forecasting plain and friendly.”

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Eddy Ford

† 2026 · Mayor of Farragut and nuclear engineer

“Farragut's second mayor, who served his hometown for 29 years without debt or a property tax.”

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Food

Jim Concannon

1931 – 2026 · Winemaker and third-generation vintner of Concannon Vineyard

“Third-generation Livermore vintner, Father of Petite Sirah and the Concannon Clones.”

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André Ledran

1933 – 2026 · Politician and teacher

“Socialist teacher who led Ouistreham for 31 years and opened it to England by ferry.”

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Religion

Myron S. Augsburger

1929 – 2026 · Mennonite evangelist

“Evangelist, peacemaker and college president who carried an Anabaptist gospel of peace around the world.”

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Vin Denson

1935 – 2026 · Professional cyclist

“Chester cyclist who rode for Anquetil and became the first Briton to win a Giro stage.”

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PAC (Benjamin Satterley)

† 2026

“The Man That Gravity Forgot, who thrilled wrestling fans around the world.”

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Religion

Sister Monica Heeran

1931 – 2026 · Catholic sister

“Irish-born sister who led PeaceHealth and opened a free clinic for those left without care.”

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Osvaldo Bagnoli

1935 – 2026 · Football player and coach

“Il Mago della Bovisa who guided Hellas Verona to its only Serie A title.”

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Science

Martin Klingenberg

1928 – 2026 · Biochemist

“Munich biochemist who showed how the energy made in mitochondria reaches the rest of the cell.”

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Olaf Tufte

1976 – 2026 · Olympic rower

“Two-time Olympic champion who believed anyone who pulls on an oar is family.”

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Jorge Dubanced

1950 – 2026 · Footballer and football coach

“Moustached Argentine striker whose goals made him a lasting hero of Santiago Wanderers.”

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Sir Ian Wood

1942 – 2026 · Businessman and philanthropist

“He turned an Aberdeen fishing yard into a global energy group, then shared his luck with Scotland and Africa.”

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