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Steve Zaiser

1951 – 2026 · Politician

“Fargo legislator and River Keepers co-founder who helped bring medical marijuana to North Dakota.”

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Dwight C. Wells

† 2025

“Liberty City activist and restaurant owner who worked to turn young people away from gun violence.”

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Theatre

Gabriel Prieto

1961 – 2026 · Actor and drama teacher

“Co-founder of Teatro Aparte, beloved face of Chilean television, and teacher of generations of actors.”

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Education

Mohammad Solaiman

1955 – 2026 · Professor of marketing and university vice-chancellor

“Chittagong marketing professor who led two universities and was mourned as a devoted guardian.”

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Amanda Riddle

† 2026

“Amanda Riddle, 1979 to 2026, remembered by family and friends in Grand Rapids.”

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William H. Draper III ("Bill" Draper)

† 2026

“A founder of Silicon Valley venture capital who later served his country and the world.”

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Paitin Fields

† 2017

“A five year old whose short life ended in violence, her case still awaiting a verdict.”

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Ana Lupez

1944 – 2026 · Vedette

“Mendoza-born vedette who fled persecution and became the star of Barcelona de Noche.”

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Medicine

Katherine Hartley Short

1983 – 2026 · Licensed clinical social worker

“Licensed clinical social worker and mental health advocate, remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

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Isamu Sonoda

1946 – 2026 · Judoka

“Fukuoka judoka who won 1976 Montreal Olympic middleweight gold, then coached Ryoko Tani to Olympic glory.”

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Dylante Richardson

† 2026

“An Akron man, 29, killed in a 2026 shooting later solved with license plate camera evidence.”

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Raul Daza

1935 – 2026 · Politician

“Lawyer and Liberal who stood against martial law and served Northern Samar for five decades.”

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Akiko Hayashi

1945 – 2026 · Picture-book author and illustrator

“Tokyo-born illustrator of Miki's First Errand, Kon and Aki, and the first Kiki's Delivery Service novel.”

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Dündar Ziya Gültekin

† 2026 · Acting mayor / local politician

“Üsküdar's acting mayor whose life of local public service ended on the road to Ankara.”

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Religion

Calvin Schofield Jr.

1933 – 2026 · Episcopal bishop

“Southeast Florida's people's bishop who opened the diocese to Latino and Haitian ministry.”

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Stefan Lord

1954 – 2026 · Darts player

“Sweden's greatest darts player, the only overseas winner of the News of the World, and a friend to his club for life.”

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Ethan McCourt

† 2026

“A six year old boy from Toomebridge, remembered for his warmth and his love of Gaelic football.”

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Science

Malcolm H. Wiener

1935 – 2026 · Aegean prehistorian

“The philhellene patron and scholar who devoted his fortune to the prehistoric Aegean.”

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Television

Eli Rygg

1955 – 2026 · Children's television presenter

“The warm voice of Portveien 2, who sang Tenn lys for a generation and spent her life standing up for children.”

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Gerold Späth

1939 – 2026 · Writer

“The Rapperswil storyteller who filled Swiss literature with baroque comedy and melancholy.”

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Literature

Rudolf Křesťan

1943 – 2026 · Writer

“King of the Czech feuilleton, who found laughter and poetry in the small things of everyday life.”

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Bo Johansson

1942 – 2026 · Football coach

“The gentle Swede who took Denmark to the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals.”

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Bo "Bosse" Johansson

1942 – 2026 · Football coach

“The Swedish gentleman who gave Denmark its greatest World Cup summer.”

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Win Rozario

† 2024

“A teenager who called 911 for help and was killed by the officers who answered.”

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Media

Gamal Nkrumah

1958 – 2026 · Journalist and editor

“Journalist and Pan-Africanist who carried his father's vision of African unity.”

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John Hamm

1938 – 2026 · Physician and politician

“Pictou County physician and 25th premier of Nova Scotia who balanced the books and won the Atlantic Accord.”

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James Arthur Englert

† 2026

“A Clarks Fork Valley rancher who loved his family, his community and a good story.”

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Jack Hearn

1923 – 2026 · Judo instructor

“Judo Jack: wartime veteran, 10th dan and the world's oldest judo instructor.”

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Music

Dave Kendall

1963 – 2026 · Music journalist

“He gave alternative music a home on MTV's 120 Minutes, and a generation found its sound.”

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Greg Josephson

† 2025

“Co-founder of Universal Store, devoted husband and father, remembered for warmth and generosity.”

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Md. Abdul Hai

1949 – 2026 · Politician

“Freedom fighter, five-time MP and BNP stalwart of Munshiganj.”

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Literature

Michael Cremo

1948 – 2026 · Author

“Author of Forbidden Archeology who spent five decades bringing Vedic ideas about human origins into debate with modern science.”

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Bob Hitchcock

1929 – 2026 · High school football coach and teacher

“The coach who put Temple City on the map: seven CIF titles and 46 wins in a row.”

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Film

Moritz Borman

1955 – 2026 · Film producer and film financier

“German-born producer who built bridges between Europe and Hollywood, from Under the Volcano to Snowden.”

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Virginia Judge

1956 – 2026 · Politician

“Teacher, Milk Crate Mayor and the first woman to serve as Arts Minister in New South Wales.”

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Music

Rodney Franklin

1958 – 2026 · Jazz pianist and composer

“Berkeley jazz pianist whose Columbia hit The Groove lit UK dancefloors and whose Song for You remains a Quiet Storm favorite.”

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Science

Megan Povey

1947 – 2026 · Food physicist

“Food physicist who taught the world to listen to its food, and a lifelong fighter for fairness.”

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Film

Nansun Shi

1951 – 2026 · Film producer and executive

“The Housekeeper of Hong Kong cinema, who turned bold ideas into classics and carried them to the world.”

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Braydon Hepworth

† 2026

“A young father whose disappearance and unexplained death shook Christchurch.”

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Education

Irene Butter

1930 – 2026 · Public health scholar and Holocaust educator

“Holocaust survivor and public health scholar who taught generations never to be bystanders.”

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Film

Kjell Nilsson

1949 – 2026 · Weightlifter

“The Gothenburg strongman who became the Lord Humungus, Warrior of the Wasteland, and did it his way.”

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Giovanni Lista

1943 – 2026 · Art historian and art critic

“Italian art historian who remapped Futurism for France and Europe.”

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Theatre

Alan Mandell

1927 – 2026 · Stage

“Beckett's great interpreter, from the San Quentin yard in 1957 to the stages of Los Angeles, and the heart of its theater community.”

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Education

Jean Borella

1930 – 2026 · Philosopher and theologian

“A Christian metaphysician who restored the depth of the sacred symbol.”

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Gwendolyn McMillan Kearse

† 2026

“A pediatric nurse remembered for a lifetime of care for other people's children.”

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Edward Lucie-Smith

1933 – 2026 · Poet

“Poet and art critic whose hundred-plus books taught generations how to look at modern art.”

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