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Philippe Caillard

1924 – 2026 · Choral conductor

“Self-taught French choral conductor who gave voice to Renaissance polyphony and trained generations of choir leaders.”

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Virginia Irene Phillips

† 2026

“A devoted wife, mother and grandmother remembered for her strength and generosity.”

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Jakob Brechbühl

1952 – 2026 · Footballer

“Köbi, the small Young Boys full back with a big shot who never forgot where he came from.”

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Gwendolyn Barber

† 2026

“A devoted nurse, wife and mother remembered for a lifetime of care.”

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Ezra Sastry

† 2026 · Telugu Christian gospel singer

“Lyrical evangelist whose Telugu hymns carried the gospel across two states for five decades.”

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Clyde Kimball

1942 – 2026 · Politician

“Pointe Coupee's fun loving four term state representative who never knew a stranger.”

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Chelsea Tantum

† 2026 · Melanoma awareness campaigner

“She turned her own illness into a fight to protect others from melanoma.”

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Vlado Jug

1947 – 2026 · Ice hockey player

“Jesenice born defenceman who anchored Yugoslavia's best Olympic hockey team.”

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Food

Mariusz Komenda

1982 – 2026 · Chef

“The electrician from Sroda Slaska who cooked his way to the MasterChef final five and home to his own kitchen.”

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Norma Jean Curtis

† 2026

“A devoted wife, mother and teacher from Horton, Michigan, remembered for a life of faith and family.”

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Hector Gautier

† 2026

“Remembered as a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend.”

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Religion

Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi

1934 – 2026 · Islamic scholar

“Seven decades at Nadwa, he carried India's Islamic scholarship to the Arab world in his own Arabic pen.”

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Guruvayur Dorai

1935 – 2026 · Mridangam player

“Master of the mridangam who kept time for the giants of Carnatic music for almost eighty years.”

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Michael "Mike" Ellis

† 2026

“A devoted husband, father and storyteller, remembered for his humor and his service to others.”

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Science

Valentyn Smyntyna

1948 – 2026 · Physicist

“Physicist who gave almost sixty years to Odesa University and led it as rector from 1995 to 2010.”

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Emil Poklitar

1939 – 2026 · Footballer

“Saarbrücken's white whale, a centre forward who escaped East Germany and scored 112 goals for the club.”

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Thomas J. Germano

1940 – 2026 · Labor arbitrator

“Letter carrier who helped lead the 1970 postal strike and spent his life bringing fairness to working people.”

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Activism

Alan Thornett

1937 – 2026 · Car worker

“Cowley militant and Trotskyist who taught himself Marxism and Earth science: nothing can be built on a dead planet.”

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Bernard Boileau

1959 – 2026 · Tennis player

“Eight times Belgian champion whose backhand Yannick Noah called the most beautiful on the circuit.”

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Amir Khasru

† 2026 · Journalist

“Bangladeshi journalist who covered diplomacy for Voice of America and Ittefaq for decades.”

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Business

Joe R. Long

1930 – 2026 · Lawyer

“He gave Texas students a chance and Austin a stage, then told everyone else it was their turn.”

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Michel de Guillenchmidt

1941 – 2026 · Civil servant

“Conseiller d'État, Paris lawyer and law dean who defended fundamental freedoms at home and abroad.”

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Marie Walker

† 2026

“Beloved mother, sister and grandmother, remembered by her family in Thurles.”

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Musa Taimazov

1984 – 2026 · Para athlete

“Tokyo Paralympic champion and world record holder who never gave up.”

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Mac Steen

1948 – 2026 · College football player and orthodontist

“Florida Gators captain and All-SEC tackle who spent his life building smiles in DeLand.”

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Trea Shay Northrup

† 2026

“Daughter, sister, granddaughter. Her family is still seeking answers.”

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Freddie Foreman

1932 – 2026 · Publican

“Battersea-born figure of 1960s London gangland who later warned the young away from the life he led.”

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Samuel Odoi-Sykes

1928 – 2026 · Politician

“A lawyer and diplomat who led Ghana's opposition in Parliament and chaired the NPP to victory.”

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Science

John Rudnicki

1951 – 2026 · Engineer and Northwestern University professor of civil

“Northwestern engineer who taught the world how rocks deform, fail and shake, and taught students for 45 years.”

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Vincent M. Battle

1940 – 2026 · Diplomat

“An American ambassador who loved Lebanon so much that he made it his home.”

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Education

Chris Wickham

1950 – 2026 · Historian of medieval Europe

“Historian of the early Middle Ages who studied history from the bottom upwards.”

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Gaurang Vyas

† 2026 · Music composer

“He carried his father's music forward and gave Gujarati cinema the songs of more than 100 films.”

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Media

Henri Maler

1946 – 2026 · Philosophy teacher

“If another world is possible, other media are possible too.”

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Deepak Babaria

† 2026 · Politician

“A quiet Congress organiser who championed workers and helped bring his party back to power in Madhya Pradesh.”

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Arts

Hugh Wooldridge

1952 – 2026 · Theatre director

“He filled the Royal Albert Hall with a thousand voices, and raised the curtain for countless others.”

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Mary Ellen Guest

1955 – 2026 · Nonprofit executive and political organiser

“She made preserving Chicago's bungalows about the people who lived in them.”

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Business

Leroy Griffith

1932 – 2026 · Theater and nightclub owner

“The Burlesque King who ran more than 70 theaters and outlasted 17 Miami Beach mayors.”

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Nelson Toburen

1938 – 2026 · American football player and judge

“A Lombardi Packer whose career ended in one tackle, and who built a second life on the bench.”

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Yahya Saidu

† 2026 · Local government chairman

“Fufore's council chairman, who promised to carry everyone along.”

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Religion

António Vitalino Dantas

1941 – 2026 · Carmelite friar and Roman Catholic Bishop of Beja

“Carmelite bishop of Beja whose lifelong passion was Portugal's emigrants and the dignity of every migrant worker.”

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Hubert Colin de Verdière

1941 – 2026 · Diplomat

“Twice France's voice in Algiers, and a diplomat who chose his words with care.”

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Activism

Jacques Proulx

1939 – 2026 · Farmer

“The Saint-Camille farmer who led the UPA for 12 years and gave rural Quebec a voice of its own.”

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