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Toshio Masuda

1927 – 2026 · Film director

“Kobe-born Nikkatsu action hitmaker of Red Handkerchief, Tora! Tora! Tora! and Space Battleship Yamato.”

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Reinaldo Sánchez

1944 – 2026 · Football administrator and transport entrepreneur

“Don Choco of Wanderers and the ANFP, who built CDF and crowned Valparaíso champions.”

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Bruce Swayze

1939 – 2026 · Professional wrestler and manager

“Beautiful Bruce and Black Baron, a Hamilton wrestler who heated up territorial rings.”

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Andy Fish

1965 – 2026 · Graphic novelist

“Worcester comics teacher and Blackwood artist who made pages, classrooms and kindness his craft.”

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Mohammed Benchicou

1952 – 2026 · Journalist

“Founder of Le Matin and a stubborn voice for Algeria's independent press.”

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Kerwin Peter Engelhart

1929 – 2026 · High school basketball coach and athletic administrator

“Rochester's longtime coach and athletic director who put students first for sixty years.”

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First Dude

† 2026

“Grade 1 winner and leading Florida sire, remembered for toughness on the track and generations of winners after it.”

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Walter Lee Sharp Sr. (also referred to as Walter Sharp II)

† 2026

“A World War II veteran, GE retiree and devoted family man who lived to 101.”

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Takao Jinnouchi

1933 – 2026 · Politician

“Saga councillor and Obuchi-era justice minister who rose from the construction bureaucracy.”

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Michael Garr

† 2026

“A 15 year old Upper Darby boy whose random killing was answered by justice three years later.”

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Bob Pettit

1932 – 2026 · NBA basketball player

“NBA's first MVP, 1958 Hawks champion, and the first player to score 20,000 points.”

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Vyacheslav Dolgov

1937 – 2026 · Diplomat

“Career ambassador who carried Russia through the 1990s, then taught a generation at MGIMO.”

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Chhotelal Verma

1953 – 2026 · Politician

“Four-term Fatehabad MLA, called Babuji, who kept winning Agra's rural seat for three decades.”

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Religion

Maurice de Germiny

1939 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

“Bishop of Blois who joined Chartist archive craft to pastoral reform.”

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Piak Poster

1932 – 2026 · Filmmaker

“National Artist who painted a thousand film posters and helped remake Thai cinema in 35mm.”

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Jim Copenhaver

† 2026

“Survivor of the 2024 Butler rally shooting, remembered for his resilience.”

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Richard S. Reisberg

1941 – 2026 · Television executive

“Television executive and mediator who loved finding common ground.”

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Michel Albertini

1953 – 2026 · Actor

“Marseille-born actor of Nelly and Mr. Arnaud and Mafiosa, and a lifelong man of the stage.”

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Yehuda Atlas

1937 – 2026 · Poet

“The poet who gave Israeli children a voice for their small, ordinary worries.”

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Dr Anand Pandurangi

† 2026 · Psychiatrist

“He took psychiatric care from the clinic to the villages of north Karnataka.”

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Jacob Goldwasser

1950 – 2026 · Film and television director

“Israeli filmmaker of Abba Ganuv and Beyond the Sea who bridged cult comedy and intimate family drama.”

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Marina Vlady

1938 – 2026 · Actress

“Cannes Best Actress whose films and voice linked French cinema with Russian culture.”

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Christopher "Cricki" Houston

† 2026

“A Ballymena man whose sudden death after a street assault is now the subject of a police murder inquiry.”

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George Koikos

† 2026

“George Koikos, 1934-2026, the warm face and welcoming heart of Tallahassee dining for fifty years.”

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Josep Juanpere i Miret

† 2025

“Catalan architect remembered for his elegance, whose death became a mystery still under investigation.”

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Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois

1935 – 2026 · Racing driver

“Indy 500 hard-luck rookie whose waved-off 1969 pole run became racing folklore.”

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Education

Albert Alós

1939 – 2026 · Engineer

“Spanish-born Nigerian engineer who founded Lagos Business School and pioneered Pan-Atlantic University.”

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Kathleen (Kathy) Melka

† 2026

“Kathleen (Kathy) Melka, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, 2026.”

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Garnet Coleman

1961 – 2026 · Texas state representative

“Houston's Third Ward champion who spent 30 years expanding care and fighting for people left out.”

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Andy Gallagher

1936 – 2026 · Hurling goalkeeper

“Offaly goalkeeper and manager who steered the Faithful to their first Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1981.”

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Teresa Carberry

† 2026

“Flintshire councillor remembered as 'amazing' by colleagues and constituents.”

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Aleksey Borovitin

1954 – 2026 · Ski jumper

“Soviet ski jumper, two-time world championship bronze medallist, Olympian and later coach of Russia's women jumpers.”

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Igho "Tiny" Ubiribo

† 2026

“Remembered as the death that opened a hard conversation about cosmetic filler risks.”

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Medicine

Felton Earls

1942 – 2026 · Child psychiatrist / social epidemiologist / medical educator

“Harvard child psychiatrist who proved neighbors' willingness to act for one another can curb violence.”

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Mushtaq Khan

1969 – 2026 · Actor and comedian

“Bollywood supporting comic whose Ballu scene in Welcome became a lasting Hindi film classic.”

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Peter Nieuwenhuis

1951 – 2026 · Track cyclist

“Dutch Olympic track cyclist, 1973 world team-pursuit medallist, and long-serving national coach and federation director.”

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David Alan Sibert

† 2026

“Remembered for his independence, his humor, and his love of the outdoors.”

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Education

A. Bryant Mangum

1943 – 2026 · English professor

“Beloved VCU professor and F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar who taught with kindness for 51 years.”

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Music

Jill Gomez

1942 – 2026 · Operatic soprano

“Trinidad-born soprano whose creamy voice lit Glyndebourne, Auvergne songs, and Powder Her Face”

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Josef Kalbáč

1940 – 2026 · Agronomist

“Czech senator and Klaus adviser who kept faith with Strakonicko farming country and its folk songs.”

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Media

Claudio Carsughi

1932 – 2026 · Sports journalist / radio commentator / automotive editor / civil engineer

“Mestre Carsughi: Tuscan voice of Brazilian sports radio and Quatro Rodas testing for seven decades.”

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Akhtar Hossain

1945 – 2026 · Children's literature writer

“Bangla Academy-honoured children's writer who gave young readers rhymes, stories and a share of Bangladesh's national story.”

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Shanika Mahendran

† 2026 · Labour councillor

“Young Milton Keynes Cabinet member who brought planning, sustainability and placemaking into the centre of city life.”

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Literature

Carolyn Osborn

1934 – 2026 · Writer / short-story author / novelist / journalist / English instructor

“Texas short-story master, teacher, and Lon Tinkle honoree who helped inspire the Texas Book Festival.”

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Philip Ruppe

1926 – 2026 · U.S. Representative

“Moderate Michigan congressman who carried Copper Country and Great Lakes concerns to Washington for twelve years.”

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