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Baruch Asher (born Boris Kochubievsky)

† 2026

“The first face of the struggle to free Soviet Jewry.”

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Theatre

Josh Grisetti

1981 – 2026 · Actor

“The class clown who could sing a little, and taught a generation how to make their own art.”

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Medicine

Asim Kurjak

1942 – 2026 · Gynaecologist

“A pioneer of ultrasound who taught a generation to see the unborn child as a patient.”

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David Aykroyd

1937 – 2026 · Racehorse owner and breeder

“Yorkshire farmer and breeder for whom racing was the great passion of a long life.”

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Paul Joseph Stankard

1943 – 2026 · Glass artist

“The glassblower who turned paperweights into flowers that would never wilt.”

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Theatre

Fedir Stryhun

1939 – 2026 · Actor

“People's Artist of Ukraine who gave Lviv's Zankovetska Theatre more than half a century, and forever the Cossack Andriy of The Lost Letter.”

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Ken Ward

1935 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer

“A cool Richmond back pocket whose day against Melbourne in 1957 is still remembered.”

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Film

James Handy

1945 – 2026 · Actor

“Vietnam veteran, pacifist and character actor who made every cop, priest and father feel real.”

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Jean-Paul Huchon

1946 – 2026 · Politician and senior civil servant

“He led the Paris region for seventeen years and never lost his love of rock and roll.”

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Martha Lillard

1948 – 2026 · Polio survivor

“Polio took her breath at five; for 73 years an iron lung gave it back, and she made the most of every one.”

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Charles Matovu

1985 – 2026 · Politician and electrical engineer

“He carried Busiro South for the opposition and fought for it to the very end.”

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Joby Baker

1934 – 2026 · Actor

“From Gidget and Girl Happy to the Berkshires studio, he was a painter who happened to act.”

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Francis Duru

1969 – 2026 · Actor

“Rattlesnake made his name; three decades of Nollywood made him a pillar of it.”

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Literature

Ryū Murakami

1952 – 2026 · Novelist

“He wrote Japan's darkness without flinching, so that one reader, alone, might feel angry and alive.”

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James P. Axiotis

1963 – 2026 · Film and television producer

“He told other people's stories for forty years, and finally his mother's.”

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Kenny Jackett

1962 – 2026 · Footballer and football manager

“Watford's own. One-club player, Wales international, and a manager who left every club better than he found it.”

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Medicine

Napo Meskhia

1938 – 2026 · Neurosurgeon and politician

“He brought neurosurgery to Abkhazia and stood by its displaced people to the end.”

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Military

Sir Alex Younger

1963 – 2026 · Intelligence officer

“The spy chief who believed one person could make a difference, and chose Smiley's quiet courage over Bond's bravado.”

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Literature

Seán de Fréine

1927 – 2026 · Scholar and writer

“He gave voice to the great silence of a language and spent his life helping it speak again.”

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Ronnie Schell

1931 – 2026 · Stand-up comedian

“America's Slowest Rising Young Comedian, and Gomer Pyle's best friend.”

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Keith Bailey

1961 – 2026 · Footballer

“A gifted, mild-natured footballer who rode every challenge, from Tampa Bay to Steeton.”

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Comedy

Tom Dreesen

1939 – 2026 · Stand-up comedian

“He opened for Sinatra, made Carson laugh, and never stopped telling stories.”

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Literature

Russell Stone

1923 – 2026 · Historian and academic

“The father of Auckland history, still sharing what he knew at 103.”

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Music

Barbara Jay

1932 – 2026 · Jazz singer

“The girl singer who outlasted them all with Ronnie Scott, toured with Benny Goodman and kept Ella's songbook alive.”

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Jorge Neto

1957 – 2026 · Lawyer and politician

“Lawyer and PSD politician remembered for his culture, intelligence and capacity for dialogue.”

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Michael Gray

1951 – 2026 · Actor and voice actor

“TV's original Billy Batson, the 1970s Shazam! star and teen idol who never stopped smiling.”

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Media

Viktor Khelemendik

1934 – 2026 · Journalist

“Journalist and scholar who studied how press, radio and television shape one another.”

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Mary Alice Love

† 2026

“A daughter in crisis whose death became a call for police reform.”

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Bob Packwood

1932 – 2026 · U.S. Senator from Oregon

“Oregon's senator for 27 years and architect of the 1986 tax reform, whose career ended in a 1995 misconduct scandal.”

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Daniel Sorín

1951 – 2026 · Novelist and essayist

“Argentine novelist who turned the country's history and politics into fiction.”

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Rick Adelman

1946 – 2026 · NBA point guard and Hall of Fame head coach

“A quiet, gentle players' coach who won 1,042 games and taught the NBA to pass, cut and play free.”

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Mary Fell

1947 – 2026 · Poet and professor of English

“Worcester poet of working lives and the Triangle Fire, and a beloved teacher.”

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Music

Akihiro Miwa

1935 – 2026 · Singer

“Nagasaki survivor, chanson singer and fearless icon who sang Yoitomake no Uta and taught Japan that love is the answer.”

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Leaname Maotoanong

1991 – 2026 · Sprinter

“Botswana's Lux: Commonwealth champion, Olympic finalist and a voice for fellow athletes.”

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Film

Tom Skerritt

1933 – 2026 · Actor

“Air Force veteran, Emmy winner and storyteller who anchored M*A*S*H, Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences, then helped veterans tell their own stories.”

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Iida-Sofia Heimonen

† 2026

“A young influencer gone far too soon, remembered by the followers she touched.”

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Yury Tsyhalka

1983 – 2026 · Footballer

“Champion in goal for Dinamo Minsk, a Belarus international, and forever one of the Tsyhalka twins.”

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Ned Jarrett

1932 – 2026 · NASCAR racing driver

“Gentleman Ned. Two-time NASCAR champion, beloved voice of the sport, and the proudest father in the booth.”

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Skip Nipper

† 2026 · Baseball historian and author

“Nashville's baseball historian, who kept the stories of Sulphur Dell alive”

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Toya Jones

1976 – 2026 · Track athlete

“Refugio's record breaker, the Aggie who made the tackle, and the funniest man in the room.”

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Rhegan Spiegel

† 2026

“Former UMKC volleyball player, remembered after a sudden and violent death.”

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Romano Hummel

1999 – 2026 · Long track and grasstrack motorcycle racer

“2021 long track world champion and three-time European grasstrack champion from Hoogkerk. Rider 666, father of two.”

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Todd Benzinger

1963 – 2026 · Baseball player and coach

“He caught the last out of 1990 and spent his life passing the game on to children.”

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Sarah Hart

1936 – 2026 · Teacher

“Steel Pier diving horse rider, teacher and free spirit who gave to everyone she met.”

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Science

Steve Selvin

1941 – 2026 · Biostatistician

“He showed the world why you should switch doors, and showed generations of students that statistics could be fun.”

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Jorge Veras

1959 – 2026 · Footballer and coach

“The Gre-Nal Man from Fortaleza, a goalscorer and teacher of young footballers.”

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