THIS HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY AWFUL YEAR FOR CELEBRITY DEATHS..
A COLLECTION OF THE PEOPLE WE LOST IN 2016..
Debbie Reynolds, star and Carrie Fisher’s mother, .. dead after a stroke.. Sources say she wanted to join her daughter..
Carrie Fisher dead at 60.. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH HER
George Michael dead ..MORE.
Alan Thicke shockingly passed away on Dec. 13 after suffering a heart attack while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son Carter. He was 69 years old and still working as an actor
Joe McNight killed in road rage incident outside of New Orleans..
He outlived 11 presidents..
Assassination attempts never stopped him.
His people never toppled him.
He ceases to exist.
Fidel Castro is dead.
RIP to Florence Henderson .. she has been around for decades, so much so that just about every generation knew her in some capacity for some different reason.
She died of heart failure at 82..
Gwen Ifill, one of the most prominent African-American journalists in the country, has died.. . She was 61.
She died after fighting a battle with cancer.
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82, according to a post on his official Facebook page.
“We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries,” the post said.
Janet Reno, former attorney general, dead at 78..
Gene Wilder, dead at 83
John McLaughlin dead at 89…
John McLaughlin, the stalwart political commentator who created television’s “McLaughlin Group,” died Tuesday at his home in Virginia. He was 89.
His death came less than two days after he missed the first episode of his show in 34 years.
You don’t know her as Youree Dell Harris, but you know her as Miss Cleo.. Today the world found out that the famed would be could be isn’t psychic from TV commercials died at the young age of 53..
VOICE star shot to death at her own concert, blazed headlines..
More information came to light moments afterwards..
Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC’s “The Voice,” died after a gunman shot her following a performance in Florida, authorities said. According to what s known so far: A man armed with two guns walked up to the 22-year-old singer as she was signing autographs late Friday night and opened fire, Orlando Police spokeswoman Wanda Ford said. The gunman fatally shot himself after Grimmie’s brother tackled him, according to authorities.
Muhammad Ali died at age 74, according to a statement from the family. He was hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems earlier this week, and his children had flown in from around the country.
Mother Angelica, the founder of EWTN, dead on Easter Sunday..
Garry Shandling, the writer, actor, producer and comedian best known for his long-running and influential HBO series The Larry Sanders Show and his groundbreaking sitcom It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 66
Prince…..
GONE BACK TO THE GIPPER..
Shock death.. Antonin Scalia dead..
History changing moment.. Vacancy needing to be filled during an election year..
Edgar Mitchell dead..
The 6th man to walk on the moon..
The champion of people who believe NASA covers up aliens in space..
ABE VIGODA DEAD AT 94
Vigota was known for his roles in “The Godfather” and the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller.”
DAVID BOWIE DEAD AT 69
Bowie died surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer..
From his most recent song LAZARUS, the first line:
Look up here, I’m in heaven / I’ve got scars, that can’t be seen’ to the image of his frail body dressed in black climbing inside an armoire
Bowie was a star for the ages.. an unforgettable personality who swept through culture like a hurricane.. He was the one who ended up dry after the storm.
NATALIE COLE DEAD AT 65..