2016: In Memoriam
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2016: In Memoriam

Honoring the notable men and women who made their mark in history.

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2016: In Memoriam
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2016 was definitely a shocking, crazy, and unpredictable year. It doesn't help with the fact that we lost so many notable men and women during the year. As we draw the curtain to end 2016 and set the stage for 2017, let's take a look back and honor those men and women.

Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) - Composer, Conductor

David Bowie (1947-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Actor

Alan Rickman (1946-2016) - Actor

Glenn Frey (1948-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Founding Member of Eagles

Abe Vigoda (1921-2016) - Actor

Paul Kantner (1941-2016) - Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Founding Member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship

Maurice White (1941-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Founding Member of Earth, Wind & Fire

Harper Lee (1926-2016) - Author of To Kill a Mockingbird

Douglas Slocombe (1913-2016) - Cinematographer

George Kennedy (1925-2016) - Actor

Nancy Reagan (1921-2016) - Wife of Ronald Reagan, Former First Lady of the United States

George Martin (1926-2016) - Record Producer for The Beatles and America, Composer

Keith Emerson (1944-2016) - Musician, Composer, Founding Member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Patty Duke (1946-2016) - Actress

Merle Haggard (1937-2016) - Singer, Songwriter

Doris Roberts (1925-2016) - Actress

Guy Hamilton (1922-2016) - Filmmaker, Director of Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, and The Man with the Golden Gun

Prince (1958-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor

William Schallert (1922-2016) - Actor

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) - Professional Boxer, Activist

Kimbo Slice (1974-2016) - Professional Mixed Martial Artist, UFC Fighter

Gordie Howe (1928-2016) - Professional Ice Hockey Player

Anton Yelchin (1989-2016) - Actor

Pat Summitt (1952-2016) - Former Women's Head Basketball Coach at the University of Tennessee

Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) - Author, Activist, Holocaust Survivor

Nate Thurmond (1941-2016) - Professional Basketball Player

Garry Marshall (1934-2016) - Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Kenny Baker (1934-2016) - Actor, R2-D2 in Star Wars

Arthur Hiller (1923-2016) - Director

Toots Thielemans (1922-2016) - Musician

Gene Wilder (1933-2016) - Actor, Writer, Director

Arnold Palmer (1929-2016) - Professional Golfer

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Poet

Janet Reno (1938-2016) - Former Attorney General of the United States

Leon Russell (1942-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician

Florence Henderson (1934-2016) - Actress

Fidel Castro (1926-2016) - Former Prime Minister and President of Cuba

Greg Lake (1947-2016) - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Founding Member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

John Glenn (1921-2016) - Astronaut, Former Senator of Ohio

Alan Thicke (1947-2016) - Actor

Craig Sager (1951-2016) - Sportscaster

Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016) - Actress

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