Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. Here in our daily news section, we say goodbye to those headline names known across the nation.
Nicknamed “Mouse” for his small stature, Fischer played a big, bold game of football.
He worked with fellow scientists to find a cure for the rare disease.
The three-time All Star also excelled with the Cleveland Indians.
Segal escaped the Holocaust as a child, finally settling in the United States in 1951.
While in Congress, he supported a memorial to U.S. soldiers killed on D-Day.
Neel co-wrote their No. 1 hit “Good Clean Fun” after joining the band in 1989.
Houston had a long solo career that included a disco hit in 1979 with “Think It Over.”
Coover co-founded the nonprofit Electronic Literature Organization.
He also played for the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears.
Ciccone established his own identity as an artist through paint and interior design.