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Jul 1, 2024

Martin Mull (1943–2024), comedic actor in Clue, Arrested Development

Martin Mull was a comedic actor known for roles such as Colonel Mustard in “Clue,” Gene Parmesan on “Arrested Development,” Principal Willard Kraft on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” and Leon Carp on “Roseanne.” 

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Nov 19, 2023

Rosalynn Carter (1927–2023), former first lady of the United States

Rosalynn Carter was first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, wife to 39th President Jimmy Carter.

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Aug 19, 2022

Nafis Sadik (1929–2022), first woman to lead a United Nations agency

Nafis Sadik was a champion of international women’s rights and the first woman to lead a United Nations agency.

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Mar 29, 2022

Joan Joyce (1940–2022), softball legend and LPGA record-holder

Joan Joyce was the longtime head softball coach at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), as well as a record-setting golfer and basketball player.

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Feb 11, 2022

Luc Montagnier (1932–2022), Nobel winner who co-discovered HIV

Luc Montagnier was a virologist who shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for co-discovering HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

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Sep 21, 2021

Sarah Dash (1945–2021), singer who co-founded Labelle

Sarah Dash was a singer who was a founding member of Labelle, best known for their 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade.”

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Dec 2, 2020

Rafer Johnson (1934–2020), Olympic decathlon legend

Rafer Johnson won the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympic games in Rome and was the first Black American to be the flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team.

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Feb 10, 2018

Reg E. Cathey (1958 - 2018), Emmy-winning "House of Cards" actor

Reg E. Cathey, the Emmy-winning actor who appeared in “House of Cards” and “The Wire,” died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, according to multiple news sources. He was 59.

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Oct 16, 2017

Daniel Webb (1989 - 2017), former Chicago White Sox relief pitcher

Daniel Webb, a former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has died in an ATV accident.

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Aug 22, 2017

Brian Aldiss (1925 - 2017), sci-fi writer

Brian Aldiss, the acclaimed English science fiction writer, died Aug. 19, 2017, in Oxford, England.

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Jul 18, 2013

Talia Joy Castellano, Cover Girl

When harsh cancer treatments took Talia Joy Castellano's hair, she didn't turn to a wig, as many fighting cancer do. Instead, she honed her face-painting skills and declared, "Makeup is my wig."

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