Sara Lane (1949–2023), actress in The Virginian

Sara Lane was an actress best known for playing Elizabeth Grainger on “The Virginian.”

B. Smyth (1994–2022), R&B singer  

B. Smyth was an R&B singer known for his song “Twerkaholic” which received millions of views on YouTube.

Virginia McLaurin (1909–2022), 113-year-old honored at White House

Virginia McLaurin became a viral sensation when she danced with the Obamas at the White House when she was 106.

Scoey Mitchell (1930–2022), “Barefoot in the Park” star  

Scoey Mitchell was an actor who starred on the TV sitcom version of Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.”

Ronnie Tutt (1938–2021), drummer for Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia

Ronnie Tutt was a drummer who performed and recorded with artists including and .

Moses McCormick (1981–2021), multilingual YouTube star

Moses McCormick was a popular YouTuber whose viral videos documented his conversations with people in languages including Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese.

Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson (1965–2021), “ER” actor and rapper

Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson was an actor, rapper, and motivational speaker best known for his longtime role as nurse Malik McGrath in “ER.”

Darold Treffert (1933–2020), autism researcher who consulted on “Rain Man”

Darold Treffert was a psychiatrist whose pioneering research helped us better understand autism and savant syndrome.

Ken Spears (1938–2020), Scooby-Doo co-creator

Ken Spears was a TV writer and producer best known for co-creating Scooby-Doo.

Eddie Sutton (1936–2020), Hall of Fame college basketball coach

Eddie Sutton was a college basketball coach who was the first to take four different teams to the NCAA tournament: Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State.

Jimmy Wynn (1942–2020), former Houston Astros All-Star

Jimmy Wynn was a center fielder for the Houston Astros and other Major League Baseball teams from 1963 to 1977. Nicknamed “The Toy Cannon” for his powerful hit and short stature, Wynn was a three-time All-Star.

John Andretti (1963–2020), NASCAR and IndyCar racer

John Andretti  was a professional racer who was a member of the famous Andretti racing family. Andretti’s uncle is former Indy 500 winner Mario Andretti, and he is the cousin of former racers Michael and Jeff Andretti. He won two NASCAR races and finished fifth at the 1991 Indianapolis 500 before retiring in 2010. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2017 and had clean scans a year later after treatment, but the cancer returned earlier this year. After his original diagnosis, he used the hashtag #CheckIt4Andretti to urge people to get regular colonoscopies, something he had not done.

Charles Levin (1949–2019), “Seinfeld” actor

"Seinfeld" actor appeared on "Alice" and "Hill Street Blues."

Herb Kelleher (1931–2019), colorful co-founder of Southwest Airlines

Started the successful airline with a business plan on a cocktail napkin.

Basil Gogos (1939 – 2017), painter who turned movie monsters into pop art

Basil Gogos, the painter who turned movie monsters into pop art, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, according to an announcement on his Facebook page. He was 78.

Edward Albee (1928 - 2016), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf playwright

Albee was one of the most acclaimed and influential American playwrights of the 20th century. He won the Tony Award for best play for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1963) and “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?” (2002), and was a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner for drama.

Christina Grimmie (1994–2016)

Singer Christina Grimmie wasa YouTube sensation who starred on season six of NBCe28099s e2809cThe Voice.e2809d