Died August 2016

Dirt track racer Bryan Clauson died Sunday of injuries sustained in a crash, according to the United States Auto Club (USAC). He was 27. On Saturday night, Clauson was racing …

Pete Fountain, the virtuoso Dixieland jazz clarinetist, died Aug. 6, 2016, of heart failure, according to multiple news sources. He was 86. He had been in hospice care, his son-in-law …

David Huddleston, an actor who was known best for “The Big Lebowski” and “Santa Claus: The Movie,” died Aug. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 85. The …