Died in Their 40s

His bass drove hits like “Nookie” and “Re-Arranged.”

He set a team record by rushing for 1,458 yards in the 2005 season.

Gibson was the current poet laureate of Colorado.

She spoke out about the long-term effects of gun violence.

He wowed all four coaches with his cover of Journey’s “Lights.”

Unk’s pair of 2006 dance-floor anthems helped put snap music on the map.

The Miami native wrote and directed “Joshy” and “Life After Beth.”

Powers was a podiatric surgeon who had a public battle with brain cancer.

Vázquez’s rivalry with Rafael Márquez became the stuff of legends.

He played on their hit 2006 album, “The Black Parade.”