Rosita Missoni (1931–2025), fashion house co-founder

Rosita Missoni was co-founder of the legendary luxury fashion house Missoni, along with her husband, .

Lynn Yamada Davis (1956–2024), TikTok chef known as Lynja

Lynn Yamada Davis was known for her viral cooking videos on her TikTok channel, Cooking with Lynja.

Sidney M. Wolfe (1937–2024), physician who challenged drug companies 

Sidney M. Wolfe was a consumer health watchdog and physician who challenged both drug companies and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and he campaigned to have unsafe drugs taken off the market.

Frank Ryan (1936–2024), led the Browns to an NFL title 

Frank Ryan was a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback in the NFL who led the Cleveland Browns to their most recent title in 1964, before retiring to become a mathematician and creator of the first electric voting system utilized by the U.S. Congress.

Art McNally (1925–2023), NFL’s “father of instant replay”

Art McNally was an NFL official and executive who introduced the instant replay for reviewing plays.

Gangsta Boo (1979–2023), rapper in Three 6 Mafia

Gangsta Boo  was an influential rapper and a former member of the hip hop group Three 6 Mafia.

Fred White (1955–2023), Earth, Wind & Fire drummer

Fred White  was the drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire in the 1970s and ‘80s, including on such hits as “September” and “Shining Star.”

Dan Reeves (1944–2022), former NFL head coach

Dan Reeves was a legendary NFL head coach who led teams to four Super Bowl appearances though he never won.

Max Julien (1933–2022), star of blaxploitation classic “The Mack”

Max Julien was an actor and screenwriter best known for starring in the 1973 blaxploitation film “The Mack.”

Floyd Little (1942–2021), Denver Broncos legend

Floyd Little was a legendary running back for the Denver Broncos and a five-time Pro Bowler.

Marty Grebb (1945–2020), The Buckinghams musician

Marty Grebb was a talented multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the Chicago pop rock band The Buckinghams from 1966 until 1968. The band needed a keyboard player and Grebb was with the band for their biggest hit songs including “Kind of a Drag.” After his Buckinghams stint, Grebb played with Bonnie Raitt for 25 years and worked with major musicians including Eric Clapton and Leon Russell. He also was a member of The Band tribute band, The Weight, which included former members of The Band and Levon Helm’s band.

David Stern (1942–2020), longtime NBA commissioner

David Stern was the commissioner of the NBA for 30 years, from 1984 to 2014. During that time, he helped transform the league, bringing it out of a slump into a period of greatness. Under Stern’s leadership, NBA stars achieved international stardom as he sent recordings of games to China for broadcast there and championed superstar players like Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. It was Stern who lobbied for professional basketball to be allowed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, creating the unstoppable Dream Team. And during his tenure, the average NBA player salary rose steeply to today’s multimillion-dollar levels. Stern famously supported Magic Johnson after the star player was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, and his highly public support helped change the debate about the then-misunderstood disease.

Carlos De Leon (1959–2020), Puerto Rican boxing legend

Carlos De Leon was a Puerto Rican boxing legend who was a four-time cruiserweight world champion. He was the first cruiserweight to win the title twice and then he took it back two more times. He first won the title when he beat Marvin Camel in 1980. After becoming cruiserweight champion a third time, he lost the title to boxing legend Evander Holyfield who had moved down to cruiserweight. He won it back for a record fourth time against Sammy Reeson in 1989. Later, he coached boxers in Buffalo, New York.

Don Larsen (1929–2020), legendary Yankees pitcher

Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history. On October 8, 1956, he took the mound in game 5 of the World Series for the Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Larsen needed only 97 pitches to get every single Dodger out and lead the Yankees to a win in that game. They would go on to win the World Series over the Dodgers in 7 games. He was an unlikely pitcher to get a World Series perfect game, he lost more games than he won in his career and never won more than 11 games in a season but it all came together on that magical day. Larsen pitched for 8 different teams before retiring in 1967.

Pegi Young (1952–2019), musician, philanthropist, Neil Young's former wife

Philanthropist and singer Pegi Young co-founded the Bridge School.

Long Gone Lonesome Hank Williams

Not every song Hank Williams wrote was a heartbreaking tale of loss… but most of his greatest hits were.

Ray Walston: More than a Martian

There was a time when actor Ray Walston worried that he would always be a Martian.

Grace Hopper, Computer Pioneer

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneering computer scientist.