Died March 2016

Legendary broadcaster and former MLB catcher, died March 23, 2016 according to multiple news sources. He was 90.

Rapper co-founded the influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.

Rita Gam, a veteran actress known best for her roles in the 1950s, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources. She was 88. 

Rob Ford, the Canadian politician who was re-elected to the Toronto City Council in landslides and later became the city’s mayor for four years, died Tuesday, according to CNN. He …

John Schnabel, an Alaskan gold miner and family patriarch on the reality TV show “Gold Rush,” has died, according to multiple news sources. He was 96. Schnabel, who owned a …

Tray Walker, a cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens, died March 18 as a result of injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident in Liberty City, Florida, according to multiple news …

Guido Westerwelle, a former German foreign minister, died March 18 of complications of leukemia, according to multiple news sources. He was 54.

Joe Santos, a character actor known best for playing Lieutenant Dennis Becker on TV’s “The Rockford Files” alongside James Garner, died March 18, four days after having a heart attack, …

Lee Andrews, the father of the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group Lee Andrews and the Hearts, died March 16, according to multiple …

James Douglas, an actor known best for playing Grant Colman on “As the World Turns,” during the 1970s and ‘80s, has died, according to multiple news sources. He was 86. …