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May 30, 2024

Herb Elfring (1922–2024), 102-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor

Herb Elfring was a 19-year-old National Guardsman stationed at Camp Malakole when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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May 28, 2024

Johnny Wactor (1986–2024), General Hospital actor

Johnny Wactor was an actor best known for his performance as Brando Corbin in “General Hospital” beginning in 2020.

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May 28, 2024

Grayson Murray (1993–2024), two-time PGA Tour winner

Grayson Murray was a professional golfer and two-time PGA Tour event winner who was ranked 58th in the world.

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May 28, 2024

Richard M. Sherman (1928–2024), Oscar-winning Disney songwriter

Richard M. Sherman was a songwriter who, along with brother wrote beloved songs for Disney movies, including “It’s a Small World” and the Oscar-winning “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” 

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May 28, 2024

Doug Ingle (1945–2024), In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida singer and songwriter

Doug Ingle was a keyboard player who founded the pioneering band Iron Butterfly, for whom he wrote and delivered vocals on the 17-minute rock epic, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”

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May 27, 2021

Lois Ehlert (1934–2021), “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” illustrator

Lois Ehlert was an illustrator known for children’s books including the classic “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.”

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May 26, 2021

John Warner (1927–2021), longtime U.S. Senator and sixth husband of Elizabeth Taylor

John Warner was a Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia who served from 1979 to 2009, as well as the former U.S. Secretary of the Navy.

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Jun 3, 2020

George Floyd (1973–2020), whose death in Minneapolis sparked U.S. protests

George Floyd, a resident of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at the age of 46 while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers, which sparked nationwide protests against police brutality. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Jack Yates High School in 1992. He was a member of the basketball team and the state title-winning football team there. At the time of his death, he worked as a security guard at Conga Latin Bistro.

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May 27, 2020

Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), steel guitarist for Bob Dylan, Steve Earle

Bucky Baxter was a pedal steel guitarist who toured with Bob Dylan and was a founding member of Steve Earle’s backing band, the Dukes.

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May 31, 2019

Claus von Bülow (1926–2019), socialite acquitted of trying to kill his wife

Claus von Bülow was a Danish-British socialite who became the subject of a sensational 1980s court case when he was accused, then convicted, then acquitted of attempting to kill his American wife, Sunny von Bülow.

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May 28, 2019

Maureen Beebe (2019), inspired children's book "Misty of Chincoteague"

Maureen Beebe Hursh was one of the inspirations for the classic children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague" by Marguerite Henry.

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May 29, 2018

Blake Painter (2018), “Deadliest Catch” Captain

Appeared on the Discovery Channel series in 2006 and 2007…

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May 26, 2016

Nancy Dow (1936 - 2016), actress and mother of Jennifer Aniston

Nancy Dow, an actress, former model, and the mother of actress Jennifer Aniston, died May 25 in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources. She was 79.

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