Died October 2016

Quentin Groves, a former NFL linebacker, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 32. Groves died in his sleep while visiting his wife’s native country …

Dan Akee, a World War II veteran and Navajo Code Talker, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, according to The Associated Press. He was 96. No cause of death was given, …

Gary Dubin, an actor who had roles on “The Partridge Family” and in the movie “Jaws 2,” died Oct. 8 of bone cancer, according to his sister. He was 57. …

The Italian playwright’s biting political satire was recognized with 1997’s Nobel Prize for literature.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the highly revered king of Thailand and the world’s longest reigning monarch, died Oct. 13, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 88. His death comes …

Dylan Rieder was a professional skateboarder and model.

Actor Thomas Mikal Ford co-starred on TV’s “Martin” and “New York Undercover.”

The veteran soap opera actress appeared on “Days of Our Lives,” “All My Children,” and “Guiding Light.”

Blake Snyder, a St. Louis County police officer, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was 33.

At least 280 people in the Caribbean and 15 in the United States have died in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.