Died September 2016

Kashif Saleem was an R&B singer-songwriter worked with Whitney Houston.

Grand Ole Opry star Jean Shepard has died at the age of 82.

Jose Fernandez, an All-Star pitcher for the Miami Marlins, has died in a boating accident at the age of 24, according to multiple news sources. The U.S. Coast Guard said …

Character actor from “Spider-Man” and Spike Lee films…

Max Mannheimer, Holocaust survivor, author and painter, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in Munich, Germany, according to multiple news sources. He was 96.

Musician known as Buckwheat Zydeco…

Five people were shot and killed inside a Macy’s at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, according to multiple news sources. The victims included four women and …

Thaddeus Farrow, a son of actress and activist Mia Farrow, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in an auto accident in Danbury, Connecticut, according to multiple news sources. He was 27. …

James Westmoreland, an actor who starred on soap operas during the 1970s and ‘80s, has died at the age of 80.

Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Shawty Lo was known for hit singles such as “Laffy Taffy” and “Dey Know.”