Thursday, January 21, 2016

Did You Know?!: Notable Losses in 2015 (PART II)

Good-bye 2015... For this month's edition of "Did You Know?!" Sales and Leasing Consultant, Tim Hoyt, has compiled a list of famous individuals who passed away during the second half of 2015 (see Notable Losses Part I for celebrities who passed away during the first six months of 2015). 

The following list includes the numerous actors/actresses, comedians, politicians,athletes and musicians that passed away last year. Some are more famous than others, but the list covers an 80-year range of notable people- not just today's pop icons.


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  • Former Illinois Governor, Dan Walker (92)
  • Actor, Leonard Nimoy (83)
  • Actor, James Best (88)
  • Singer, Percy Sledge (74)
  • Singer, Jim Ed Brown (81)
  • TV Minister, Robert Schuller (88)
  • Blues Legend, B.B. King (89)
  • Former NFL Quarterback, Kenny Stabler (69)
  • Wrestler, Roddy Piper (61)
  • Wrestler, Dusty Rhodes (69)
  • Singer, Lynn Anderson (67)
  • Former NFL Player/TV Sports Commentator, Frank Gifford (84)
  • Actor, Dean Jones (84)
  • Actor, Martin Milner (83) - known for Adam 12
  • St.Louis Cardinals Pitcher, Joaquin Andujar (62)
  • Writer, Jackie Collins (77)
  • Baseball Legend, Yogi Berra (90)
  • Former NFL Coach, Lindy Infante (75)
  • Golfer, Billy Casper (83)
  • Actress, Maureen O'Hara (95)
  • Actor, David Canary (77)
  • Actor/U.S. Senator, Fred Thompson (73)
  • Harlem Globetrotter, Meadowlark Lemon (83)
  • Harlem Globetrotter, Marques Haynes (89)
  • Happy Days Al, Al Molinaro (96)
  • Actor, Omar Sharif (83)
  • University Of Illinois Basketball Star, Dave Scholz (67)
  • Actor, Robert Loggia (85)
  • Actress, Judy Carne (76)
  • "Our Gang" Actor, Dickie Moore (89)
  • Former Bat Girl, Yvonne Craig (78)
  • Three Dog Night Singer, Cory Wells (74)
  • Former NBA Star, Moses Malone (60)
  • Former NBA Star, Dolph Schayes (87)
  • Former NFL Kicker, Garo Yepremian (70)
  • Cub Announcer, Milo Hamilton (88)
  • TV Superman, Jimmy Olson Jack Larson (87)
  • Race Car Drive, Justin Wilson (37)
  • Donna Elly May Clampett, Donna Douglass (83)
  • College Basketball Coach, Dean Smith (83)
  • College Basketball Coach, Jerry Tarkanian (84)
  • Singer, Leslie Gore (68) - known for It's My Party
  • Former Race Car Driver, Buddy Baker (74)

Stay tuned for next month's edition...

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