Who left us?

 

What does this list mean to you? 

• Robert Redford – 89, Oscar-winning actor, director, and Sundance Film Festival founder, died in September Deseret News.
• Diane Keaton – 79, acclaimed actress and Oscar winner, passed in December Entertainment Weekly+1.
• Val Kilmer – 68, Oscar-winning actor (Tomb Raider, The Mask), died in December Entertainment Weekly+1.
• Michelle Trachtenberg – 44, Gossip Girl star, died in December Entertainment Weekly.
• Isiah Whitlock Jr. – 71, The Wire star, died in December Entertainment Weekly.
• Diane Ladd – 85, actress (The Leftovers, The Last Picture Show), died in December AARP.
• Roberta Flack – 88, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, died in February AARP+1.

Brian Wilson – 

• David Lynch – 78, visionary filmmaker (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive), died in January AARP.
• Gene Hackman – 95, Oscar-winning actor, died in February PBS+1.
• Ozzy Osbourne – 71, legendary heavy metal frontman, died in December PBS+1.
• Rob Reiner – 82, Oscar-winning director (The Graduate, Start the Revolution Without Me), died in December AARP.

Politics & Public Figures

• Pope Francis – 87, leader of the Catholic Church, died in April PBS+1.
• Dick Cheney – 91, former U.S. Vice President, died in March PBS+1.
• David Souter – 88, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died in March AARP.
• Charlie Kirk – 38, conservative activist, died in September from a fatal shooting PBS+1.
• Virginia Giuffre – 40, trafficking victim and activist, died by suicide in September PBS+1.

Sports & Athletes

• George Foreman – 76, boxing legend, died in March PBS+1.

Hulk Hogan – 69, professional wrestling icon, died in March AARP

 

• Bob Uecker – 90, “Mr. Baseball” broadcaster, died in January AARP.
• Ryne Sandberg – 64, Hall of Fame baseball player, died in March AARP.
• Dick Button – 95, Olympic figure skating champion, died in February AARP.

Other Notable Losses

• Wayne Osmond – 73, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, died in January PBS+1.
• Peter Yarrow – 86, member of Peter, Paul and Mary, died in January PBS+1.
• John Feinstein – 69, sportswriter, died in March AARP.
• Bill Moyers – 80, journalist and TV host, died in November AARP.
• Susan Stamberg – 80, NPR news anchor, died in November AARP.
• James Arthur Ray – 67, self-help guru, died in January PBS.
• Rosita Missoni – 93, matriarch of the Missoni fashion house, died in January PBS.
• Jean-Marie Le Pen – 96, French far-right political leader, died in January PBS.
• Costas Simitis – 88, former Greek prime minister, died in January PBS.

These losses reflect a year of profound cultural and political change, with many of the departed leaving lasting legacies in their fields.

What does it mean to me? It means that the people who affected my life through out the decades we shared are gone physically. When they walked off the stage, we are on the way after them.