Blake Hounshell, 1978-2023

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

Bernard Kalb, 1922-2023

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Barbara Walters, 1929-2022

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

Joseph Ratzinger, 1927-2022

The Pope Emeritus has died at 95.

Pelé, 1940-2022

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Mike Leach, 1961-2022

A one-of-a-kind coach is gone far too soon.

Raymond Pritchett, 1975-2022

Galrahn is gone much too soon.

Leo Gallagher, 1946-2022

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Jerry Lee Lewis, 1935-2022

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

Ash Carter, 1954-2022

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

One of Last Ties to Slavery Passes at 90

Possibly the last child of an American enslaved person has died.

Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022

A country music icon is gone at 90.

Bill Plante, 1938-2022

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

Bernard Shaw, 1940-2022

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

Doug Mataconis

His final resting place pays tribute to his love of OTB and the Yankees.

David McCullough, 1933-2022

A great American author is gone at 89.

Tony Dow, 1945-2022

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

Shinzo Abe Murdered

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was killed at a campaign rally. He was 67.

Neal Adams, 1941-2022

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

Orrin Hatch, 1934-2022

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

John Clayton, 1954-2022

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

Bob Beckel, 1948-2022

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.

P.J. O’Rourke, 1947-2022

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

Ivan Reitman, 1946-2022

The ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’ producer is gone at 75.

Jim Angle, 1946-2022

The veteran journalist and Fox News original is gone at 75.

Meat Loaf, 1947-2022

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

Terry Teachout, 1956-2022

The longtime drama critic and blogger is gone at 65.

Bob Saget, 1956-2022

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

Dan Reeves, 1944-2022

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

Betty White, 1922-2021

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Richard Marcinko, 1940-2021

The Rogue Warrior is gone at 81.

Washington State Senator Dies of Covid-19

Opponent of vaccine mandates succumbs to Covid-19.

Bob Dole, 1923-2021

The longtime Senator and Vice Presidential and Presidential nominee is gone at 98.

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Max Cleland, 1942-2021

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

Mort Sahl, 1927-2021

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

Peter Scolari, 1955-2021

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

Colin Powell, 1937-2021

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Steve Story, 1976-2021

We have good reason to believe that a longtime member of the OTB community has passed.

Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

Michael K. Williams, 1966-2021

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

Willard Scott, 1934-2021

America’s weatherman is gone. Sadly, he did not make it to 100.

Ed Asner, 1929-2021

The actor best known for his role as Lou Grant has died at 91.