Outside the Beltway

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

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

A legendary journalist is gone.

The longtime TV pitchman is gone.

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

The longtime OTB front-pager has passed far too soon.

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

The budding journalist interviewed President Obama as an 11-year-old.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

Queen Elizabeth’s husband has died two months shy of his 100th birthday.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

An all-time boxing legend is gone.

The reflections on the departed right-wing talk host continue.

The talk radio megastar has died, aged 70.

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

An American hero is gone.

The longtime host of Jeopardy! is gone.

The iconic actor best known as the original movie James Bond is dead at 90.

A rock and roll legend is gone too soon.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

The legendary Georgetown basketball coach is gone.

The actor best known for his roles as Jackie Robinson and Black Panther has been lost to cancer.

The Americana star and son of Steve Earle is gone too soon.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

A great character actor is gone.

Roll Damn Tide.

A civil rights legend has passed.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

A legendary comic is gone.

The “Leave it to Beaver” actor went on to a career with the LAPD.

A hero of the Afghan War has succumbed to cancer, aged 41.

The founder of Small Wars Journal passed Saturday.

He revolutionized how we think of male homosexuality.

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

A seemingly impossible coincidence.

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

A legendary newsman has passed.

René Auberjonois, a long time character actor best known for his roles on Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space NIne, has died at 79.

Paul Volcker, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who put an end to the rampant inflation that threatened to choke the American economy, has died at 92.

A sad day for those of us who grew up watching Big Bird, Kermit, and the rest of the Muppets.

A Justice Department official who had the courage to stand up to the President has died at the age of 87.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,