“Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever.”
He didnt always play the heavy, though.
Scott Weiland
Famed Stone Temple Pilots musicianScott Weiland died Dec. 3at the age of 48.
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Weiland is survived by two children and his wife, Jamie Wachtel.
Nathaniel Marston
One Life to LivestarNathaniel Marston died on Nov. 11at the age of 40.
“Nathaniel passed away peacefully as I held him in my arms.”
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Allen Toussaint
Famed musicianAllen Toussaint diedon Nov. 9 at the age of 77.
He passed away in Madrid, Spain, where he was traveling for his latest tour.
Melissa Mathison
Acclaimed screenwriter Melissa Mathisonpassed awayon Nov. 4 at the age of 65.
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Mathison spent decades in Hollywood, rising to fame with her screenwriting credits for 1979’sThe Black Stallionand 1982’sE.T.
The family cited a recurrence of lymphomaas cause of death.
He won reelection in 1996, and served for six years until 2002.
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That same year, he appeared onLaw & Orderas D.A.
He was a sweet and talented man.
Never a bad word.
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One of a kind."
The veteran actress, who was expected to appear in the upcomingTwin Peaksreboot, died after battling cancer.
“Catherine was solid gold.
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She was always there for her friends.
She was filled with love for all people for her family, for her work.
She was a tireless worker.
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She had a great sense of humor she loved to laugh and make people laugh.
She was a spiritual person a longtime TM meditator.
She was the Log Lady.”
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He began wrestling in 1969 and fought in over 7,000 matches until his retirement in 2011.
She is finally at peace in the arms of God, the Houston family said in statement.
Coedied July 18at the age of 86.
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Roccodied of cancerJuly 18 at the age of 79.
Sharifs death wascaused by a heart attack in Cairo on July 10.
His last project was executive producingBehind the Candelabrain 2013.
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Patrick Macnee
The Avengersstardied on June 25at 93 of natural causes.
Other major credits includeApollo 13,Avatar, andThe Amazing Spider-Man, among many more.
Also nicknamed The American Dream, Rhodes was a professional wrestler for more than 40 years.
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He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
Hepassed away on June 9at the age of 39.
He quickly became a fan favorite, but left the show after only a few episodes.
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Riley later told thePhiladelphia Inquirerhe was struggling with substance abuse and left The Voice to enter rehab.
Hepassed away on June 5at the age of 28.
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Palmer died at the age of 88on May 29.
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Reydied May 28of complications following a stroke at 75.
“He wasn’t just a legend in the music business, he was a legend in our band.
He is irreplaceable.”
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They were a popular comedy act in the 60s, and performed onThe Ed Sullivan Show36 times.
Meara,who was the mother of actor Ben Stiller,died May 23.
Wilson won a Tony for her role inStick and Bones, written by David Rabe.
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On May 6, the singerdied of liver cancerat age 71.
However, the 101-year-old actress was best known as the piano-teaching, rapping grannyinThe Wedding Singer.
Shedied May 1at the age of 85.
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But Kings true rise to fame came thanks to his single Stand by Me in 1961.
Kingdied April 30at the age of 76.
She went on to do voiceover work in other shows, includingWonder WomanandFred Flintstone and Friends.
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She died on April 27 at the age of 52.
The 19-year-old actordied from suspected suicidewhile in the Texas home his family was vacationing in on April 23.
Crombie died on April 15 from a brain hemorrhage.
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The song went No.
Sledge died April 14 from liver cancer at the age of 73.
Powers died April 6 at the age of 64.
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Richard Dysart
The Emmy-winning actor starred on the acclaimed dramaL.A.
He died of cancer April 5 at his home in Santa Monica.
The two had one son, Julian, born April 1963.
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Codd, 45, were murdered in North Carolina.
According to authorities, the couple died on March 12.
“Glatzer died of ALS at 63 on March 10.
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Hedied March 8 at the age of 59after a three-year battle with colon cancer.
At 88, Maysles died of pancreatic cancer in New York City on March 5.
She died of heart failure on March 2 in Monterey, California, at age 89.
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Hedied Feb. 27at the age of 83.
Mirjana Puhar
The 19-year-oldAmericas Next Top Modelalumdied Feb. 24in an apparent triple homicide.
She starred in cycle 21 of the reality competition and was eliminated in the 10th episode.
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The 34-year-old actor played Meep inAHS: Freak Show.
Bruce Sinofsky
The Oscar-nominated filmmakerdied Feb. 21at the age of 58.
Sinofsky won acclaim for hisParadise Lostdocumentary trilogy about the West Memphis Three convictions.
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(He also coined the term humblebrag.)
Wittels died froman accidental heroin overdoseonFeb.
He had previously spoken about his past battles with addiction to heroin and oxycodone.
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Lorena Rojas
The Mexican soap actress starred in more than a dozen telenovelas, includingAlcanzar una estrella.
Shedied of cancer Feb. 16at the age of 44.
She was 68 when shedied of cancer Feb. 16.
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Louis Jourdan
The legendary French actor played everyone from Gaston inGigito the villainous Kamal inOctopussy.
Hedied Feb. 14at age 93.
Hedied Feb. 12at the age of 58 after collapsing in the newsroom.
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Bob Simon
The60 Minutescorrespondentdied in a Feb. 11 car accident at the age of 73.
Prior to his Bravo stints, Plitt appeared onDays of Our Livesbefore making the switch to reality TV.
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