| We look back at the famous people in our society and cities who died in 2022, leaving many behind to mourn. |  |
With a heavy heart, we share the news that Jo Mersa Marley, the grandson of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, died at age 31. Jo Mersa Marley was a gifted musician, carrying on his grandfather’s legacy uniquely. He passed away…
Today marks a day of great sadness. Brazilian football legend Pele sadly passed away at 82 years of age. He is considered one of the greatest footballers ever to grace a pitch. Pele enjoyed a remarkable career that saw him…
With great sadness, we report the tragic news of the passing of veteran CNN investigative journalist Drew Griffin. He was 60 years old. For over three decades, Drew Griffin worked hard to bring the public the news they needed to…
Stuart Margolin -January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022. He was an American film, theatre, and television actor and director who won two Emmy Awards for playing Evelyn “Angel” Martin on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files. In 1973, he played in Gunsmoke as an outlaw.…
Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, said Maurice Sconiers of the Sconiers Funeral Home in Columbus, Georgia. Her daughter, Delethia Ridley Malmsten, said the cause was old…
The actress June Blair’s most prominent role came on the ’60s sitcom “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” though it arrived after she had already made her debut on the series as other characters. During the show’s tenth season, Blair…
Grant Wahl, a United States soccer sportswriter, died on Friday, December 9, 2022, while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal at the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar. Wahl was 48 years old. As the match was winding down, NPR correspondent Tom…
Gary Friedkin passed away on Friday, December 2, at a hospice facility in Youngstown, Ohio, according to an obituary from his family in the Tribune Chronicle. The obituary states he was hospitalized for three-and-a-half weeks and died due to COVID-19 complications.…
Legendary Cuban singer and songwriter Pablo Milanes died at the age of 79. According to his Representatives, Milanes was hospitalized in Madrid after falling ill in the Spanish capital. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer. Milanes was the founder…
Freddie Roman grew up in Jamaica, New York. His father was a shoe salesman. His uncle and grandfather owned the Crystal Spring Hotel in the Catskills. Freddie was given a chance to emcee on summer nights at age 15. He became a teenage comic in small resorts…
Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who dismissed international concerns over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine being launched from his country earlier this year, died at 64, the Belta news agency reported on Saturday. “The Belarusian foreign minister Vladimir Makei…
Known to generations of Quebecers as an entertainer whose talents extended to singing, songwriting and stand-up comedy, Jean Lapointe, the actor, may be remembered best for his gritty portrayal of Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis in the television series of the…
