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Gary Rossington, Guitarist and Last Surviving Original Member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dies at 71
Among the band’s hit songs were “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird”
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Dave Wills, Tampa Bay Rays Radio Announcer, Dies at 58
Wills served as the voice of the Major League baseball team for the last 18 years
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Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Heat’ Star, Dies at 61
The actor’s family decided end of life matters for the actor following his brain aneurysm
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Wayne Shorter, Saxophonist and Founding Father of 20th Century Jazz, Dies at 89
The Weather Report founder played with everyone from Miles Davis to The Rolling Stones
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Ricou Browning, Gill-Man of ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ and Expert Underwater Filmmaker, Dies at 93
Browning also co-created the family-friendly ”Flipper“ franchise
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Gordon Pinsent, Celebrated Canadian ‘Away From Her’ Actor, Dies at 92
Pinsent also wrote and directed a number of TV and film projects
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Walter Mirisch, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ Producer and Former Academy President, Dies at 101
Oscar-winning producer also worked on ”Fiddler on the Roof“ and the ”Pink Panther“ films
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Thomas H. Lee, Billionaire Who Led Warner Music Buyout in 2004, Dies at 78
The private-equity investor and pioneer of leveraged buyouts also took part in the 2006 Neilsen buyout
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Jansen Panettiere, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel Actor and Brother of Hayden Panettiere, Dies at 28
The brother-sister team worked together in ”Tiger Cruise,“ ”Racing Stripes“ and ”The Forger“
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Barbara Bosson, ‘Hill Street Blues’ Star and Emmy Nominee, Dies at 83
The actress’ son, Jesse Bochco, announced the news, saying she had ”more spirit and zest than you could shake a stick at“
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Richard Belzer, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star, Dies at 78
Sardonic actor played Det. John Munch on the long-running crime series spinoff and ”Homicide: Life on the Street“
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Oliver Wood, ‘Bourne’ Franchise and ‘Talladega Nights’ Cinematographer, Dies at 80
The British DP also lensed 53 episodes of ”Miami Vice“
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Kyle Jacobs, Songwriter of Country Hits and Husband of Kellie Pickler, Dies of Apparent Suicide at 49
Jacobs co-wrote the No. 1 Garth Brooks song ”More Than a Memory,“ among others
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Stella Stevens, ‘The Nutty Professor’ Actress Who Starred With Elvis Presley and Dean Martin, Dies at 84
Her son, actor Andrew Stevens, says she had been in hospice with late-stage Alzheimer’s
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Tim McCarver, 2-Time World Series Champ and Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Dies at 81
”McCarver – over and over again – wrote his name into the game’s history book,“ the National Baseball Hall of Fame said in a statement
