This last year has been filled with disappointing news. Many famous people passed away, some seemingly well before their time. On the other hand, people that may have nothing good left to offer are left behind to plague the rest of us. The randomness of fate, the repercussions of self-abuse, the inescapable hand of death, have cut short the lives of many whom we expected to watch in the future. In a mostly chronological order:
Angus Scrimm
David Bowie
Alan Rickman
Glenn Frey
LaVoy Finicum
Abe Vigoda
Antonin Scalia
Umberto Eco
Harper Lee
Nancy Reagan
Sir George Martin
Keith Emerson
Garry Shandling
Merle Haggard
Chyna
Lonnie Mack
Prince
Morley Safer
Nick Menza
Burt Kwouk
Harambe
Muhammad Ali
Stuart Anderson
Gordie Howe
Anton Yelchin
Scotty Moore
Elie Wiesel
Fred Tomlinson
Miss Cleo
Kenny Baker
Lou Pearlman
Gene Wilder
Arnold Palmer
Steve Dillon
Leonard Cohen
Janet Reno
Ron Glass
Greg Lake
John Glenn
Alan Thicke
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Florence Henderson
Fidel Castro
Dave Mirra
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Rob Ford
Tim LaHaye
George Michael
Richard Adams
Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
