Monday, December 31, 2007

The Year's Departed

2007 Celebrity Roll Call










Dan Fogelberg
Singer and songwriter
Aug. 13, 1951 - Dec. 16, 2007

Joey Bishop
Comedian and Rat Pack member
Feb. 3, 1918 - Oct. 17, 2007

Lady Bird Johnson
Former first lady,
wife of President Lyndon Johnson
Dec. 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007









Evel Knievel
Motorcycle daredevil
Oct. 17, 1938 - Nov. 30, 2007








Anna Nicole Smith
Model, actress and TV personality
Nov. 28, 1967 - Feb. 8, 2007

Joel Siegel
Film critic
July 7, 1943 - June 29, 2007









Wally Schirra
Astronaut
March 12, 1923 - May 3, 2007

Sean Taylor
NFL player
April 1, 1983 - Nov. 27, 2007

Charles Nelson Reilly
Actor
Jan. 13, 1931 - May 27, 2007









Dick Wilson
Actor best known as Charmin's
'Mr. Whipple'
July 30, 1916 - Nov. 19, 2007









Porter Wagoner
Country music singer
Aug. 12, 1927 - Oct. 28, 2007

Julia Carson
Congresswoman
July 8, 1938 - Dec. 15, 2007

Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America president
Sept. 5, 1921 - April 26, 2007

Paul Tibbets
Enola Gay pilot
Feb. 23, 1915 - Nov. 1, 2007









Beverly Sills
Operatic soprano
May 25, 1929 - July 2, 2007









Deborah Kerr
Actress
Sept. 30,1921 - Oct. 16, 2007












Tom Poston
Actor
Oct. 17, 1921 - April 30, 2007










Sidney Sheldon
Writer
Feb. 11, 1917 - Jan. 30, 2007

Brooke Astor
Philanthropist and socialite
March 30, 1902 - Aug. 13, 2007

Norman Mailer
Writer
Jan. 31, 1923 - Nov. 10, 2007

The Fabulous Moolah
Professional wrestler
July 22, 1923 - Nov. 2, 2007









Ingmar Bergman
Film director
July 14, 1918 - July 30, 2007

Ike Turner
Musician
Nov. 5, 1931 - Dec. 12, 2007

Johnny Hart
'B.C.' cartoonist
Feb. 18, 1931 - April 7, 2007

Jerry Falwell
Televangelist and Moral Majority founder
Aug. 11, 1933 - May 15, 2007

Merv Griffin
TV host and Hollywood mogul
July 6, 1925 - Aug. 12, 2007

Marcel Marceau
Mime artist
March 22, 1923 - Sept. 22, 2007









Art Buchwald
Columnist
Oct. 20, 1925 - Jan 17, 2007

Leona Helmsley
Hotel magnate
July 4, 1920 - Aug. 20, 2007

Brad Delp
Boston lead singer
June 12, 1951 - March 9, 2007

Robert Goulet
Singer and actor
Nov. 26, 1933 - Oct. 30, 2007

Henry Hyde
U.S. representative (Illinois)
April 18, 1924 - Nov. 29, 2007

Yvonne De Carlo
Actress
Sept. 1, 1922 - Jan. 8, 2007

David Halberstam
Journalist
April 10, 1934 - April 23, 2007

Liz Claiborne
Fashion designer
March 31, 1929 - June 26, 2007









Don Ho
Musician and entertainer
Aug. 13, 1930 - April 14, 2007


Phil Rizzuto
Baseball great
Sept. 25, 1917 - Aug. 13, 2007

Bob Evans
Restauranteur and businessman
May 30, 1918 - June 21, 2007

Tammy Faye Messner
Televangelist and TV personality
March 7, 1942 - July 20, 2007









Tom Snyder
TV host
May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007









Kurt Vonnegut
Writer
Nov. 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007

Arthur Schlesinger
Historian
Oct. 15, 1917 - Feb. 28, 2007

Jane Wyman
Actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan
Jan. 5, 1917 - Sept. 10, 2007









Luciano Pavarotti
Operatic tenor
Oct. 12, 1935 - Sept. 6, 2007









Richard Jeni
Stand-up comedian and actor
April 14, 1957 - March 10, 2007









Tommy Newsom
Musician and backup bandleader on 'The Tonight Show'
Feb. 25, 1929 - April 28, 2007

Thomas Eagleton
Senator
Sept. 4, 1929 - March 4, 2007

Chris Benoit
Professional wrestler
May 21, 1967 - June 2007

Donald Young
Trinity UCC Choir Director
Elementary School Teacher
April 5, 1960 - Dec. 23, 2007

2 comments:

Mes Deux Cents said...

Hi Jackie,

I was just reading aboutthe murder of Donald Young and another Black gay man in Chicago. I read that some people in the community are saying that this may be the work of a serial killer targeting Black Gay men.

Is this a big story in Chicago? What do you think about the serial killer angle?

Jackie said...

There is talk among people that this could be a hate crime. The media, as far as I've seen; has not gone there and the particulars of the case have been somewhat quiet. This could mean they have some suspect in mind or they don't want info out yet. But yes, there have been too many gay men killed here, so there may be some nut at work.
Donald Young was 4th grade teacher as well as a talented musician. He leaves a big hole in the world.