Natalie Desselle Reid (1967–2020), starred in ‘B.A.P.S.’Phyllis McGuire (1931–2020), singer with the McGuire SistersLeslie West (1945–2020), ‘Mississippi Queen’ guitaristK.C.
Natalie Desselle Reid (1967–2020), starred in ‘B.A.P.S.’Phyllis McGuire (1931–2020), singer with the McGuire SistersLeslie West (1945–2020), ‘Mississippi Queen’ guitaristK.C.
the death rate is highest in January, drops in spring and summer, and begins to rise again in the last months of the year. It forms a very predictable U-shaped graph that we see over and over. Here at Legacy’s news desk, we don’t usually create quite as perfect a U-shaped graph.
Helen Jackson was the last known surviving widow of a Civil War veteran.Jackson volunteered as a caregiver to Civil War veteran James Bolin when she was a young woman and he, a neighbor, was in his final years. He appreciated her help, but he couldn’t afford to pay her – so he offered to marry her so she would inherit his Civil War pension when he died.
Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones was a dancer, actor, and choreographer best known for starring as Ozone in “Breakin’” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.”Quiñones was a founding member of the Lockers dance troupe, who introduced the locking style of street dance in the 1970s. He became a “Soul Train” dancer and later helped popularize breakdancing in the cult hit film “Breakin’” and its sequel.
Joe Clark was the former principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, who inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me.”Clark became known for his unusual disciplinary methods as principal, which included walking the school’s hallways carrying a baseball bat and a bullhorn. He expelled hundreds of students who were troublemakers or frequently tardy and absent, insisting on a culture of respect toward teachers and learning.
John Le Carré was a British novelist known for bestselling spy novels including “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”Le Carré’s novels drew in part from his own experiences in the 1950s and ‘60s working for British intelligence in both MI5 and MI6, the British equivalents of the FBI and CIA.
Doug Scott was an English mountain climber who was part of the first team to summit Mount Everest via its challenging southwest face.Scott joined Chris Bonington’s famed Everest expedition in 1975. It was the first British team to summit Everest, as well as the first to use the southwest face to get there, and Scott himself became the first Englishman to reach Everest’s summit.
Chuck Yeager was a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general who was the first human to break the sound barrier.Yeager enlisted in the U.S.
Whitney Collings starred on season three of the Oxygen reality TV series “Bad Girls Club” in 2008.When Collings appeared in “Bad Girls Club,” she was 21 years old and studying biology and physics at Salem State University in Massachusetts. The reality series gave her a chance to live in a luxurious Los Angeles home with seven other young women for three months as the show focused on their friendships and conflicts.
Falling Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn’t Tell Nobody. He went on to serve as a goodwill ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.pic.twitter.com/G804z4F5bRDavid Lander was brilliantly funny.
Debra White Plume was a Lakota activist who was one of the leaders of the protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).White Plume was a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, and her home at the Pine Ridge reservation was where Native American activists occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1973 and demanded that the U.S. government honor its treaties with their tribes.
Tony Hsieh was the longtime CEO of Zappos, who built the online shoe retailer into a billion-dollar business.Hsieh was a recent Harvard graduate when he founded LinkExchange, an early internet advertising network. In 1998, two and a half years after he founded it, Hsieh sold LinkExchange to Microsoft for $265 million.
Frank Macon was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Black pilots and support staff who served with distinction in World War II.Macon was in high school when the U.S. entered World War II.
Dena Dietrich was an actress whose memorable roles include Mother Nature in a series of commercials for Chiffon Margarine.Dietrich’s Chiffon commercials ran from 1971 to 1981 and became iconic on the television landscape. After trying the margarine and believing it was butter, she uttered her catchphrase tagline, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” when she realized the truth.
Herbert F. Solow was a TV executive with Desilu Studios and MGM who helped develop classic shows including “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Mannix.”Solow began his career in entertainment working in the mail room at the William Morris Agency, rising through the ranks until he made it to the executive suite when he was hired as vice president of production by Desilu Studios in 1964.
Pat Quinn was an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) activist who co-founded the viral Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser.Quinn was diagnosed with ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease – shortly after his 30th birthday in 2013. After his diagnosis, he pulled together a group of friends and supporters to help raise awareness and funds, dubbing them “Quinn for the Win.” In 2014.
Bobby Brown, Jr. was a musician who was the son of R&B star Bobby Brown and his former girlfriend, Kim Ward.Brown followed in his father’s footsteps with his own musical career. His songs include 2015’s “In Her City,” 2018’s “Selfish,” and two singles in 2020, “Heart on Ice” and the autumn release “Say Something.” In 2005, Brown appeared with his family on the TV show “Being Bobby Brown.”I have no words.
Jim Pace was a sports car racing driver who won both the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1996.Pace began racing in 1988, debuting in the Barber Saab Pro Series. He had an early success in the 1990 24 Hours of Daytona, winning the GTU class.
Edward J. Perkins was a diplomat who became the first Black U.S.
Doug Supernaw was a country singer known for songs including his 1993 No. 1 hit, “I Don’t Call Him Daddy.”Supernaw’s 1993 debut album, “Red and Rio Grande,” took him to the top of the country charts.
pic.twitter.com/WZSEUpltGFThe Heisman Trust mourns the passing or Paul Hornung. A true legend in every sense of the word, Paul was a cherished member of the Heisman family.
Lucille Bridges was the mother of Ruby Bridges, who made history in 1960 when she began attending an all-white school in New Orleans.Civil Rights trailblazerBridges, who had to leave school after eighth grade to help her sharecropper parents, was determined that her own children would get good educations.
Bonni Lou Kern (1941–2020), original MouseketeerJames Randi (1928–2020), stage magician who debunked the paranormalJohnny Nash (1940–2020), ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ singerLeanza Cornett (1971–2020), former Miss AmericaMargaret Nolan (1943–2020), actress in ‘Goldfinger,’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’Thomas Jefferson Byrd (1950–2020), actor known for Spike Lee filmsViola Smith (1912–2020), pioneering female swing drummerJerry Jeff Walker (1942–2020), ‘Mr.
He is the spirit of the entire organization. He is the single-most devoted figure in franchise history.And he always will be.
Bert Belasco was an actor best known for his starring role in the BET series “Let’s Stay Together.”Belasco played contractor Charles Whitmore in the romantic sitcom “Let’s Stay Together” from 2011 to 2014. The show focused on Whitmore’s relationship with his fiancée, as well as the relationships of their family members.
Betty Dodson was a sex educator known for teaching women how to masturbate via her workshops, books, and videos.Dodson began her career as a sex educator at the height of second-wave feminism by hosting consciousness-raising groups in her home, focusing on teaching women about their bodies and encouraging them to appreciate their own beauty.
pic.twitter.com/F19KlLjPVBOne of gospel biggest icons has passed. Bishop Rance Allen is one of our greatest voices and will be missed.
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