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The world has lost too many people this year, from all walks of life. Musicians, includingย Glen Campbell, Greg Allman, and Tom Petty. Actors and public figures like Erin Moran, Adam West, Sir Roger Moore and Chuck Berris. And sadly, those who perished in the wakes of Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey. We are also saddened by the tragic loss of life in the Massacre in Las Vegas. As well as other tragedies that have caused loss of life both Nationally and Internationally. Lastly, we pray for those who served and continue to serve our country here and abroad. We thank you for your service. And we thank first responders who risk their lives daily to protect ours.
We honor those we lost in 2017.
Tom Petty
Was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was best known as the lead singer ofย Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers but was also a member and co-founder of the late 1980sย supergroupย theย Traveling Wilburys, and his early bandย Mudcrutch.ย Petty sufferedย cardiac arrest the morning of October 2, 2017, and died that night at theย UCLA Medical Centerย inย Santa Monica, California at age 66.
Robert Yates
NASCARย engine builder and former owner of theย Sprint Cupย Series teamย Yates Racing, died October 2 due to liver cancer. He was 74.
Monty Hall
Canadian-Americanย game show host, producer, andย philanthropist.Hall was widely known as the long-running host ofย Let’s Make a Dealย and for the puzzle named after him, theย Monty Hall problem. Hall died on September 30th at age 96.
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston Hefner was an American publisher and playboy. He was best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953, and as chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that operates the magazine.ย An advocate of sexual liberation and freedom of expression, Hefner was a political activist and philanthropist in several other causes and public issues. Hef died on September 27. He was 91.
Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreysย (bornย Anne Carmichael)ย was an American actress and singer.ย From 1984 to 2004, she appeared on the soap operaย General Hospitalย ย (as well as its short-lived spinoff,ย Port Charles) in the recurring role of wealthy socialiteย Amanda Barrington.ย Jeffreys died on September 27 at age of 94.
Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley was an Americanย funk,ย soul, andย R&Bย singer, who called himself “the screaming eagle of soul”. The Daptone soul singer died on September 23 ofย stomach cancer. He was 68.
Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourtย was a Frenchย heiress,ย socialite, and businesswoman. She was one of the principal L’Orรฉal shareholders. She died September 21 at age 94. At the time of her death, she was theย richest womanย in the world (and the 14th richest person), with a net worth of US$44.3 billion, according to the 2017 version of “The World’s Billionaires.”
Jake LaMotta
Giacobbeย “Jake”ย LaMottaย was an Americanย professional boxer, former Worldย middleweight champion, andย stand-up comedian. He was portrayed byย Robert De Niroย in the 1980 filmย Raging Bull.ย LaMotta died on September 19 at age 95.
Bernie Casey
Bernard Terry Caseyย was an American actor, poet, and professionalย footballย player. Casey died in Los Angeles on September 19 at the age of 78.
Chuck Low
Charles Lewis Low was an American actor who is best known for playing Morris “Morrie” Kessler in theย Martin Scorseseย filmย Goodfellas.ย Low died on September 18 at age 89.
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Raymond Louis Heenan, better known asย Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, was an Americanย professional wrestlingย manager, wrestler, andย color commentator who was frequently described as the greatest professional wrestling manager of all time. Heenan diedย September 17 at the age of 72 fromย organ failureย due to complications from the throat cancer which had been in remission since 2004
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stantonย was an American actor, musician, and singer.ย In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton made notable appearances in over 100 films and 50 TV episodes. Stanton died on September 15 at age 91.
Blake Heron
“‘Shiloh’ actor Blake Heron died at his Los Angeles home on September 8, 2017. He was 35.”