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It’s no question that David Stern, former NBA Commissioner, was one of the most influential people in the history of basketball. During his 30 year career from 1984 to 2014, the league reached new heights that sculpted the game to what it is today. He salvaged an NBA that was riddled with drug use, poor…

‘Sesame Street’ is in mourning this weekend after the lost of their beloved puppeteer, Caroll Spinney. He was 85 years old. According to a statement from Sesame Workshop, Spinney passed away on Sunday, December 8th at his home in Connecticut. This was after years of battling dystonia, which is a disorder that affects a person’s…

Shelley Morrison, an actress with a 50-year career who was best known for playing a memorable maid on “Will and Grace,” died Sunday, her publicist said. Morrison died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from heart failure after a brief illness. She was 83. Morrison played Rosario Salazar, a maid from El Salvador, in…

David H. Koch, famous billionaire conservative donor, died Friday at the age of 79. Koch, along with his brother, gained notority for transforming American politics by donating incredible amounts of money to conservative causes. His brother, Charles, made a statement about the death. However no precise cause was given for Koch’s passing. “Twenty-seven years ago,…

Toni Morrison, most known for her incredible work on the book “Beloved”, has passed away at the age of 88. Publisher Knopf and her family released a statement confirming of the author’s death at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, following a short illness. The cause of death was not immediately known. “We are profoundly…

The popular television personality’s wife has died following a battle with throat cancer. She was 51. Duane ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Chapman confirmed his wife’s death tweeting, “It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven….We all love…

Actress and singer Doris Day died of pneumonia on Monday at the age of 97. Best known for her wistful song “Que Sera, Sera,” Day passed away surrounded by close friends at her home near Carmel Valley, California, the Doris Day Animal Foundation said in a statement. “Day had been in excellent physical health for…

Luke Perry died on Monday, March 4, 2019. The actor had suffered a massive stroke on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. When Los Angeles paramedics responded to the call from his Sherman Oaks home, Perry was reportedly lucid. He deteriorated rapidly, however, and was eventually sedated in an effort to give his brain time to recover…

Actress Katherine Helmond died on Friday, March 1, 2019, in her Los Angeles home. She was 89 years old at the time of her death. The cause of death was reported to have been complications from Alzheimer’s disease. “She was the love of my life. We spent 57 beautiful, wonderful, loving years together, which I…

Karl Lagerfeld, creative designer of Chanel for 36 years, died in Paris on Tuesday, February 21, 2019. He was 85 years old at the time of his death. Lagerfeld served as the creative director for Chanel for 36 years. This was wildly unusual as most designers are only given a maximum of three years to…

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