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Yechiel Eckstein died suddenly on Monday, February 11, 2019, in his home in Jerusalem. The 67 year old rabbi was best known for founding the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). Rabbi Eckstein was inspired to start the group by God’s promise to bless those who bless Israel in Genesis 12:3. In order to…

Carol Channing, the star of “Hello, Dolly!,” died on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. She was 97 years old. Channing was best known for her Tony Award winning portrayal of Dolly Levi in the 1964 hit Broadway musical “Hello, Dolly!” and her starring role in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” in 1949. Her first award winning performance, however,…

Penny Marshall, the beloved star of the ABC comedy “Laverne & Shirley,” died in the evening on Monday, December 17, 2018. The cause of the actress’ death was determined to be complications stemming from diabetes. Marshall was 75 years old. Marshall was the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $100 million,…

George H.W. Bush died November 30, less than 8 months after the death of his wife of 73 years Barbara Bush in April. The former president was 94 years old making him the longest lived U.S. president in history. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear…

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died on Monday, November 26, 2018. He was 57 years old. The cause of death was Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and results in a loss of muscle strength and control. Hillenburg originally…

The story of the incredible man behind the world’s most popular superheroes ended on Monday, November 12, 2018, when the world-famous Stan Lee died at the age of 95. The cause of Lee’s death has yet to be released, but he was rushed to the emergency room earlier in the morning and had his death…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was 87 years old. The cause was complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. Ginsburg was born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15, 1933. She attended both Harvard Law School and Columbia Law School where she faced discrimination due to her gender. Despite that, she was on…

Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, died in the afternoon of Monday, October 15, 2018, at the age of 65. The cause of death was complications associated with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The disease returned recently after Allen was in remission for many years following his first brush with cancer in the early 1980’s. He left…

George Taliaferro passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018, at the age of 91. He was considered to be a football legend, a status many athletes aspire to earn. Taliaferro, however, did not make history because he was a once in a lifetime ball player. Instead, he earned his sports immortality by being the first…

Burt Reynolds, the star of “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Deliverance,” died from a heart attack on Thursday, September 6, 2018. He was 82 years old. Reynolds had heart problems for a number of years and underwent major heart surgery in February 2010. The surgery was a success that left Reynolds with “a great motor…

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