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It's been a rough year for celebrity deaths, hasn't it? I mean, I don't tend to dwell on death too much... but this year has been pretty tragic for people in the public eye.

January
Jet Travolta - January 2nd
Pat Hingle (Commisioner Gordon from the first four Batman films) - January 3rd
Ron Asheton (guitarist/co-songwriter for Iggy and the Stooges) - January 6th
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (Braveheart - Longshanks) - January 13th
Ricardo Montalbn (Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!) - January 14th
John Updike (American author) - January 27th

February
Lux Interior (The Cramps) - February 4th

March
Corey Smith (nfl defensive end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions) - March 1st
Marquis Cooper (former football player with the nfl, lost at sea with Corey Smith) - March 1st
Natasha Richardson - March 13th
Andy Hallett (Lorne from "Angel") - March 29th

April
Bea Arthur - April 25th
"Playboy" Buddy Rose (pro wrestler) - April 28th

May
Dom DeLuise - May 4th
Lucy Gordon (english actress/model, also "Jennifer Dugan" in Spiderman 3)
Jay Walter Bennett (guitarist for Wilco) - May 24th
Millvina Dean (last survivor of the Titanic) - May 31st

June
David Carradine - June 3rd
Koko Taylor (Queen of Blues) - June 3rd
Ed McMahon - June 23rd
Farrah Fawcett - June 25th
Michael Jackson - June 25th
Gale Storm - June 27th
Billy Mays - yesterday

I know I've really edited the massive list of deaths, but these were just some of the ones that stood out to me.

Maybe I'm noticing how death affects people more lately. As some of you may know, I recently lost my beloved Grandfather on June 4th... it's affecting me, so maybe I notice it more.