Remembering those we lost in 2017...

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ROSE MARIE

Marie, known best for her portrayal of television writer Sally Rogers on the beloved CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, died at age 94.


JIM NABORS

Nabors, who portrayed the jovial Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show before branching out with his own series, died on Nov. 30 at his home in Hawaii. He was 89.


DELLA REESE

Reese, the vocal powerhouse who later starred as heaven-sent Tess on the television series Touched By an Angel, died in November at age 86.


MEL TILLIS

The country singer and songwriter died in late November, according to multiple outlets. He was 85.


FATS DOMINO

The New Orleans musician whose hit versions of “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame” were part of the opening salvo of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, died in October at the age of 89.


ROBERT GUILLAUME

Guillaume, perhaps most celebrated for his role as the TV sitcom butler in Benson and Soap, died in October in Los Angeles. He was 89.


TOM PETTY

The legendary rocker died on Oct. 2 at age 66, after suffering cardiac arrest.


MONTY HALL

Hall, who co-created and hosted the iconic game show Let’s Make a Deal, died on Sept. 30 at age 96.


HUGH HEFNER

The 91-year-old Playboy founder passed away in his storied mansion in late September.


FRANK VINCENT

The Sopranos star, 78, died in September of complications from heart surgery.


JERRY LEWIS

Comedy king Jerry Lewis, whose manic style amused generations of moviegoers on both sides of the Atlantic, yet whose popularity often confounded critics, died in August 2017. He was 91.


DICK GREGORY

The comedian passed away in August 2017 at the age of 84.


GLEN CAMPBELL

The country legend died on Aug. 8, 2017, at age 81, following a six-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.


ADAM WEST

The actor is best remembered for his turn as Gotham’s Caped Crusader — though his career spanned six decades of film, stage and voice work. He died in June at 88 after a short battle with leukemia.


DAVID CASSIDY

David Cassidy died at age 67 in a Florida hospital on November 21.


GREGG ALLMAN

Allman, co-founder of legendary southern blues-rock outfit the Allman Brothers Band, died in May at age 69.


DINA MERRILL

The American actress, businesswoman and philanthropist known for often playing society women on screen, died in May at 93.


SIR ROGER MOORE

Moore, the beloved actor best known for playing James Bond in the ’70s and ’80s, died in Switzerland in May at age 89.


ERIN MORAN

Actress Moran died in April at age 56 of stage 4 cancer.


DON RICKLES

Legendary comedian Rickles died in April at age 90 from kidney failure.


CHUCK BERRY

Legendary musician Berry died in March at age 90.


MARY TYLER MOORE

Known for playing Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and later, Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), Moore — who died in January at age 80 — was well ahead of her time, transforming TV’s idea of a housewife.




We also need to remember the 139 Police Officers, the 93 Firefighters, and the 33 Military Personnel who were killed in 2017.

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[mrvette]

Was that celebrity count much higher than average?? seems like it is...or noting the number in the 80's+ maybe it's just me.....

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Was that celebrity count much higher than average?? seems like it is...or noting the number in the 80's+ maybe it's just me.....

Seems high to me, too.

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[MrPeabody]

Thread should be called Look who Keith Richards outlived in 2017.

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No Clintons yet ?

[69camfrk]

Well, that was a little depressing......