Those who finished their journey in 2006

This isn’t comprehensive (obviously) but these are some whose work made a difference in my life that I noticed, and whom you may also know (so it doesn’t include those journeys from my local life.)

They are listed in no particular order. I think you could probably find bios on all these people via Wikipedia.

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Ann Richards, former Gov. Texas, 73
Coretta Scott King, Activist, wife of late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 79
Betty Friedan activist, author The Feminine Mystique, 85
Anna Russell, 94, British/Canadian comedian and classical music satirist.
Jane Wyatt, 96, American actress (Father Knows Best)
Ed Bradley, Journalist, 65
Robert Altman, filmmaker, Nashville, The Player, A Prairie Home Companion, 81
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, humanitarian, 97
Jaroslav Pelikan, 82, American historian of Christianity
Lou Rawls, Singer, 72
Wilson Pickett, Singer, Mustang Sally, 64
Billy Preston, Singer, 59
Don Knotts, actor known for creating Barney Fife, 82
Maureen Stapleton, Actress, 81
William Sloane Coffin, activist, minister, 82
Lloyd Bentson, told Dan Quayle, “you’re no Jack Kennedy.” 85
Mickey Spillane, mystery writer, 88
Red Buttons, actor, comedian, 87
Maynard Ferguson, Jazz trumpeter, 78
Glenn Ford, actor, 80
Bruno Kirby, 57, American character actor
Steve Irwin, crocodile hunter, 44
William Ziff Jr., publisher, 76
Gerry Studds, first openly gay congressman, 69
Jack Palance, actor, 87
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, 98, co-author of Cheaper by the Dozen
Peter Boyle, 71, American actor (Young Frankenstein, Everybody Loves Raymond)
James Brown, Godfather of Soul, 73
Freddy Fender, 69, Mexican-American singer (”Before the Next Teardrop Falls”)
Wendy Wasserstein, 55, American playwright
Shelley Winters, 85, American actress
Pío Leyva, 88, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club)
Victor Sokolov, 59, dissident ex-Soviet journalist, and Orthodox priest
Buck Owens, 76, Country music star
Kirby Puckett, 45, Hall of Fame MLB player for the Minnesota Twins
Dana Reeve, 45, activist
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