Here are the most recent deaths in the national news, plus people's reactions to those deaths,
as seen at Legacy.com in the fourth week of May 2022.
Actor John Aylward died May 16, 2022, in Seattle at the age of 75.
He was best known for his role on “ER,” playing surgeon Donald Anspaugh.
Aylward is also being remembered for playing DNC chairman Barry Goodwin in “The West
Wing” and voicing Dr. Arne Magnusson in the video game “Half Life 2: Episode Two.”
Actor Ray Liotta died May 26, 2022, in the Dominican Republic. He died in his sleep at
the age of 67. He starred in the award-winning classic “Goodfellas”
as mobster Henry Hill. Liotta is also being remembered for his performances
in movies including “Field of Dreams” and “Something Wild,” as well as his voice
role in the video game “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”
Composer Vangelis died May 17, 2022 at a hospital in Paris. He died of heart failure at the
age of 79. He won an Academy Award for his score for
the movie “Chariots of Fire.” Vangelis is being remembered for his influence
on electronic music, as well as for his scores for movies including “Blade Runner.”
Artist Colin Cantwell died May 21, 2022, at his home in Colorado at the age of 90.
He designed iconic spacecraft for “Star Wars,” including the Death Star and the
X-wing fighter. Cantwell is also being remembered for his
work on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “War Games.”
Businessman Ron Rice died May 19, 2022, at a hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida at the
age of 81. He was the founder of the sun care brand Hawaiian
Tropic. Rice is being remembered for launching the
business in his garage, where he first mixed the formula in a garbage can.
Writer Roger Angell died May 20, 2022, at his home in New York City. He died of congestive
heart failure at the age of 101. He was best known for his writing about baseball,
frequently featured in the New Yorker. He is also being remembered as the New Yorker’s
longtime fiction editor. Angell was a U.S. Army Air Forces veteran
of World War II. Reality TV star Clay Jordan died May 19, 2022,
in Monroe, Louisiana at the age of 66. He was the runner up on “Survivor: Thailand,”
the fifth season of the popular reality competition, from 2002.
Jordan is also being remembered as a restaurant owner in his hometown of Monroe.
Businessman Robert Vlasic died May 8, 2022, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan at the age of
96. He helped grow his family business into one
of the nation’s largest pickle producers, Vlasic Pickles.
He is being remembered for introducing the popular stork character into the company’s
ads, and for his endless supply of pickle jokes.
Vlasic was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Writer Dervla Murphy died May 22, 2022, at the age of 90.
She wrote of her travels around the world in acclaimed books including “Full Tilt:
Ireland to India with a Bicycle.” Murphy is being remembered for her adventurous
life navigating the world in unconventional ways.
Actress Lee Lawson died May 22, 2022, at the age of 80.
She was best known for playing Bea Reardon on “Guiding Light.”
Lawson is also being remembered as a Broadway actress who made appearances on “One Life
to Live,” “Maude,” and “Kojak.” Musician Alan White died May 26, 2022, at
his home near Seattle. He died after a brief illness at the age of 72.
He was the longtime drummer for the influential prog rock band Yes.
White is also being remembered for playing drums with John Lennon, Ginger Baker’s Air
Force, Joe Cocker, and others. Musician Andy Fletcher died May 26, 2022,
at the age of 60. He was the longtime keyboardist for the legendary
alternative band Depeche Mode. Fletcher is being remembered as the glue that
held the band together for decades. You may not know that ANY family can place
an obituary on Legacy in honor of a loved one’s memory. Just visit Legacy.com and
select your local community to get started. At least 19 students and two adults were killed
in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. These
are the names of those who have died: Neveah Bravo
Jacklyn Cazares Makenna Lee Elrod
Jose Flores Jr. Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia
Irma Garcia Uziyah Garcia
Amerie Jo Garza Xavier Lopez
Jayce Carmelo Luevanos Tess Marie Mata
Miranda Mathis Eva Mireles
Alithia Ramirez Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez Maite Rodrigues
Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio Layla Salazar
Jailah Silguero Eliahana Cruz Torres
Rogelio Torres To directly help the families suffering from
this tragedy, you can donate now to the Uvalde Strong Survivors Fund, which sends 100 percent
of donations to the families affected. Just click on the link in this video’s description
to give today. Every week in the United States, flags are
lowered to half-staff to honor the lives of Americans whose communities are mourning their
loss. Here are the most recent half-staff memorial flag honors.
Flags across the U.S., as well as state flags in Texas, have been lowered in memory of those
who lost their lives in the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Flags in Minnesota have been lowered to honor the memory of firefighter Ryan Leif Erickson
of the Blomkest Fire Department, who died in the line of duty.
Flags in North Carolina have been lowered to honor the memory of former state Representative
George Graham. Flags in Kentucky have been lowered to honor
the memory of Calloway County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jody Wayne Cash and Jessamine
County Sheriff Kevin Corman. Flags in Maryland have been lowered to honor
the memory of former State Senator and former Montgomery County Executive Sidney Kramer.
Flags in New Hampshire have been lowered in recognition of the New Hampshire Law Enforcement
Officers' Memorial Ceremony. Flags in Alaska have been lowered to honor
the memory of former state Senator Arliss Sturgulewski and former legislator Glenn Hackney.
Flags in Indiana have been lowered to honor the memory of Jacob Tyler McClanahan of the
Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department, Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, New Middleton
Township Volunteer Fire Department and Leavenworth Fire Department.
Flags in South Dakota have been lowered to honor the memory of former state Representative
and Senator John "Joe" Reedy. This week also marks several notable anniversaries.
Five years ago this week, actor Roger Moore died of cancer at the age of 89.
Five years ago this week, musician Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band died of liver
cancer at the age of 69. 55 years ago this week, author Langston Hughes
died of prostate cancer at the age of 66. Singer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC was
born 50 years ago this week. She died in 2002, in a car accident at the age of 30.
Rapper Heavy D was born 55 years ago this week. He died in 2011, of a pulmonary embolism
at the age of 44. Actor John Wayne was born 115 years ago this
week. He died in 1979, of stomach cancer at the age of 72.
Actor Laurence Olivier was born 115 years ago this week. He died in 1989, of kidney
failure at the age of 82. You can read more about the lives of the people
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