Here are the most recent deaths in the national news, plus people's reactions to those deaths,
as seen at Legacy.com at the end of May and the beginning of June 2022.
Carol M. Baldwin died May 26, 2022, in Syracuse, New York at the age of 92.
She was the mother of actors Alec, Stephen, Billy, and Daniel Baldwin.
Baldwin is being remembered for raising millions of dollars toward
breast cancer research with her Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund.
Actor Bo Hopkins died May 28, 2022, at a hospital in Van Nuys, California. He died
after suffering a heart attack at the age of 84. He was best known for playing the leader of the
Pharaohs in the classic movie “American Graffiti.” Hopkins is also being remembered for roles in
“The Wild Bunch,” “Dynasty,” “The Rockford Files,” and many more.
Musician Ronnie Hawkins died May 29, 2022, at a hospital in Peterborough,
Ontario at the age of 87. He was an influential Canadian
rockabilly singer and songwriter, known for hits including “Forty Days” and “Who Do You Love.”
He is being remembered as a mentor to the musicians who would later form the Band.
They played in his band, the Hawks, in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Hawkins was a U.S. Army veteran.
Football player Jeff Gladney died May 30, 2022, in Dallas. He died
in a car accident at the age of 25. He was a first-round draft pick for the
Minnesota Vikings in 2020, and he would have started with the Arizona Cardinals this fall.
Gladney is also being remembered as an outstanding cornerback at Texas Christian University.
Artist Samella Lewis died May 27, 2022, at a hospital in Torrance, California.
She died of renal failure at the age of 99. She was called the Godmother of African
American Art for her tireless work as an art historian and supporter of Black artists.
Lewis is also being remembered for her own art, especially paintings and prints.
Jockey Lester Piggott died May 29, 2022, in Switzerland at the age of 86.
He was England’s most famous jockey, with a record-breaking career that spanned five decades.
Piggott is being remembered for winning the prestigious Epsom
Derby a record nine times between 1954 and 1983.
Actor and director Charles Siebert died May 1, 2022, at a hospital in San Francisco.
He died of COVID-related pneumonia at the age of 84. His death was announced this week.
He was best known for playing Dr. Stanley Riverside the second on “Trapper John, M.D.”
Siebert is also being remembered for appearing on TV shows including
“All in the Family,” “One Day at a Time,” “Xena: Warrior Princess,” and many more.
Football player Marion Barber the third died June 1, 2022,
at his home in Frisco, Texas at the age of 38. He was a running back for the Dallas Cowboys from
2005 to 2011 and a Pro Bowl pick in 2007. Barber is also being remembered for his
time with the Chicago Bears and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Astrophysicist Epaminondas G. Stassinopoulos died May 16, 2022, in Los Angeles at the age of 101.
He was a leading researcher at NASA, where he made important discoveries about space radiation.
He is also being remembered for his warm humanity while working in an extremely technical field.
Stassinopoulos was a Greek Army veteran who served in the Greek Civil War.
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At least four people were killed in a shooting at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa,
Oklahoma on June 1, 2022. Their names are:
Amanda Green Dr. Stephanie Husen
William Love Dr. Preston Phillips
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 United States have been lowered in observance of Memorial Day.
Flags in Oklahoma have been lowered to honor the memory of those who were
killed in the shooting in Tulsa. Flags in Kentucky have been
lowered to honor the memory of Floyd County volunteer Firefighter Phillip Ray Caudill.
Flags in Virginia have been lowered in respect and memory of the lives lost and those injured
in the Virginia Beach shooting, three years ago. Flags in Iowa have been lowered to honor the
memory of U.S. Navy Commander Larry Spencer and former state auditor Richard Johnson.
Flags in Iowa have also been lowered to honor the memory of Navy Fire Controlman
3rd Class Jack Breedlove, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on 1941.
His remains were recently identified. Flags in Florida have been lowered to honor the
memory of former state representative Betty Reed. Flags in Massachusetts have been lowered
to honor the memory of Army National Guard Sergeant First Class William “Bill” Burdick.
This week also marks several notable anniversaries.
Ten years ago this week, actor and game show host Richard Dawson
died of esophageal cancer at the age of 79. Ten years ago this week, musician Doc Watson
died of complications from abdominal surgery at the age of 89.
Twenty five years ago this week, musician Jeff Buckley died by drowning at the age of 30.
Musician Curtis Mayfield was born 80 years ago this week.
He died in 1999, of complications from type 2 diabetes at the age of 57.
Actress Sally Kellerman was born 85 years ago this week. She died in February 2022,
of heart failure at the age of 84. President John F. Kennedy was
born 105 years ago this week. He was assassinated in 1963 at the age of 46.
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