Page 84 - The 'X' Chronicles Newspaper - February 2023 Edition

84 The ‘X’ Zone’s Notable Deaths Of 2022
THE ‘X’ ZONE’S
NOTABLE DEATHS OF
2022
JULY 2022
- Kamoya Kimeu, 8, Fossil-hunting
“legend” in East Africa.
- Mick Moloney, 77, Musician and
champion of Irish culture.
- Mo Ostin, 95, Music powerhouse who
put artists first.
- Pat Carroll, 95, TV mainstay turned
stage star.
- Nichelle Nichols, 89, Lieutenant Uhura
on “Star Trek”.
- James Lovelock, 103, Ecologist whose
theory saw the earth as alive.
- Tony Dow, 77, Big brother Wally on
“Leave It to Beaver”.
- David Warner, 80, Actor best known
for his villainous roles.
- Paul Sorvino, 83, Master of the mild-
mannered mobster.
- Bob Rafelson, 89, Director of “Five
Easy Pieces”.
- Robert F. Curl Jr., 88, Nobelist who
spurred explorations of nanotech.
- Monty Norman, 94, Composer of 007’s
memorable theme.
- Ivana Trump, 73, Ex-wife of Donald
Trump and businesswoman.
- Larry Storch, 99, Comic actor best
known for “F Troop”.
- Tony Sirico, 79, Eccentric gangster on
“The Sopranos”.
- James Caan, 82, Actor who won fame
in “The Godfather”.
AUGUST 2022
- Mikhail S. Gorbachev, 91, Reformist
Soviet leader.
- Raymond Damadian, 86, Creator of the
first M.R.I. scanner.
- Nicholas Evans, 72, Author of “The
Horse Whisperer”.
- Judith Durham, 79, Singer of “Georgy
Girl” and other hits.
- Olivia Newton-John, 73, Pop singer
and “Grease” star.
SEPTEMBER 2022
- Kevin Locke, 68, Lakota dancer,
musician and cultural ambassador.
- Loretta Lynn, 90, Country music star
and symbol of rural resilience.
- Dr. Audrey Evans, 97, Co-creator of
Ronald McDonald House.
- Nick Holonyak Jr., 93, Pioneer of LED
lighting.
- Louise Fletcher, 88, Oscar winner in
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
- Maarten Schmidt, 92, First astronomer
to identify a quasar.
- Henry Silva, 95, Actor who specialized
in menace.
- Rommy Hunt Revson, 78, Creator of
the Scrunchie.
- Queen Elizabeth II, 96, Britain’s
longest-reigning monarch.
- Peter Straub, 79, Literary master of the
supernatural.
OCTOBER 2022
- Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, Rock ’n’ roll
original.
- John Jay Osborn Jr., 77, Author of
“The Paper Chase.”
- Leslie Jordan, 67, Comic actor and
Instagram star.
- Lucy Simon, 82, Composer and half a
folk duo with her sister Carly.
- James A. McDivitt, 93, Commander in
early NASA triumphs.
- Art Laboe, 97, D.J. who popularized
“oldies but goodies”.
- Anita Kerr, 94, An architect of the
Nashville Sound.
- Angela Lansbury, 96, Star of film,
stage and “Murder, She Wrote”.
NOVEMBER 2022
- Christine McVie, 79, Hitmaker for
Fleetwood Mac.
- Irene Cara, 63, “Fame” and
“Flashdance” singer and actress.
- Michael Butler, 95, Financier who
brought “Hair” to Broadway.
- Robert Clary, 96, German prisoner of
war in World War II and on TV’s
“Hogan’s Heros.”
- Gallagher, 76, Watermelon-smashing
comedian.
DECEMBER 2022
- Anita Pointer, 74, Frequent lead singer
in a famed band of sisters.
- Benedict XVI, 95, Conservative pope
who unexpectedly resigned.
- Barbara Walters, 93, A first among TV
newswomen.
- Ian Tyson, 89, Revered Canadian folk
singer.
- Dino Danelli, 78, Drummer who drove
the Rascals.
- Herbert Deutsch, 90, Co-creator of the
Moog synthesizer.
- Stuart Margolin, 82, Emmy winner for
“The Rockford Files”.
- Kirstie Alley, 71, Emmy-winning
“Cheers” actress.
- Bob McGrath, 90, Longtime “Sesame
Street” star. []