Jack Whitaker, the decorated sports broadcaster, dies at 95

Syd Mead, the visionary artist who helped shape the look of "Blade Runner" and "Blade Runner 2049," died on December 30. He was 86.

Jazz great Jack Sheldon, known for his work on "The Merv Griffin Show" and "Schoolhouse Rock!," died on December 27. He was 88.

Don Imus, a former radio shock jock and media personality, died on December 27, according to his family. He was 79.

Lee Mendelson, the longtime executive producer of numerous specials for the TV animated series "Peanuts," died on December 25, his family said. He was 86.

Kelly Fraser, an award-winning Inuk singer and songwriter, died on December 24. She was 26.

Jerry Herman, the Broadway composer and lyricist whose wit made classics out of musicals like "Hello, Dolly!" "Mame" and "La Cage aux Folles," died on December 26. He was 88.

Songwriter Allee Willis, known for writing the "Friends" theme song, died December 24 at the age of 72, according to her partner Prudence Fenton.

Edward Aschoff, a college football reporter for ESPN, died on December 24, according to ESPN. It was his 34th birthday.

Baba Ram Dass, psychedelic research pioneer, best-selling author and New Age guru who extolled the virtues of mindfulness and grace, died on December 22. He was 88.

Joseph Segel, the founder of QVC, died December 21, according to a news release from the company that owns the shopping channel. He was 88 years old.

Herman Boone, the tough, no-nonsense high school football coach played by Denzel Washington in "Remember the Titans," died on December 18. He was 84.

James "Radio" Kennedy, the mentally disabled man whose importance to a South Carolina football team inspired the Hollywood movie "Radio," died December 15. He was 73.

Danny Aiello, a prolific actor who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as pizzeria owner Sal in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," died on December 12. He was 86.

Philip McKeon, the former child actor best known for his role on the CBS sitcom "Alice," died December 10, a family spokesman said. He was 55.

Singer Marie Fredriksson died December 9 after a 17-year battle with cancer, her management company confirmed. She was 61.

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer for Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died on December 8, according to Sesame Workshop. He was 85.

Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve known for his battles against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, died on December 8. He was 92.

Rapper Juice Wrld, whose real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, died December 8 at the age of 21, according to Natalia Derevyanny, spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Ron Leibman, an acclaimed film, television and Tony-winning actor, died at the age of 82, his agent said on December 7.

Jake Burton Carpenter, the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from complications related to cancer, his company announced on November 20. He was 65.

Actor Michael J. Pollard, known for his roles in "Bonnie and Clyde," "Star Trek" and "Dick Tracy," died November 20 at the age of 80.

Robert Norris, the rancher and philanthropist best known for playing the original "Marlboro Man," died November 3, according to a statement by Tee Cross Ranches. He was 90.

Willie Brown, a longtime defensive back for the Oakland Raiders, died October 21, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was 78. Brown played for 16 seasons and was enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 1984.

US Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Maryland Democrat and a key figure leading investigations into President Donald Trump, died at age 68, his office announced on October 17. He died of "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said in a statement.

Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster died October 11 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 78. Forster's acting career spanned more than five decades, and some of his best-known roles came in "Reflections in a Golden Eye" and "Medium Cool." He also got an Oscar nomination for his role as a bail bondsman in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown."

Ginger Baker, a notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, died at the age of 80 on October 6.

Actress Diahann Carroll, who in 1968 became the first African-American woman to star in a network sitcom, died October 4 after a battle with breast cancer, her publicist confirmed to CNN. She was 84.

International opera star Jessye Norman, described by the New York Metropolitan Opera as "one of the great sopranos of the past half-century," died on September 30. She was 74.

Mexican music icon José José died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer, the Mexican Ministry of Culture announced on September 28.

Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, winner of three Emmys and a legend and trailblazer in broadcasting, died at the age of 75, ABC News announced on September 17.

Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the new-wave rock band The Cars, died of heart disease on September 15, according to the New York City medical examiner's office. He was 75.

Eddie Money, the singer and songwriter that was known for hits from the 1970's and 1980's such as "Baby Hold On" and "Take Me Home Tonight," died September 13 following complications from esophageal cancer, his family announced. He was 70.

Legendary oil executive T. Boone Pickens, whose investments helped shape the American energy industry going back to the 1950s, died September 11 at the age of 91.