2026 deaths in the United States

2026 deaths in the United States

The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

January

2026 deaths in the United States

Michael Reagan

Doug LaMalfa

T.K. Carter

Scott Adams

Clendon Thomas

Catherine O'Hara

Demond Wilson

• January 1 • Stuart Altman, 88, economist (b. 1937) • Diane Crump, jockey and horse trainer (b. 1948) • James Grauerholz, 72, writer (b. 1952) • Harvey C. Krautschun, 76, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1985–1996) (b. 1949) • John Langdon, 79, typographer and graphic designer (b. 1946) • Margaret Anne Staggers, 79, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2007–2014) (b. 1945) • January 2 • Sidney Kibrick, 97, actor (Our Gang) (b. 1928) • Johnny Legend, 77, rockabilly musician, film producer and wrestling manager (b. 1948) • Con Pederson, 91, visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Garfield: The Movie) (b. 1934) • Edith Renfrow Smith, 111, supercentenarian (b. 1914) • Jim Willis, 98, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1927) • January 3 • Hushang Ansary, 98, Iranian-born diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1974–1977) and information (1971–1974), ambassador to the United States (1967–1969) (b. 1927) • Nalani Kanakaʻole, 79, kumu hula dancer and teacher (b. 1946) • Samuel O. Thier, 88, doctor and academic, president of Brandeis University (1991–1994) (b. 1937) • January 4 • Oscar Lofton, 87, football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) (b. 1938) • Michael Reagan, 80, political commentator (b. 1945) • Steve Sheetz, 77, convenience store operator, CEO and president of Sheetz, Inc. (1984–1995) (b. 1948) • January 5 • Jim Dennison, 87, football coach (Akron Zips, Walsh Cavaliers). • Jawann Oldham, 68, basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks) (b. 1957) • January 6 • Doug LaMalfa, 65, politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (since 2013) (b. 1960) • January 7 • Roberto Mondragón, 85, politician, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1971–1975, 1979–1983) (b. 1940) • January 9 • T. K. Carter, 69, actor (The Thing) (b. 1956) • January 12 • Mark Brnovich, 59, politician and attorney, Arizona attorney general (2015–2023) (b. 1966) • January 13 • Scott Adams, 68, cartoonist (Dilbert) (b. 1957) • January 16 • Bruce Bilson, 97, director (The Andy Griffith Show, Route 66) (b. 1928) • January 17 • Roger Allers, 76, director, worked for Walt Disney Animation and co-director of The Lion King (b. 1949) • January 20 • Lucien Muller, 91, soccer player/coach (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona) (b. 1934) • January 24 • Sal Buscema, 89, comics artist (The Incredible Hulk, The Spectacular Spider-Man) (b. 1936) • Noel W. Campbell, 84, politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2015–2021) (b. 1941) • Lee Fobbs, 75, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies, Grambling State Tigers) (b. 1950) • William Foege, 89, physician and epidemiologist, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1977–1983) (b. 1936) • William M. Keys, 88, Marine Corps lieutenant general (b. 1937) • Michael Parenti, 92, political scientist (b. 1933) • January 25 • Michael F. Adams, 77, political staffer, president of the University of Georgia (1997–2013) (b. 1948) • Robert Joseph Banks, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston (1985–1990) and bishop of Green Bay (1990–2003) (b. 1928) • Philip G. Killey, 84, Air Force major general (b. 1941) • Gabe Lopez, 48, singer-songwriter (b. 1978) • Geoffrey Mason, 85, television sports producer (b. 1940) • Rafael Pineda, 88, Cuban-born television news presenter (b. 1937) • Harilyn Rousso, 79, disability rights activist (b. 1946) • Frederick Vreeland, 98, diplomat, ambassador to Morocco (1992–1993) (b. 1927) • January 26 • Produce Pete, 80, chef and television personality (b. 1945) • Clendon Thomas, 90, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1935) • January 27 • Brad Branson, 67, basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers) (b. 1958) • Akira Iriye, 91, Japanese-born historian (b. 1934) • John Overington, 79, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1985–2019) (b. 1946) • Neil Pappalardo, 83, technology businessman, co-founder of Meditech (b. 1942/43) • Shirley Raines, 58, non-profit founder (b. 1967) • James Sallis, 81, writer and poet (Drive, Driven) (b. 1944) • Gloria Wade-Gayles, 88, educator and author (b. 1937) • January 28 • Bryan Loren, 59, singer-songwriter ("Do the Bartman") (b. 1966) • Robert W. Pratt, 78, jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (since 1997) (b. 1947) • Charles Victor Thompson, 55, convicted murderer (b. 1970) • January 29 • Woodie King Jr., 88, theatre director, founder of the New Federal Theatre (b. 1937) • January 30 • Parthenon Huxley, 70, musician (ELO Part II, The Orchestra) (b. 1956) • X. J. Kennedy, 96, poet (b. 1929) • Catherine O'Hara, 71, Canadian-born actress (Schitt's Creek, Home Alone, Beetlejuice), Emmy winner ((/wiki/34thPrimetimeEmmyAwards), (/wiki/72ndPrimetimeEmmyAwards)) (b. 1954) • Demond Wilson, 79, actor (Sanford and Son, The New Odd Couple) (b. 1946) • January 31 • Ismael Ahmed, 79, government official, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (2007–2011) (b. 1947) • Billy Bass Nelson, 75, bassist (Funkadelic) (b. 1951)

February

2026 deaths in the United States

Chuck Negron

Brad Arnold

James Van Der Beek

Robert Duvall

Jesse Jackson

Eric Dane

Robert Carradine

• February 1 • Vicki Abt, 83, sociologist (b. 1942) • Don Adams, 85, country singer (b. 1941) • Swietlan Kraczyna, 85, painter (b. 1940) • Ken Peplowski, 66, jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (b. 1959) • Robert Tinney, 78, illustrator (Byte) (b. 1947) • February 2 • Gabor Boritt, 86, historian (b. 1940) • Frankie Cain, 93, professional wrestler (b. 1932) • Myra MacPherson, 91, journalist (The Washington Post), author and biographer (b. 1932) • Bud Moore, 86, college football player (Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (Kansas Jayhawks) (b. 1939) • Chuck Negron, 83, singer (Three Dog Night, "Joy to the World") (b. 1942) • Frank S. Royal, 86, physician, president of the National Medical Association (1981) (b. 1939) • Sandra Schultz Newman, 87, judge, justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1996–2006) (b. 1938) • February 3 • Elizabeth Barret, 74, documentary filmmaker (Stranger with a Camera) (b. 1951) • Lee Hamilton, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1999) and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission (2002–2004) (b. 1931) • Reta Holden, 87, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1992–1999) (b. 1938) • Ron Kenoly, 81, Christian worship leader, and singer/songwriter (b. 1944) • Lamonte McLemore, 90, singer (The 5th Dimension) (b. 1935) • Ruben Rodriguez, 60, football player (Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1965) • Ron Teasley, 99, baseball player (New York Cubans) (b. 1927) • February 4 • Fobazi Ettarh, 37 (b. 1989), academic and librarian best known for coining the term "vocational awe." • Ed Iskenderian, 104, Hall of Fame hot rodder and businessman (b. 1921) • Mickey Lolich, 85, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets), World Series champion ((/wiki/1968WorldSeries)) (b. 1940) • Lloyd Monsen, 94, soccer player (New York Americans, national team) (b. 1931) • Ernest Morrell, 54, scholar and music executive (b. 1971) • Charles Poindexter, 83, politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2008–2022) (b. 1942) • February 5 • Daniel Boyd, 69, filmmaker and academic (b. 1956) • Greg Brown, 56, musician (Cake, Deathray) and songwriter ("The Distance") (b. 1970) • Ray Handley, 81, football coach (New York Giants) (b. 1944) • Henry G. Lackey, 78, politician, member of the Kentucky Senate (1982–1987, 1991–1995) (b. 1947) • Richard W. Mansbach, 83, political scientist (b. 1943) • Fred Smith, 77, bassist (Television, Blondie) (b. 1948) • Stanley Zdonik, 78, computer scientist and academic (b. 1947) • February 7 • Brad Arnold, 47, singer (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite", "Here Without You") (b. 1978) • February 10 • Shelly Desai, 90, Indian-born actor (Men of a Certain Age, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) (b. 1935) • February 11 • James Van Der Beek, 48, actor (Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, The Rules of Attraction), colorectal cancer (b. 1977). • February 12 • Roy Face, 97, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos) (b. 1928) • Joe Nossek, 85, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Athletics) and coach (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1940) • John Shirreffs, 80, racehorse trainer (Giacomo, Zenyatta, A.P. Warrior) (b. 1945) • February 14 • Harry Bean, 71, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018) (b. 1954) • February 15 • Robert Duvall, 95, actor (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini) (b. 1931) • February 16 • Billy Steinberg, 76, songwriter ("Like A Virgin", "True Colors") (b. 1950) • Frederick Wiseman, 96, filmmaker (Welfare, Hospital) (b. 1930) • February 17 • Jesse Jackson, 84, civil rights activist and politician, founder of Rainbow/PUSH (b. 1941) • Gail R. Martin, 81-82, biologist. (Death announced on this date) (b. 1944) • William Milam, 89, diplomat (Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1990-1993 and Pakistan, 1998-2001) (b. 1936) • Doug Moe, 87, basketball player and coach (Oakland Oaks, Carolina Cougars, and Denver Nuggets) (b. 1938) • Scott Tinsley, 62, football coach (West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, West Virginia Tech Golden Bears) (b.1963 or 1964) • February 18 • Chester Clem, 88, politician, member of Florida House of Representatives (1972-1976) (b.1937) • Neal Dahlen, 85, football executive (Denver Broncos) and administrator (Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers) (b.1940) • Norman Francis, 94, academic administrator, president of Xavier University of Louisiana, 1968-2015, and chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (b.1932) • Carl Marcellino, 83, politician, member of the New York State Senate (1995-2018) (b.1942) • Lil Poppa, 25, rapper (b.2000) • Mike Wagner, 76, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and four time Super Bowl winner. (b.1949) • February 19 • Joanne Bland, 72, civil rights activist, co-founded the National Voting Rights Museum (b.1953) • Eric Dane, 53, actor (Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship, Euphoria) (b. 1972) • February 23 • Robert Carradine, 71, actor (Revenge of the Nerds, The Big Red One, Lizzie McGuire) (b. 1954) • February 25 • Bobby J. Brown, 62, American actor (The Wire, We Own This City), smoke inhalation (b. 1963 or 1964) • Bruce Froemming, 86, American baseball umpire, fall. • February 27 • Neil Sedaka, 86, American singer ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do", "Laughter in the Rain") and songwriter ("Love Will Keep Us Together").

March

2026 deaths in the United States

Lou Holtz

Colleen Hanabusa

Jennifer Runyon

Country Joe McDonald

David Keene

Tommy DeCarlo

Michael Hague

Judy Pace

Eric Overmyer

Kiki Shepard

Chuck Norris

Nicholas Brendon

Robert Mueller

Valerie Perrine

Dash Crofts

James Tolkan

Jeff Siemon

• March 1 • Mark Bittner, 74, writer (b. 1951) • Dagfinn Føllesdal, 93, Norwegian-born academic and philosopher (b. 1932) • Suzanne Gunzburger, 86, activist (b. 1939) • Cody Khork, 35, Army reserve captain (b. 1990 or 1991) • Christine Johnson McPhail, 80, academic administrator, president of St. Augustine's University (2021–2023) (b. 1946) • Bob Power, 74, record producer and audio engineer (b. 1952) • Gary Walker, 83, musician (The Standells, The Walker Brothers) (b. 1942) • March 2 • Sidney Dorsey, 86, sheriff and convicted murderer (b. 1940) • Stephen Hibbert, 68, British-born actor (Pulp Fiction, True Jackson, VP) and television writer (Late Night with David Letterman) (b. 1957) • Timothy D. Leonard, 86, politician and jurist, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1979–1988), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (since 1992) (b. 1940) • Daniel Migliore, 90, theologian (b. 1935) • Chase Pistone, 42, racing driver (b. 1983) • Billy Rafter, 96, stock car driver (b. 1929) • John Resman, 70, politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (since 2017) (b. 1955) • David "Diamond Dave" Whitaker, 88, poet and activist (b. 1937) • March 3 • Roy Book Binder, 82, blues musician (b. 1943) • David Eugene Fellhauer, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Victoria in Texas (1990–2015) (b. 1939) • Alvin Greene, 48, politician (b. 1977) • Billy Leon Kearse, 53, convicted murderer (b. 1972) • Carol Kitman, 96, photographer (b. 1930) • Mujahid, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1996) • Bob Rosenfarb, 74, television producer and writer (Step by Step, Who's the Boss?, Head of the Class) (b. 1951) • Andrea Weiss, 60, rabbi (b. 1965) • March 4 • Catherine C. Blake, 75, jurist, chief judge (2014–2017) and judge (since 1995) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (b. 1950) • Jacky Cupit, 88, golfer (b. 1938) • Ronnie Eldridge, 95, politician, member of the New York City Council (1989–2001) (b. 1931) • Lou Holtz, 89, college football coach (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Arkansas Razorbacks, NC State Wolfpack) and sportscaster(b. 1937) • Philip Low, 78, chemist (b. 1947) • Victoria MacKenzie-Childs, 77, ceramic artist, co-founder of MacKenzie-Childs (b. 1948) • Timothy A. McDonnell, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New York (2001–2004) and bishop of Springfield of Massachusetts (2004–2014) (b. 1937) • Russell W. Meyer Jr., 93, aviation executive, CEO of Grumman (1966–1974) and Cessna (1975–2000, 2002–2004) (b. 1932) • Bernard Rands, 92, British-born composer (b. 1934) • Joseph T. Threston, 90, Navy systems engineer (b. 1935) • March 5 • Cecil L. Alexander, 90, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1963–1979) (b. 1935) • Maurice J. Freedman, 86, librarian, president of the American Library Association (2002–2003) (b. 1939) • Bob Harlan, 89, football executive (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1936) • Bernard Lafayette, 85, civil rights activist (b. 1940) • Joan Leitzel, 89, mathematician (b. 1936) • Corey Parker, 60, actor (Biloxi Blues, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Will & Grace) (b. 1965) • Sandy Wernick, 86, film and television producer (ALF, Happy Gilmore, Def Comedy Jam) (b. 1939) • Albert Zuckerman, 94, literary agent (b. 1931) • March 6 • Colleen Hanabusa, 74, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2015, 2016–2019) (b. 1951) • William C. Leary, 87, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1973) (b. 1938) • Thaddeus Mosley, 99, sculptor (b. 1926) • Patrick Pasculli, 78, politician, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey (1988–1993) (b. 1947) • Jennifer Runyon, 65, actress (Another World, Ghostbusters, Charles in Charge) (b. 1960) • Norma C. Russell, 88, politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1981–1983) (b. 1937) • Tierney Thys, 59, marine biologist and science educator (b. 1966) • March 7 • David Brigati, 85, singer (Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals) (b. 1940) • Rose Marie Heck, 93, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1991–2004) (b. 1932) • Country Joe McDonald, 84, singer (Country Joe and the Fish) and songwriter ("I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag") (b. 1942) • Augie Meyers, 85, musician (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados) (b. 1940) • Cameron Ontko, 33, football player (BC Lions) (b. 1992) • Sheldon Weinig, 98, businessman, founder of Materials Research Corporation (b. 1928) • March 8 • David Keene, 80, political consultant, chair of the American Conservative Union (1984–2011) and president of the National Rifle Association (2011–2013) (b. 1945) • Sir Anthony Leggett, 87, British-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2003) (b. 1938) • William Norvel, 90, Catholic priest (b. 1935 or 1936) • Ray Schoenke, 84, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins) (b. 1941) • March 9 • Richard Bozulich, 90, Go player (b. 1936) • Alexander Butterfield, 99, Air Force officer and presidential assistant (Richard Nixon), administrator of the FAA (1973–1975), key figure in the Watergate scandal (b. 1926) • Merrill Cook, 79, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2001) (b. 1946) • Tommy DeCarlo, 60, singer (Boston) (b. 1965) • Willie Anthony Waters, 74, opera conductor and artistic director (Connecticut Opera) (b. 1951) • March 10 • Michael Hague, 77, illustrator (The Hobbit, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) (b. 1948) • Matt Snell, 84, football player (New York Jets) (b. 1941) • Melvin Steinberg, 92, politician, lieutenant governor of Maryland (1987–1995) and member of the Maryland Senate (1967–1987) (b. 1933) • March 11 • Lewis Lehrman, 87, banker and politician (b. 1938) • Marcelino Miyares Sotolongo, 88–89, Cuban-born politician and marketing executive (b. 1937) • Catherine Nolan, 67, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1985–2022) (b. 1958) • Judy Pace, 83, actress (Peyton Place, The Young Lawyers, Brian's Song) (b. 1942) • Jesse Roth, 91, endocrinologist (b. 1934) • Serena's Song, 33, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1992) • Gary Wagner, 85, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1940) • March 12 • Daniel Amey, 84, application engineer (b. 1941) • Ernie Anastos, 82, news anchor (WABC) and talk show host (b. 1943) • Tony Balsamo, 89, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1936) • Tom Brown, 89, Hall of Fame football player (BC Lions) (b. 1936) • Jorie Lueloff Friedman, 85, news anchor (WMAQ) (b. 1940) • Robert Trivers, 83, evolutionary biologist (b. 1943) • March 13 • Nick Baker, 88, politician (b. 1937) • Brian Doherty, 57, journalist (The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal) and author (Radicals for Capitalism) (b. 1968) • Paul R. Ehrlich, 93, biologist, environmentalist, and author (The Population Bomb) (b. 1932) • John M. Perkins, 95, Christian preacher, civil rights activist, and author (b. 1930) • John A. Shaud, 92, Air Force general, chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (1988–1991) (b. 1933) • Doug Shively, 88, football coach (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers) (b. 1937) • March 14 • Roy R. Barrera Sr., 99, politician and activist, secretary of state of Texas (1968–1969) (b. 1927) • Paul Geremia, 81, blues musician (b. 1944) • Christopher A. Sims, 83, economist, Nobel laureate (2011) (b. 1942) • Steve Thel, 71, academic and lawyer (b. 1954) • Andrew B. Wittkower, 91, British-born Canadian-American physicist (b. 1934) • March 15 • Matt Clark, 89, actor (In the Heat of the Night, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Jeff Foxworthy Show) (b. 1936) • March 16 • Gene Derfler, 101, politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1988–1994), president (2001–2003) and member (1994–2003) of the Oregon Senate (b. 1924) • James N. Hardin Jr., 87, Germanist (b. 1939) • E. Grady Jolly, 88, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1982) (b. 1937) • Eric Overmyer, 74, television writer and producer (Bosch, Law & Order, The Wire) (b. 1951) • Wayne Perkins, 74, guitarist (b. 1951) • Monroe Price, 87, academic (b. 1938) • Orion Samuelson, 91, agriculture broadcaster (WGN) (b. 1934) • Kiki Shepard, 74, television host (Showtime at the Apollo) (b. 1951) • Bob Tullius, 95, racing driver (IMSA) (b. 1930) • March 17 • Doug Camilli, 89, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators) (b. 1936) • Rainelle Krause, 37, opera soprano (b. 1988) • Larry Stahl, 84, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets, San Diego Padres) (b. 1941) • Sue Wagner, 86, politician, lieutenant governor of Nevada (1991–1995) (b. 1940) • March 18 • Mike Clampitt, 71, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2019, since 2021) (b. 1955) • Lois Delmore, 76, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1994–2018) (b. 1949) • March 19 • Raymond L. Ethington, 96, paleontologist (b. 1929) • Chuck Norris, 86, martial artist and actor (Missing in Action, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Way of the Dragon) (b. 1940) • Jeff Webb, 76, cheerleading executive, founder of Varsity Spirit and the International Cheer Union (b. 1950) • March 20 • Nicholas Brendon, 54, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds, Psycho Beach Party) (b. 1971) • Dennis Condrey, 74, professional wrestler (CWA, Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW) (b. 1952) • Steve Gaines, 68, pastor (b. 1957) • Smith Gilley, 86, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1975–1987). • Robert Mueller, 81, lawyer (Mueller special counsel investigation), U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California (1998–2001), deputy attorney general (2001) and director of the FBI (2001–2013) (b. 1944) • Alton Sutnick, 97, medical researcher and educator (b. 1928) • March 21 • John R. Corbid, 81, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975–1980) (b. 1945) • Arthur E. Humphrey, 98, chemical engineer (b. 1927) • Ralph Metcalf, 90, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1998–2012) (b. 1935) • March 22 • Ronnie Bowman, 64, bluegrass musician (Lonesome River Band) (b. 1961) • Jerry Hanlon, 96, football player and coach (Miami Redskins, Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1929) • David Simon, 63, real estate developer, CEO of Simon Property Group (b. 1962) • March 23 • Valerie Perrine, 82, actress (Slaughterhouse-Five, Lenny, Superman) (b. 1943) • David Sklansky, 78, poker player and author (b. 1947) • March 24 • Tracy Kidder, 80, writer (The Soul of a New Machine, Mountains Beyond Mountains), Pulitzer Prize winner ((/wiki/1982PulitzerPrize)) (b. 1945) • Bob Rossell, 89, racing driver (b. 1936) • Reg Weaver, 86, labor leader (b. 1939) • Western Dreamer, 32, Standardbred racehorse, Pacing Triple Crown winner (1997) (b. 1994) • March 25 • Dash Crofts, 87, musician (Seals & Crofts) and songwriter ("Summer Breeze", "Diamond Girl") (b. 1938) • Paula Hollinger, 85, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1987–2007) (b. 1940) • Pat Steir, 87, painter and printmaker (b. 1938) • March 26 • William Murphy, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston (1995–2001) and bishop of Rockville Centre (2001–2017) (b. 1940) • Barret Robbins, 52, football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1973) • Ross the Boss, 72, guitarist (Manowar, The Dictators) (b. 1954) • Ronald H. Spector, 83, military historian (b. 1943) • James Tolkan, 94, actor (Back to the Future, Top Gun, Nero Wolfe) (b. 1931) • March 27 • Richard C. Edgley, 90, LDS Church general authority, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric (1995–2012) (b. 1936) • Jon Dee Graham, 67, musician (The Skunks, True Believers) (b. 1959) • Kitty Harrison, 91–92, college tennis coach (North Carolina Tar Heels) (b. 1934) • Henry Lee, 87, Chinese-born Taiwanese-American forensic scientist (killing of JonBenét Ramsey, murder trial of O. J. Simpson, 9/11 forensic investigation) and biochemist (b. 1938) • Larry Price, 90, football player (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors) and radio presenter (MidWeek, Perry & Price) (b. 1935) • March 28 • Jeff Siemon, 75, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1950)