Remembering those lost
By Staci Reafsnyder & Manny Casillas | Entertainment Editor & Editorial Assistant
Over the past summer, the nation has dealt with many deaths of people who impacted the world. Below are just a few of the many that contributed to the nation that American’s know and love today.
Ed McMahon
ED MCMAHON
B: MARCH 6, 1923
D: JUNE 23, 2009
Best known for being Johnny Carson’s side-kick on “The Tonight Show” and the spokesperson for Publishers Clearing house in his later years.
“You’ve won a million dollars.”
Farrah Fawcett
FARRAH FAWCETT
B: FEB. 2, 1947
D: JUNE 25, 2009
Best known her appearance in “Charlie’s Angels” in the 1970s, Fawcett also appeared in films alongside Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
“Hello, Charlie.”
Michael Jackson
MICHAEL JACKSON
B: AUG. 29, 1958
D: JUNE 25, 2009
Best known for his music and dance steps. He grew from the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop. There will be a movie release about him on Oct. 28, 2009.
“…I’ll be there…”
Walter Cronkite
WALTER CRONKITE
B: NOV. 4, 1916
D: JULY 17, 2009
Best known for being a journalist on the “CBS Evening News,” and covering the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals in 1945.
“And that’s the way it is.”
Edward Kennedy
EDWARD KENNEDY
B: FEB. 22, 1932
D: AUG. 25, 2009
Ted Kennedy, best known as the senator from Massachusetts, and the younger brother of President John Kennedy and New York senator Bobby Kennedy.
“The work goes on, the cause endures…”
Patrick Swayze
PATRICK SWAYZE
B: AUG. 18, 1952
D: SEPT. 14, 2009
Best known for his roles in “Dirty Dancing,” and “Red Dawn,” co-starring in both with Jennifer Grey. He also wrote the single “She’s Like the Wind” for “Dirty Dancing.”
“I had the time of my life.”
