2020’s Notable Departures

Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy Mercy. — Fatima Prayer

This year saw the deaths of (from top): Row 1, L to R, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alex Trebek; Row 2, L to R, Georg Ratzinger, Kobe Bryant, Brian Dennehy and Chadwick Boseman; and Row 3, L to R, Helen Reddy and Christopher Tolkien, among many other souls. (Photo: Public domain; CNA; fair use; The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0; Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Click here to read the in memoriam remebrance from our Jan. 3, 2021 print issue.

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