In Memoriam: Celebrity Deaths In 2018

1. Edwin Hawkins

Singer Edwin Hawkins performs onstage at the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry House on April 23, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage) vertical,arts culture and entertainment,usa,music,performance,singer,tennessee,nashville,grand ole opry house,gma dove award

2. Reg. E Cathey

Actor Reg E. Cathey arrives to HBO’s New York premiere of ‘The Wire’ at Chelsea West Cinema in New York City on January 4, 2008. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,usa,new york city,arrival,headshot,premiere,hbo,chelsea west cinemas,reg e. cathey,the wire

3. Dennis Edwards

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: Singer Dennis Edwards of The Temptations attends the 24th Annual Heroes And Legends Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on September 22, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Redmond/WireImage) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,looking at camera,waist up,portrait,music,singer,california,fashion,award,annual event,temptation,beverly hills hotel,beverly hills – california

4. John Mahoney

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 10: John Mahoney attends 60th annual TONY AWARDS red carpet arrivals at Radio City Music Hall N.Y.C. on June 10, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by CHANCE YEH/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) vertical,photography,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,new york city,arrival,incidental people,red carpet event,john mahoney,60th annual tony awards

5. Keith Jackson

ABC SPORTS COMMENTATOR KEITH JACKSON 9/14/90 (Photo by Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images) photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,usa,waist up,television show,studio shot,california,city of los angeles,1990-1999,photo shoot,commentator,keith jackson – sportscaster

6. Jerry Van Dyke

Actor and Comedian Jerry Van Dyke Holding a Cigarette (Photo by �� John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,adult,waist up,portrait,actor,film industry,males,caucasian ethnicity,men,comedian,archival,brother,leaning,performing arts event,cigarette,smoking – activity,jerry van dyke

7. Lovebug starski

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 31: Lovebug Starski attends the Jodeci ‘The Past The Present And The Future’ Album Listening Session at Liberty Theater on March 31, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,horizontal,usa,new york city,music,jodeci,2015

8. Craig Mack

CHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 1994: Rapper Craig Mack performs at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, Illinois in SEPTEMBER 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) vertical,microphone,arts culture and entertainment,usa,waist up,music,performance,1990-1999,artist,rap,illinois,chicago – illinois,compact disc,stage – performance space

9. Aretha Franklin

10. Joe Jackson

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 04: Joe Jackson attends the 26th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by Bulgari, celebrating EJAF and the 90th Academy Awards at The City of West Hollywood Park on March 4, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Bulgari) photography,celebrities,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,attending,horizontal,usa,celebration,film industry,california,west hollywood,award,annual event,annual elton john aids foundation oscar party,sponsor,oscar viewing party,academy awards,bulgari,elton john aids foundation,west hollywood park,joe jackson – music manager – jackson family,90th annual academy awards

11. Anthony Bourdain

2016 Primetime Creative Emmy Awards – Day 2 -Press Room – at the Microsoft Theater on September 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA actor,actress,entertainment,photograph,celebrity,ca,red carpet,paparazzi,”los angeles”,”microsoft theater”,2016 primetime creative emmy awards – day 2 – arrivals at the microsoft theater on september 11,2016 in los angeles,”2016 primetime creative emmy awards – day 2 – arrivals”,”anthony bourdain”

12. Yvonne Staples

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 04: Singer Yvonne Staples poses for a portrait at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on March 4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,usa,portrait,singer,california,city of los angeles,shrine auditorium,naacp image awards,yvonne staples

13. R. Lee Ermey

LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 19: Actor, television personality and former U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant R. Lee Ermey attends the 2016 National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show to promote his Outdoor Channel show ‘Gunnytime with R. Lee Ermey’ at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on January 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The SHOT Show, the world’s largest annual trade show for shooting, hunting and law enforcement professionals, runs through January 23 and is expected to feature 1,600 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 62,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) photography,celebrities,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,attending,horizontal,usa,looking at camera,actor,performance,nevada,las vegas,three quarter length,incidental people,us military,former,tv personality,gun,convention center,sergeant,gun control,us marine corps,sands expo and convention center,r. lee ermey

14. Harry Anderson

Actor Harry Anderson attends Comic Relief Benefit on November 14, 1987 at the Universal Ampitheater in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) vertical,photography,people,one person,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,actor,california,charity benefit,human interest,amphitheater,universal city,harry anderson – actor

15. XXXTentacion

XXXTentacion performs during the second day of the Rolling Loud Festival in downtown Miami on May 6, 2017. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,usa,performance,law,gulf coast states,day 2,miami,downtown district,florida – us state,xxxtentacion,rolling loud festival

16. Burt Reynolds

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