Skybituaries

James Watson was stunned by the beauty of the double helix
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Jesse Marquez, tireless defender of L.A. port communities, dies at 74 - https://is.gd/qkT82v (LA Times)

Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101 - https://is.gd/77rp5P (NY Times)

Michael Ray Richardson, N.B.A. Star Derailed by Cocaine, Dies at 70 - https://is.gd/142mkh (NY Times)

William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86 - https://is.gd/uHSGDg (NY Times)

Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84 - https://is.gd/CLmdrI (NY Times)

Lorinda de Roulet, Who Briefly Led the New York Mets, Dies at 95 - https://is.gd/IteXHo (NY Times)

Arline Bronzaft, Who Campaigned for a Quieter City, Dies at 89 - https://is.gd/zBDTaL (NY Times)

Hal Sirowitz, Poet Who Mined His Mother's Worry With Wit, Dies at 76 - https://is.gd/wkNRQ6 (NY Times)

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59 - https://is.gd/rhdeDW (Boston Globe)

BBQ influencer, Michael Duarte, dies in 'horrible incident' - https://is.gd/5W8NyP (Mercury News)

Cleto Escobedo III dies at 59; bandleader for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' was host's childhood friend - https://is.gd/qbFEoP (Mercury News)

Lauren Turner, beloved Cal State Fullerton soccer player, dies after scooter accident - https://is.gd/lwNC0S (LA Times)

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59 - https://is.gd/azkm3M (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's Bandleader, Dies at 59 - https://is.gd/y2norG (NY Times)

Michael Ray Richardson, NBA All-Star guard banned for violating league's drug policy, dies at 70 - https://is.gd/0hZy4U (Chicago Sun Times)

Michael Ray Richardson, 4-time All-Star banned from NBA for violating drug policy, dies at 70 - https://is.gd/Hh0dFf (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43 - https://is.gd/SZgkZw (NY Times)

Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in 'Anna,' dies at age 84 - https://is.gd/4HLdm9 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in 'Anna,' dies at age 84 - https://is.gd/KmzfdU (Mercury News)

KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's cause of death revealed - https://is.gd/MuHRja (Mercury News)

Sally Kirkland, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner for 'Anna,' dies at 84 - https://is.gd/UW41sF (LA Times)

Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for 'Ran' and Other Classics, Dies at 92 - https://is.gd/cbp8H6 (NY Times)

Lenny Wilkens dies at 88; basketball legend coached the most games in NBA history - https://is.gd/ICqRLe (Mercury News)

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who oversaw financial growth, dies at 84 - https://is.gd/CcLlWk (Mercury News)

Hunting for opportunities in a changing steel town, Edwin Gott Jr. plotted a different path - https://is.gd/fOMHTw (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Aquil Basheer, 'visionary' L.A. trailblazer in gang intervention and violence reduction, dies - https://is.gd/qhOBCm (LA Times)

Lenny Wilkens, N.B.A. Hall of Famer as Both Player and Coach, Dies at 88 - https://is.gd/j5xNde (NY Times)

Jeremy Renner denies claims he sent director explicit pics, threatened to 'call ICE' - https://is.gd/llgA6L (Mercury News)

Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens dies at 88 - https://is.gd/ZTgCql (Chicago Sun Times)