Those we lost in 2017
They were naval aviators, television personalities, road builders, ministers, coaches, philanthropists, civic and business leaders, lawyers, teachers, professors, executives, physicians and musicians. One was even forced by the Japanese to help build the bridge on the River Kwai while another was a beloved elementary school music teacher who was the victim of a home invasion for the second time.
Here are some of the notable deaths during the past year:
Delavan Baldwin II, who was a week shy of his 90th birthday, died shortly after spending eight years writing an 845-page book about
Capt.
Devegowda Gopal, 77, was the son of a cow herder near
Lt. Cmdr.
Lt. Cmdr.
Banner Thomas, 63, was the original bass player of the
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