• January 1 •
William Carter, 90, photographer (b. 1934) •
Henry P. Monaghan, 90, legal scholar (b. 1934) •
Joseph Monninger, 71, novelist (
The Letters) (b. 1953) •
JuJu Mucciaccio, 86, recreation director (b. 1938) •
John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, politician, mayor of
Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022) (b. 1948) •
Wayne Osmond, 73, singer (
The Osmonds) (b. 1951) •
Nelson Pryor, 82, politician, member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives (1972–1974) (b. 1942) •
Ripken, 8, retrieval dog (b. 2016) • January 2 •
Mary Abrams, 66, politician, member of the
Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023) (b. 1958) •
Brian Berry, 90, British-born human geographer and planner (b. 1934) •
Mark Bradley, 68, baseball player (
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Mets) (b. 1956) (death announced on this date) •
James R. Hogg, 90, admiral (b. 1934) •
Derek Humphry, 94, British-born assisted suicide activist (''
Jean's Way, Final Exit''), co-founder of
Final Exit Network (b. 1930) •
Seymour P. Lachman, 91, political historian and politician, member of the
New York State Senate (1996–2004) (b. 1933) •
Larry Kish, 83, ice hockey coach (
Hartford Whalers) (b. 1941) •
Ralph Mann, 75,
Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (
1972) (b. 1949) • January 3 •
Jeff Baena, 47, film director and screenwriter (
The Little Hours,
Horse Girl,
Spin Me Round) (b. 1977) •
Morris Bradshaw, 72, football player (
Oakland Raiders) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date) •
Howard Buten, 74, author and clown (b. 1950) •
Richard B. Hays, 76, theologian (b. 1948) •
William Leo Higi, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of
Lafayette (1984–2010) (b. 1933) •
Harvey Laidman, 82, television director (
Matlock,
7th Heaven,
The Waltons) (b. 1942) •
Robert Loewy, 98, aerospace engineer (b. 1926) •
Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born photographer (b. 1934) •
James Arthur Ray, 67, self-help businessman, author and convicted felon (b. 1957) •
Bob Veale, 89, baseball player (
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935) (death announced on this date) •
Brenton Wood, 83, singer ("
The Oogum Boogum Song", "
Gimme Little Sign") (b. 1941) •
Amit Yoran, 54, businessman, CEO of
Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024) (b. 1970) • January 4 •
Ed Askew, 84, painter and singer-songwriter (b. 1940) •
Frank Blackwell, 77, politician, member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1982, 2016) (b. 1947) •
Daniel J. Brass, 77, organizational theorist (b. 1948) •
Ben Espy, 81, politician, member of the
Ohio Senate (1992–2002) (b. 1943) •
Richard Foreman, 87, playwright (
Rhoda in Potatoland) (b. 1937) •
Barry Kramer, 82, basketball player (
San Francisco Warriors,
New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the
New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012) (b. 1942) •
Dylan Thomas More, musician (
Chemlab). •
Shirah Neiman, 81, prosecutor (b. 1943) •
Karen Pryor, 92, behavioral psychologist and author (b. 1932) •
Robert Sedler, 89, legal scholar (b. 1935) • January 5 •
Beej Chaney, 68, guitarist (
The Suburbs) (b. 1956/1957) •
Olga Marlin, 90, American-born Kenyan educator and writer (b. 1934) •
Raquel Rabinovich, 95, Argentine-born artist (b. 1929) •
Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-born
Scientology executive and writer (
A Billion Years) (b. 1955) •
Jim Short, 58, Australian-born comedian (b. 1967) • January 6 •
Hope Foye, 103, folk singer (b. 1921) •
John Granara, 81, politician, member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1979) (b. 1943) •
Brian Matusz, 37, baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles,
Chicago Cubs) (b. 1987) •
Charles M. Roessel, 63, Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator, president of
Diné College (since 2017) (b. 1961) •
Jim Wetherington, 87, politician,
mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2007–2011) (b. 1937) •
Robert Paul Wolff, 91, political philosopher (
In Defense of Anarchism,
A Critique of Pure Tolerance) (b. 1933) •
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, criminal (b. 1988) • January 7 •
Carolyn Brown, 97, dancer, choreographer and writer (b. 1927) •
Neal McCaleb, 89, politician, member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives (1975–1983) (b. 1935) •
Betty C. Monkman, 82, curator and author,
White House curator (1997–2002) (b. 1942) •
Leo Segedin, 97, painter (b. 1927) •
Derrick Ward, 62, journalist (
WRC-TV) (b. 1962) •
Peter Yarrow, 86, singer (
Peter, Paul and Mary, "
Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("
Puff, the Magic Dragon") (b. 1938) • January 8 •
William P. Dixon, 81, lawyer and political strategist, U.S. alternate director of the
World Bank (1977–1979), manager of the
1980 Democratic National Convention (b. 1943) •
Alan Emrich, 65, writer and game designer (b. 1959) (death announced on this date) •
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, nurse (b. 1920) •
Charles Person, 82, civil rights activist (
Freedom Rides) (b. 1942) •
Neil Zurcher, 89, journalist (
WJW-TV) and television host (b. 1935) • January 9 •
Black Bart, 76, professional wrestler (
NWA) (b. 1948) •
Bill Byrge, 92, actor (
Ernest Saves Christmas,
Ernest Goes to Jail,
Ernest Scared Stupid) and comedian (b. 1932) •
Tom Osthoff, 88, politician, member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives (1983–2003) (b. 1936) • January 10 •
José Jiménez, 76, Puerto Rican-born political activist, founder of the
Young Lords (b. 1948) •
Bill McCartney, 84,
Hall of Fame football coach (
Colorado Buffaloes) (b. 1940) •
Sam Moore, 89, singer (
Sam & Dave) (b. 1935) •
Kenneth E. Scott, 96, politician, member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1967) (b. 1928) • January 11 •
Beryl Anthony Jr., 86, lawyer and politician, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) (b. 1938) •
Linda Burnes Bolton, 76, healthcare administrator (b. 1948) •
Marty DeMerritt, 71, baseball player and coach (
San Francisco Giants,
Chicago Cubs) (b. 1953) •
Merle Louise, 90, actress (
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,
Into the Woods,
Gypsy) (b. 1934) •
James McEachin, 94, actor (''
Coogan's Bluff, Play Misty for Me, Every Which Way but Loose'') (b. 1930) •
Peter J. Messitte, 83, jurist, judge of the
U.S. District Court for Maryland (since 1993) (b. 1941) •
Joel Paley, 69, theatre director, lyricist and playwright (
Ruthless!) (b. 1955) • January 12 •
Leslie Charleson, 79, actress (
General Hospital,
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing,
The Day of the Dolphin) (b. 1945) •
Jackie Farry, 58, music manager and television host (
Superock) (b. 1966) •
Mark Izu, 70, jazz double bass player and composer (b. 1954) •
Claude Jarman Jr., 90, actor (
The Yearling,
Intruder in the Dust,
Rio Grande) (b. 1934) •
Robert Machray, 79, actor (
Cheers,
Thanks,
The Master of Disguise) (b. 1945) •
Jeffrey A. Meyer, 61, jurist, judge of the
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (since 2014) (b. 1963) •
Stuart Spencer, 97, political strategist (b. 1927) •
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 68, choreographer (b. 1956) • January 13 •
Eliseo Alcon, 74, politician, member of the
New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2024) (b. 1950) •
Paul Benacerraf, 94, French-born philosopher (
Benacerraf's identification problem) (b. 1930) •
C. Marshall Cain, 90, lawyer and politician, member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives (1969–1975, 1979–1981) (b. 1934) •
Carol Downer, 91, feminist lawyer and author (b. 1933) •
Nathalie Dupree, 85, cookbook writer and television personality (b. 1939) •
P. Fluid, 64, rock musician (
24-7 Spyz) (b. 1960) •
Charles E. Jefferson, 79, politician, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2014) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date) •
Clark L. Reber, 87, politician, member of the
Utah House of Representatives (1983–1987, 1993–1995) (b. 1937) •
Buck White, 94, musician (
The Whites) (b. 1930) • January 14 •
Arthur Blessitt, 84, Christian preacher (b. 1940) •
Surat Singh Khalsa, 91, Indian-born political activist (b. 1933) •
Heinz Kluetmeier, 82, German-born sports photographer (
Sports Illustrated) (b. 1942) •
Jay Mazur, 92, labor leader (b. 1932) •
Thomas McHugh, 88, jurist, justice of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981–1997, 2009–2013) (b. 1936) •
Thomas P. Salmon, 92, politician,
governor of Vermont (1973–1977) (b. 1932) • January 15 •
Tommy Brown, 97, baseball player (
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Philadelphia Phillies,
Chicago Cubs) (b. 1927) •
Tommy Dix, 101, actor (
Best Foot Forward) and singer (b. 1923) •
David W. Duclon, 74, television writer and producer (
Punky Brewster,
Silver Spoons,
Family Matters) (b. 1950) •
Jack Hoffman, 19, football player and cancer research advocate (b. 2005) •
Sylvan Kalib, 95, music theorist and composer (b. 1929) •
David Lynch, 78, television and film director (
Twin Peaks,
Blue Velvet,
Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician (b. 1946). •
Melba Montgomery, 86, country singer ("
No Charge", "
Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "
Angel of the Morning") and songwriter (b. 1938) •
Turtel Onli, 72, artist (b. 1952) •
Doug Shapiro, 65, racing cyclist (b. 1959) •
Joe Vosoba, 95, politician, member of the
Nebraska Legislature (1959–1963) (b. 1929) •
Gus Williams, 71, basketball player (
Golden State Warriors,
Seattle SuperSonics) (b. 1953) • January 16 •
Jack De Mave, 91, actor (
Lassie,
The Man Without a Face,
Days of Our Lives) (b. 1933) •
Howard Andrew Jones, 56, author and editor (b. 1968) •
George Kalinsky, 88, photographer (
Madison Square Garden,
New York Mets) (b. 1936) •
Paul Mango, 65, healthcare executive and government official (b. 1959) •
Toby Myers, 75, musician (
Roadmaster,
John Cougar Mellencamp) (b. 1949) •
Francisco San Martín, 39, actor (
Days of Our Lives,
The Bold and the Beautiful,
Jane the Virgin) (b. 1985) •
George A. Tice, 86, photographer (b. 1938) •
Bob Uecker, 90, baseball player (
Milwaukee Braves,
St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (
Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1934) •
Ridley Wills II, 90, author and historian (b. 1934) • January 17 •
William J. Cox, 103, Episcopalian bishop and figure in
Anglican realignment (b. 1921) •
Jules Feiffer, 95, cartoonist, playwright (
Knock Knock), and screenwriter (
Popeye,
Munro),
Pulitzer Prize winner (
1986) (b. 1929) •
Alphonza Gadsden, 79,
Reformed Episcopal Church bishop of the Southeast (b. 1945) •
Richard G. Kopf, 78, jurist, judge of the
U.S. District Court for Nebraska (since 1992) (b. 1946) •
Amy Lau, 58, interior designer (b. 1966) •
Don McCall, 80, football player (
New Orleans Saints,
Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1944) •
Jan Shepard, 96, actress (
Attack of the Giant Leeches,
King Creole,
Paradise, Hawaiian Style) (b. 1928) •
David Schneiderman, 77, newspaper editor (
The Village Voice) (b. 1947) •
Martin Truex Sr., 66, racing driver (
NASCAR) (b. 1958) • January 18 •
Bill Belden, 76, Olympic rower (
1976) (b. 1949) •
Charles A. Doswell III, 79, meteorologist (b. 1945) •
Aaron De Groft, 59, museum director, author and art curator (b. 1965) •
Richard J. Howrigan, 91, politician, member of the
Vermont House of Representatives (1995–2013) (b. 1933) •
Paul Rader, 90, religious leader,
General of The Salvation Army (1994–1999) (b. 1934) •
André Soltner, 92, French-born chef, restaurateur (
Lutèce), and author (b. 1932) •
Richard A. Stratton, 93, naval aviator and commander (
Vietnam War) (b. 1931) • January 19 •
Francis Borkowski, 88, academic and university administrator (b. 1936) •
Matthew Gergely, 45, politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2023) •
Bob Perkins, 91, disc jockey (
WRTI,
WCHD) and columnist (
The Philadelphia Tribune) (b. 1932) •
Joyce Piven, 94, actress and director (b. 1930) •
Charles Schodowski, 90, entertainer and television presenter (
Big Chuck and Lil' John) (b. 1934) •
Jeff Torborg, 83, baseball player (
Los Angeles Dodgers) and manager (
Chicago White Sox) (b. 1941) • January 20 •
Lynn Ban, 51, Singaporean-born jewelry designer (b. 1972) •
Edward L. Bowen, 82, horse racing historian and author (b. 1942) •
Bobby Cuellar, 72, baseball player (
Texas Rangers) (b. 1952) •
Shirley Hankins, 93, politician, member of the
Washington House of Representatives (1981–1990, 1995–2009) and
Senate (1990) (b. 1931) •
Willard Ikola, 92, ice hockey player and coach (
Edina High School), Olympic silver medallist (
1956) (b. 1932) •
Pete Johnson, 76, politician,
state auditor of Mississippi (1988–1992) (b. 1946) •
Bob Kuban, 84, bandleader and musician (
"The Cheater") (b. 1940) •
Fred Newhouse, 76, sprinter, Olympic champion (
1976) (b. 1948) •
Charles Phan, 62, chef (b. 1962) •
Cecile Richards, 67, feminist activist, president of
Planned Parenthood (2006–2018) (b. 1957) •
Ginny Ruffner, 72, glass artist (b. 1952) • January 21 •
Jo Baer, 95, painter (b. 1929) •
J. Bruce Beckwith, 91, pathologist (b. 1933) •
Ken Wydro, 81, playwright and lyricist (
Mama, I Want to Sing!) (b. 1943) • January 22 •
Barry Michael Cooper, 67, screenwriter (
New Jack City,
Sugar Hill,
Above the Rim) (b. 1958) •
Colonel DeBeers, 80, professional wrestler (b. 1945) •
Aaron De Groft, 59, art museum director (
Orlando Museum of Art) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date) •
Loretta Ford, 104, nurse, dean of the
University of Rochester School of Nursing (1972–1985) and co-founder of the first
nurse practitioner graduate program (b. 1920) •
Gallo Blue Chip, 28, racehorse (b. 1997) •
Barry Goldberg, 83, blues musician (
The Electric Flag,
The Rides) (b. 1942) •
Joe John, 85, politician and jurist, member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2025) and judge of the
North Carolina Court of Appeals (1992–2000) (b. 1939) •
Calvin Jones, 54, football player (
Nebraska Cornhuskers,
Oakland Raiders) (b. 1970) • January 23 •
Ted Bassett, 103, horse racing executive (b. 1921) •
Dana Hudkins Crawford, 93, architectural conservation developer and preservationist (b. 1931) •
Henry L. Marsh, 91, politician, member of the
Virginia Senate (1992–2014),
mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1977–1982) (b. 1933) •
Joseph Matarazzo, 99, Italian-born psychologist, president of the
American Psychological Association (1989) (b. 1925) •
Jan Mycielski, 92, Polish-born mathematician (
Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence,
Mycielskian) (b. 1932) (death announced on this date) •
Stephan Thernstrom, 90, academic and historian (b. 1934) •
Benjamin Widom, 97, chemist (b. 1927) • January 24 •
Joseph A. Amato, 86, author (b. 1938) •
Buddy Brock, 72, songwriter ("
Watermelon Crawl", "
There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio", "
I Wanna Fall in Love") (b. 1952/1953) •
Iris Cummings, 104, Olympic swimmer (
1936) and aviator, last surviving participant of the
1936 Summer Olympics (b. 1920) •
Curtis Halford, 81, politician, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives (2009–2023) (b. 1943) •
Mala Htun, 55, academic (b. 1969) •
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 85, visual artist and curator (b. 1940) •
Unk, 42, rapper ("
Walk It Out", "
2 Step", "
Show Out") (b. 1982) • January 25 •
Greg Bell, 94, long jumper, Olympic champion (
1956) (b. 1930) •
Joseph Bernal, 97, politician, member of the
Texas House of Representatives (1964–1966) and
Senate (1966–1972) (b. 1927) •
Harold Katz, 87, nutrition industry and basketball executive, founder of
Nutrisystem, and owner of the
Philadelphia 76ers (1981–1996) (b. 1937) •
Olga James, 95, actress (
Carmen Jones) and singer (b. 1929) •
Ernie Nestor, 78, college basketball coach (
George Mason,
Elon) (b. 1946) •
Jim Tauber, 74, film producer (
Stand Up Guys,
The Place Beyond the Pines,
The Age of Adaline) (b. 1950) • January 26 •
Gary Grier, singer (
The Contours). •
Pableaux Johnson, 59, journalist and food writer (b. 1966) •
Dulcinea Langfelder, 69, multidisciplinary artist (b. 1955) •
Suzanne Massie, 94, historian (b. 1931) •
Norbert, 15, therapy dog (b. 2009) • January 27 •
Alonzo Davis, 82, artist and academic (b. 1942) •
Myles Hollander, 83, academic statistician (b. 1941) •
Michael Katz, 85, journalist (
The New York Times,
New York Daily News) (b. 1939) •
Efrem Winters, 61, basketball player (
Illinois Fighting Illini) (b. 1963) • January 28 •
William Leuchtenburg, 102, historian (b. 1922) •
Mahmoud Saeed, 86, Iraqi-born novelist (b. 1939) •
Gene Schroeder, 95, football player (
Chicago Bears) (b. 1929) • January 29 •
Edward Greer, 100, major general (b. 1924) •
Joe Hale, 99, animator (
Sleeping Beauty,
The Black Hole) and film producer (
The Black Cauldron) (b. 1925) •
John Huard, 80,
Hall of Fame football player (
Maine Black Bears,
Denver Broncos,
Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1944) •
Alexandr Kirsanov, 46, Azerbaijani-born ice dancer (b. 1978) • January 30 •
Dick Button, 95, figure skater, Olympic champion (
1948,
1952), five-time
world champion (b. 1929) •
Daniel L. Ritchie, 93, businessman, chancellor of the
University of Denver (1988–2005) (b. 1931) • January 31 •
Susan Alcorn, 71–72, composer and
pedal steel guitarist (b. 1953) (death announced on this date) •
Carolyn Gargasz, 87, politician, member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives (2000–2018). •
Martin Graber, 72, politician, member of the
Iowa House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1952/1953) •
Ryan Kiesel, 45, attorney and politician, member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives (2004–2010) (b. 1980) ==February==