+ SECTION A, PAGE 4 w THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008 + Good-bye to the greats of 2008 This year’s notables inspired, entertained, and discovered new worlds

ASSOCIATED PRESS rom the summit of Ever- est, the top of the world — to the intricate work- ings of the human heart. FFrom outer galaxies to the dun- geons of Stalin’s gulag. Sir Edmund Hillary was the fi rst man to stand atop the world’s highest mountain. Dr. Michael DeBakey developed treatments for heart disease that prolonged the lives of millions. Charisse Korman Arthur C. Clarke carried read- ers and moviegoers light years into space and centuries into the future. Alexander Solzhenitsyn bravely revealed the horrors of the Soviet prison system. They are some of the remark- able people who died in 2008. Mildred Loving changed his- tory in 1967 when the U.S. Su- preme Court upheld her right, as a black woman, to marry a white ASSOCIATED PRESS HBO Pleshette Minghella man. Madelyn Payne Dunham Guitar pioneer Bo Diddley helped raise her grandson Barack George Carlin taught us introduced driving rhythms Obama and died two days before ‘Seven Words You Can Never to rock ’n’ roll. he was elected president. Say on Television.’ Charlton Heston brought a Pulitzer-winning author; cel- larger-than-life quality to screen Mountain; the Joker in The ebrated the common people. roles as Ben-Hur and Michelan- Dark Knight. Jan. 22. Drug Oct. 31. gelo. Paul Newman combined overdose. NOVEMBER rebellion and blue-eyed charm Suharto, 86. Indonesian in fi lms that refl ected changing president, a Cold War U.S. ally Madelyn Payne Dunham, 86. WARNER BROS. social attitudes. whose brutal regime killed hun- Barack Obama’s grandmother, William F. Buckley and Tim dreds of thousands. Jan. 27. Actor Paul Newman, shown in 1968’s ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ personi- who helped raise him. Nov. 2. Russert informed their journal- Gordon B. Hinckley, 97. Led fi ed cool as an anti-hero of many fi lms and as a philanthropist. Steve Fossett, 63. Millionaire Scheider Pollack ism with a love of politics and Mormon church during major adventurer who vanished dur- respect for the issues. Anne period of expansion. Jan. 27. concept. April 16. Tony Snow, 53. White House ing 2007 fl ight. Death con- Armstrong opened doors for Will Robinson, 96. First black press secretary who cheerfully fi rmed Nov. 3. women in government service, FEBRUARY coach of a major U.S. college sparred with reporters. July 12. Michael Crichton, 66. Author while Jesse Helms, Howard Met- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, basketball program and a Colon cancer. whose books became block- zenbaum, and Tom Lantos were around 91. Beatles’ guru; intro- long-time scout for the Detroit Estelle Getty, 84. Actress; buster fi lms. Nov. 4. duced transcendental medita- powerful voices in Congress. Pistons. April 28, the sarcastic Sophia on The Preacher Roe, 92. All-Star The world of science lost Dr. tion to West. Feb. 5. Albert Hofmann, 102. Discov- Golden Girls. July 22. Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher; one of Judah Folkman, famed cancer Roy Scheider, 75. Two-time erer of LSD, which inspired Randy Pausch, 47. His “last “The Boys of Summer.” Nov. 9. researcher; Edward Lorenz, fa- Oscar nominee; police chief in — and arguably corrupted lecture” about facing death Herb Score, 75. Cleveland In- ther of chaos theory, and Albert Jaws. Feb. 10. — millions in 1960s. April 29. became Internet sensation, Hofmann, discoverer of LSD. dians broadcast institution who Rep. Tom Lantos, 80. 14-term best-selling book. July 25. Here, a roll call of some of the MAY called Indians games on radio Mac Ledger California congressman; voice Bruce E. Ivins, 62. Army sci- and television for 34 years, notables who died in 2008. for human rights. Feb. 11. Mildred Loving, 68. Black wom- an whose challenge to Virginia’s entist named as top suspect in longer than anybody else in the JANUARY William F. Buckley, Jr., 82. interracial marriage ban led to 2001 anthrax attacks. July 29. city’s baseball history. Nov. 11. Sir Edmund Hillary, 88. Con- Erudite author, editor; helped landmark ruling. May 2. Suicide. William Gibson, 94. Playwright; quered Mount Everest; one of revive conservative movement. Anne Armstrong, 80. Advanced dramatized Helen Keller’s story Feb. 27. Irvine Robbins, 90. Co-founded 20th century’s greatest adven- Baskin-Robbins, brought exotic women’s role in GOP, was am- in The Miracle Worker. Nov. 25. turers. Jan. 11. MARCH ice cream to every corner of bassador to Britain. July 30. The Rev. George M. Docherty, Richard Knerr, 82. Co-founded Gary Gygax, 69. Co-created America. May 5. AUGUST 97. His 1954 sermon got “under Wham-O toy company that God” into Pledge of Allegiance. Dungeons & Dragons; father of Eddy Arnold, 89. Country John F. Seiberling, 89. Ohio popularized the Hula Hoop, Nov. 27. role-playing games. March 4. singer known for his mellow congressman; on judiciary Frisbee. Jan. 14. Former Sen. Howard Met- baritone. May 8. committee during Nixon im- DECEMBER Dr. Judah Folkman, 74. Re- zenbaum, 90. Liberal Ohio Robert Rauschenberg, 82. peachment hearings. Aug. 2. Odetta, 77. Folk singer with Buckley Russert searcher who worked to cut off Democrat who challenged big His use of odd and everyday Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 89. powerful voice who inspired cancer from its blood supply, business. March 12. articles made him an art world Nobel-winning Russian author civil rights marchers. Dec. 2. giving hope for a cure. Jan. 14. Anthony Minghella, 54. Oscar- giant. May 12. who chronicled Stalin’s slave Patriarch Alexy II. 79. Russian Bobby Fischer, 64. Reclusive winning director, turned literary Robert Mondavi, 94. Vint- labor camps. Aug. 3. Orthodox Church head; over- chess genius who beat Soviet works into acclaimed movies. ner who helped Napa Valley Mahmoud Darwish, 67. Pales- saw post-Soviet era’s religious champion in 1972. Jan. 17. March 18. Hemorrhage. become a wine-lovers’ mecca. tinian poet who eloquently told revival. Dec. 5. Suzanne Pleshette, 70. Beauti- Paul Scofi eld, 86. British actor; May 16. of his people’s experiences. Martha “Sunny” von Bulow, ful, husky-voiced actress; sar- won Oscar for A Man for All Dick Martin, 86. Zany co-host Aug. 9. 76. Comatose heiress; husband donic wife on The Bob Newhart Seasons. March 19. of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh- Bernie Mac, 50. One of Original was acquitted of attempted Show. Jan. 19. Arthur C. Clarke, 90. Visionary In, which took television by Kings of Comedy who con- murder. Dec. 6. Heath Ledger, 28. Actor nomi- science-fi ction writer (2001: A storm in 1960s. May 24. nected with audiences across a Bettie Page, 85. Beauty who nated for Oscar for Brokeback Space Odyssey). March 19. J.R. Simplot, 99. Idaho’s bil- wide spectrum Aug. 9. Pneu- daringly bared it all in the strait- Kitt Page monia. laced ’50s. Dec. 11. APRIL lionaire potato king. May 25. Isaac Hayes, 65. Soul crooner Charlton Heston, 84. Oscar Sydney Pollack, 73. Oscar- Van Johnson, 92. Boy-next- who laid groundwork for winner (Ben-Hur); headed Na- winning director, a Hollywood door Hollywood star Dec. 12. disco; won Oscar, Grammy for tional Rifl e Association. April 5. mainstay. May 26. Cardinal Avery Dulles, 90. First “Theme From Shaft.” Aug. 10. Sgt. Merlin German, 22. Marine Harvey Korman, 81. Emmy U.S. theologian to become Ro- Jerry Wexler, 91. Record severely injured in Iraq; became winner for The Carol Burnett man Catholic cardinal. Dec. 12. producer; coined “rhythm and symbol of resilience. April 11. Show; conniving politician in Sammy Baugh, 94. Hall of Blazing Saddles. May 29. blues,” worked with Aretha Fame Washington Redskins John A. Wheeler, 96. Physicist; Franklin, Ray Charles. Aug. 15. coined “black holes.” April 13. JUNE quarterback; revolutionized use Gene Upshaw, 63. Football of forward pass. Dec. 17. Edward Lorenz, 90. Father of Yves Saint Laurent, 71. One of star; leader of NFL players W. Mark Felt, 95. FBI second- Pausch Dunham chaos theory, “butterfl y effect” most infl uential fashion design- union. Aug. 20. ers of the 20th century. June 1. in-command who revealed him- Solzhenitsyn Snow Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, self as “Deep Throat” 30 years Bo Diddley, 79. Founding fa- 58. Ohio’s fi rst female black after Watergate. Dec. 18. ther of rock ’n’ roll. June 2. congressman. Aug. 20. Brain Dock Ellis, 63. Pitcher with the Jim McKay, 86. Wide World of hemorrhage. Pirates in the 1970s who says Sports host; told Americans he pitched a no-hitter while on about killings at 1972 Olympics. SEPTEMBER LSD. Dec. 19. June 7. David Foster Wallace, 46. Au- thor famed for complex, darkly Harold Pinter, 78. British Tim Russert, 58. Host of Meet witty works Sept. 12. Suicide. Nobel laureate who produced the Press whose personality some of his generation’s most and passion made him beloved Norman Whitfi eld, 67. Motown infl uential dramas. Dec. 24. in Washington. June 13. songwriter, producer. Sept. 16. Eartha Kitt, 81. Sultry singer, Cyd Charisse, 86. Dancer Paul Newman, 83. Oscar-win- Seiberling Tubbs Jones Metzenbaum Helms dancer, and actress who rose Blackwell Saint Laurent turned actress; starred in mu- ning actor/philanthropist who from South Carolina cotton sicals with Fred Astaire, Gene never lost the heartthrob cool fi elds. Dec. 25. Kelly. June 17. of his antihero performances. Sept. 26. Dale Wasserman, 94. Author George Carlin, 71. The dean of the book for the Tony-win- of counterculture comedians. OCTOBER ning Man of La Mancha and June 22. Joerg Haider, 58. Made his the stage adaptation of Ken JULY rightist party into powerful force Kesey’s novel One Flew Over in Austria. Oct. 11. Car accident. Larry Harmon, 83. He turned the Cuckoo’s Nest. Dec. 28. Bozo the Clown into a show Levi Stubbs, 72. Dynamic Four Freddie Hubbard, 70. Grammy- business staple. July 3. Tops frontman. Oct. 17. winning jazz musician who Former Sen. Jesse Helms, 86. Mr. Blackwell, 86. Designer collaborated with such greats McKay Score Upshaw Getty A champion of conservatism whose worst-dressed list skew- as Ornette Coleman, John Fischer DeBakey who spent three decades in ered fashion felonies. Oct. 19. Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins. Congress. July 4. Tony Hillerman, 83. Author Dec. 29 Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, 99. of acclaimed Navajo mystery Heart surgeon who pioneered novels. Oct. 26. now-common procedures such Studs Terkel, 96. Broadcaster, as bypass surgery. July 11.

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES 60 CYCLE MEDIA Oscar winner Charlton Heston In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes won Grammy awards later was the longtime leader of a New Zealander, became the Broadcaster, activist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs + and an Oscar for the theme of the 1971 action fi lm ‘Shaft.’ the National Rifl e Association. fi rst to scale Mount Everest. Terkel often celebrated the ‘non celebrated’ common people. +

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