
NOTABLE DEATHS | May 22, 2016
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Former Megadeth drummer...

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Former Megadeth drummer...
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The spring blooms that bring so much pleasure push my friend Beth into an annual melancholy.

Anne Meara and her husband, Jerry Stiller, seemed to be an odd couple, but it worked...
There are more than 200 euphemisms for death in the English language, from 'shuffled off this mortal coil' to 'with the ancestors'.

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You've probably heard people talking about it. Maybe you've even asked the question yourself: Why are so many celebrities dying this year? We broke down the numbers to find out.

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Japan has one of the highest cremation rates in the world - 99.9% (compared to approximately 40% in the United States).
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.

World War II Native American code talker and tribal official.

Counseled Silicon Valley executives in both professional and personal relationships

Founder of Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) youth baseball program

Prominent African-American sports agent and CEO of Relativity Football

Prolific jazz composer who founded jazz studies program at Indiana University

Detroit Tigers radio broadcaster who shared a booth with Ernie Harwell for 18 years

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Where there is love there is life.

Holocaust survivor and educator...

Human star of classic TV sitcom "Mister Ed"...

Founding member of the Beastie Boys hip-hop group...

Veteran "60 minutes" reporter covered wide mix of stories...

Jet plummets into the sea with 66 people aboard...

Former Coca-Cola ad exec "Taught the World To Sing"...