RBG, Kobe Bryant, Little Richard: Remembering notables who died in 2020
A look at the icons, newsmakers and stars we lost in a year dominated by COVID-19 and upheaval.
David Colton, Special to USA TODAY
Published
8:20 pm UTC Dec. 30, 2020
Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect year of Ray Manzarek’s death. He died in 2013.
In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, deaths were often just a cold statistic. Grieving families barely had a moment to say goodbye, to remember or to celebrate.
But every well-lived life, whether lost to disease, old age, accident or other cause, leaves positive paths forward, or sometimes cautionary tales, for family, friends or fans. Those memories can bring tears, renew faith, and often spark a smile when the hint of a grandparent shows up in the face of a newborn.