We Hardly Knew Ye - People We Lost in February 2007

Billy Henderson (9 August 1939, Detroit, Michigan — 2 February 2007, Dayton Beach, Florida) was an African-American singer. He was an original member of The Spinners, a soulvocal group.



Barbara McNair (March 4, 1934 - February 4, 2007) was an African-American singer and actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Racine, Wisconsin^[1], McNair studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Her big break came with a win on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, which led to bookings at The Purple Onion and the Cocoanut Grove.




Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio – (March 30, 1913February 6, 2007), was one of the most successful American singers of the twentieth century. Often billed as America's Number One Song Stylist, his other nicknames include Mr. Rhythm, Old Leather Lungs, and Old Man Jazz. His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun," "Mule Train", "Cry of the Wild Goose", "Jezebel," "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Moonlight Gambler", "Love is a Golden Ring", "Rawhide", and "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain". His career as an entertainer spanned approximately 75 years, from 1930 (when he sang in between sets with a marathon dance company) to 2005 (when he sang That's My Desire in a PBS special).


Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), better known under the stage name of Anna Nicole Smith,^[1] was an Americansex symbol, model, actress, celebrity, and spokeswoman. Her highly publicized marriage to oil business executive and billionaire J. Howard Marshall, 63 years her senior, resulted in speculation that she married the octogenarian for his money, which she denied. Following his death, she began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate; her case, Marshall v. Marshall, reached the U.S. Supreme Court on a question of federal jurisdiction.



Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 - February 10, 2007) was the son of Charles R. Walgreen, the founder of the Walgreen drug store, took over the company at the death of his father in 1939. He was the president of Walgreens from 1939 until 1971.


Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and the Boston Celtics and coach of the Austin Toros of the National Basketball Association Development League. He is an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Harbor Junior College and Pepperdine University.^[1]

Damien Darnell Nash (April 14, 1982 – February 24, 2007) was an American football player who was a running back for the NFL's Denver Broncos during the 2006-2007 season at the time of his death.











Brett Mycles (real name Robert Christopher Sager) (December 2, 1977 - February 25, 2007), was a successful muscle and fitness model. He was a featured model for the International Male clothing catalog. As "Brett Mycles" he gained fame as an American male pornographic actor.









Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr., born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger (October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007), was an American historian and social critic whose work explored the liberalism of American political leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. He served as Special Assistant and Court Historian to the President in John F. Kennedy's administration. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, titled A Thousand Days.