On February 5th, 2024, singer-songwriter and music producer Toby Keith passed away at 62. After two long years of fighting, Keith died peacefully surrounded by his family from stomach cancer. Toby released his first single, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” in 1993. Since then, he has released 21 studio albums and 70 singles.

O.J. Simpson died on April 10th, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, due to prostate cancer at the age of 76 years old. He was a professional football player for 11 seasons, mainly with the Buffalo Bills. He played from 1969 to 1979 and got inducted into the hall of fame in 1985. In 2008 he was sentenced to 33 years for a robbery and was released in 2017.

Richard Simmons passed away on July 13th, 2024 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. The famous fitness instructor was 76 years old when he passed because of a fall the previous day and his ongoing heart disease. Simmons was well known for his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” series of workout videos, but he was more than a workout guru. Richard’s career procured lots of success with television, talk shows, and even books.

In Indian Wells, California, on August 14th, 2024, Gena Rowlands died at 94 years old. She died from complications with Alzheimer’s disease and had been living with it for 5 years before the day of her passing. Gena was well known for her roles in “A Women Under The Influence”, “Opening Night”, and “The Notebook”. She was also a two-time Golden Globe winner.

John Amos died on August 21st, 2024 in Los Angeles, California due to heart failure at 84. This famous actor created a wave of better representation of black characters on television in the 1970s. He starred in at least 27 movies and television shows. He even wrote the 2017 book, “A World Without Color.”

On September 9th, 2024, James Earl Jones passed away at the age of 93 in Pawling, New York. The famous actor was most known for his voice acting work in “The Lion King” as Mufasa and “Star Wars” as Darth Vader. He also voiced CNN’s introduction, “This is CNN”. He recieved many awards in his 60-year-long career.

Maggie Smith died on September 27th, 2024 in London at 89 years old due to Grave’s disease. The British actress had been suffering from the disease since 1988 while she was delivering a Tony-nominated performance. Her most notable roles were in “Harry Potter” from 2001-2011, “Downton Abbey”, “Sister Act”, “A Room With a View”, and many more.

Ethel Kennedy passed on October 10th, 2024 from a stroke she had the week prior. She died at 96 years old in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the wife of Robert F. Kennedy and a human rights activist who founded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization. She created the organization a short time after her late husband’s assassination.

Liam Payne passed away on October 16th, 2024 at 31 years old from bleeding out after falling off of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Though his death is still undergoing investigation, there have been multiple arrests. The young star was most well known for his part in the pop sensation One Direction.

Quincy Jones died at the age of 91 in Bel Air, Los Angeles on November 3rd, 2024 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. The record producer and composer made 16 studio albums and was a 28-time Grammy winner. He also won an Emmy and a Tony award, as well as 7 Acadamy Award nominations and 4 Golden Globe nominations. He worked with famous household names like Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, and many more.