There have been a lot of celebrities and people of note who have passed away recently. People who were the faces of generations created memories that will last a lifetime. These individuals are human beings and like all other humans, they will one day leave us for eternity and find communion with the afterlife.

Here’s a short list of people who have passed in the past few weeks. More passed away earlier in the year.

• Bob Newhart
• Richard Simmons
• Shannen Doherty
• Dr. Ruth Westheimer
• Martin Mull
• Donald Sutherland
• Willie Mays
• Shelley Duvall
• Jacoby Jones
• James Sikking
• Naomi Pomeroy
• Benji Gregory
• Joe Bonsall
• Sika Anoa’i
• Bill Cobbs

We aren’t even done with the year and this list will grow longer. Please someone protect Dick Van Dyke.