In__Memoriam

✝️ Sir Patrick STEWART OBE 🧺 13 Jul. 1940, Mirfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 28 Oct. 2026, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Actor

✡️ Walter Marvin KOENIG 🧺 14 Sep. 1936, Chicago, IL 🇺🇸 🪦 25 Oct. 2026, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Actor, screenwriter He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek (1967–1969).

✝️ Susan Jane MILLER, “Susan Saint James” 🧺 14 Aug. 1946, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 🪦 26 Oct. 2026, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Actress She is known for her appearances in the TV detective series McMillan & Wife (1971–1976), and as Kate McArdle in the sitcom Kate & Allie (1984–1989).

✝️ Thomas Roy SKERRITT 🧺 25 Aug. 1933, Detroit, MI 🇺🇸 🪦 21 Oct. 2026, Seattle, WA 🇺🇸 📜 Actor, director He starred in notable films like Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), SpaceCamp (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), and A River Runs Through It (1992).

✝️ The Rev. Ronald LANCASTER MBE CChem FRSC 🧺 9 Mar. 1931, Huddersfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 18 Oct. 2026 📜 Anglican clergyman, chemist, businessman, teacher He taught chemistry at Kimbolton School. He was a fireworks manufacturer, having founded and remained owner of Kimbolton Fireworks.

✝️ Kenneth John FRIAR OBE 🧺 13 Aug. 1934, London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 13 Oct. 2026 📜 Football executive “Mr. Arsenal”

✝️ Margaret Elaine HAMILTON (née Heafield) 🧺 17 Aug. 1936, Paoli, IN 🇺🇸 🪦 30 Sep. 2026, Cambridge, MA 🇺🇸 📜 Computer scientist At MIT, she led the development of the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo Guidance Computer for the Apollo program.

✝️ Eva Marie SAINT 🧺 4 Jul. 1924, Newark, NJ 🇺🇸 🪦 6 Oct. 2026, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Actress In a career spanning nine decades, she received an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for two BAFTAs and a Golden Globe.

✝️ George Richard Ian HOWE CBE, “George Fenton” 🧺 19 Oct. 1949, Bromley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 5 Oct. 2026, London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📜 Film & television composer Fenton was notable for his film scores including for Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, The Fisher King, and You've Got Mail.

✝️ Frederick Anthony JACKSON 🧺 2 Oct. 1957, New York City, NY 🇺🇸 🪦 5 Oct. 2026 📜 R&B singer and songwriter Among his well-known R&B/soul hits are "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" (1985), "You Are My Lady" (1985), "Jam Tonight" (1986), and "Do Me Again" (1990).

✝️ Rt. Hon. Jeffrey Howard ARCHER, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare 🧺 15 Apr. 1940, London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 5 Oct. 2026, Cambridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📜 Novelist, former politician He was the MP for Louth from 1969-1974. His novel Kane and Abel (1979) remains one of the best-selling books in the world.

✝️ Helen THOMSON, “Lena Martell” 🧺 15 May 1940, Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🪦 5 Oct. 2026 📜 Singer Her cover of the song "One Day at a Time", written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson, reached the top of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in October 1979.

✝️ Dame Esther Louise RANTZEN DBE MStJ 🧺 22 Jun. 1940, Berkhamsted 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🪦 30 Sep. 2026 📜 Journalist, television presenter Rantzen presented the BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973-1994. She founded the charities Childline, and The Silver Line.

✝️ Dennis Button HASKINS IV 🧺 18 Nov. 1950, Chattanooga, TN 🇺🇸 🪦 27 Sep. 2026, Burbank, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Actor Haskins was best known for his role as Principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC.

✝️ Tony DE MEUR, “Ronnie Golden” 🧺 1947/1948, 🇬🇧 🪦 26 Sep. 2026 📜 Singer, guitarist, comedian He was the founder of the band The Fabulous Poodles. After the group broke up, he worked as a comedian as a member of The Comic Strip.

✝️ Clifton "Jackie" JACKSON 🧺 23 Mar. 1947, Kingston 🇯🇲 🪦 23 Sep. 2026, Montego Bay 🇯🇲 📜 Bass player At Leslie Kong's Beverley's label, he played on Desmond Dekker's hits, including "Israelites", as well as recordings by Nicky Thomas, Bob Marley, and Toots and the Maytals.

✝️ George Nield GILLETT Jr. 🧺 22 Oct. 1938, Eau Claire, WI 🇺🇸 🪦 22 Sep. 2026, Denver, CO 🇺🇸 📜 Businessman By 1966, he was business manager and partner of the Miami Dolphins. In 1966, he purchased a 20% interest in the Miami Dolphins for $1m, selling in 1968 for $3m.

✝️ Gary Stephen "Angry" ANDERSON AM 🧺 5 Aug. 1947, Melbourne 🇦🇺 🪦 21 Sep. 2026, Sydney 🇦🇺 📜 Rock singer, songwriter, television personality, actor, political candidate He was best known as the lead vocalist of the Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo from 1976.

✝️ Presley Walker GERBER 🧺 2 Jul. 1999, Brentwood, CA 🇺🇸 🪦 20 Sep. 2026, Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 📜 Model Gerber began his modeling career at age 15 after signing with IMG Models, and made his runway debut for Moschino at age 16.

✝️ Luděk MIKLOŠKO 🧺 9 Dec. 1961, Prostějov 🇨🇿 🪦 14 Sep. 2026, Ostrava 🇨🇿 📜 Professional football player and coach As a player, Mikloško was a goalkeeper who spent eight years at West Ham United, where he made over 300 appearances and played in the Premier League.