Former NFL player, prolific coach and Robert Morris University football program founder Joe Walton, Sr., dead of undisclosed causes at 85 exactly four months shy of his birthday.

Former Michigan Congressman Paul Mitchell, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead after a cancer battle at 64 three months shy of his birthday.

U.S. women's fencing team coach Anthony "Buckie" Leach, dead Saturday in a motorcycle accident at 62 (birth date unknown).

Acclaimed composer R. Murray Schafer, known as the father of acoustic ecology, dead after a battle with Alzheimer's at 88.

Maki Kaji, Japan's "father of Sudoku", dead a week ago of cancer at 69 an unknown amount of time shy of his birthday.

College Football Hall Of Fame coach Roger Harring, who led University Of Wisconsin - La Crosse to two NCAA Division III titles, dead Thursday at 88 a month and three quarters shy of his birthday.

British comedian Sean Lock, known for 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 15 Storeys High, dead of cancer at 58.

Longtime American foreign correspondent and Bronze Star recipient Joe Galloway, whose novel, We Were Soldiers Once...And Young, was adapted into 2002's We Were Soldiers, dead at 79 a little under three months shy of his birthday.

New Zealand actor Francis "Frankie" Mossman, dead Saturday of undisclosed causes at 33.

Public Storage founder and former chairman B. Wayne Hughes, Sr., owner of 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Authentic, dead of undisclosed causes at 87 a month and a third shy of his birthday.

Former Detroit Lion Leonard Thompson, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, famed for "doing a little bit of everything", dead at 69.

Actor and martial arts legend Sonny Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda or Shinichi Chiba (conflicting sources), dead of complications from COVID-19 at 82.

Former Detroit Tigers catcher and perennial All-Star Bill Freehan, dead after a long battle with Alzheimer's at 79 three and a third months shy of his birthday.

Painter, photographer and printmaker Chuck Close, best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, dead of undisclosed causes at 81.

Legendary pianist and bandleader Larry "El Judio Maravilloso" Harlow, born Lawrence Ira Kahn, who helped shape the sound of salsa in the 1960s and 1970s in New York, dead of complications from kidney disease at 82.

Lies My Teacher Told Me series author James W. Loewen, dead of Stage IV bladder cancer at 79.

Associated Press correspondent Scott Smith, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead Thursday of brain cancer at 50 (birth date unknown).

Former NFL executive Floyd Reese, who served as General Manager for the Tennessee Titans during their sole Super Bowl appearance, dead of cancer at 73.

A & E Network and History Channel founder Nickolas Davatzes, longtime CEO of the former, dead at 79.

Don Everly, hitherto the surviving half of country-rock duo The Everly Brothers, dead of undisclosed causes at 84.

P. S. Their mother is still alive at time of writing.

Nashville-based conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine, who had questioned whether it was necessary for all people to get Covid-19 vaccines, dead of said disease at 61 a little under three weeks shy of his birthday.

Country music legend and author Tom T. Hall, dead Friday at 85.

Hall Of Fame New York Rangers right wing Rod Gilbert, dead of undisclosed causes at 80.

Former NHL forward Jimmy Hayes, not to be confused with the eponymous Louisiana Congressman, brother of Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes and cousin of New Jersey Devils General Manager Tom Fitzgerald, dead of acute fentanyl and cocaine intoxication at 31 three months shy of his birthday.

CMT broadcast journalist-turned-Academy Of Country Music executive Lisa Lee, born Alicia Faye Young, dead Saturday of brain cancer at 52 four months shy of her birthday.

Actress and producer Marilyn Eastman, best known for performance in and backing of Night Of The Living Dead, dead in her sleep at 87 a little under four months shy of her birthday.

Founding UB40 saxophonist, arranger and lyricist Brian Travers, dead of cancer at 62 (birth date unknown).

Ukrainian-born Guinness World Record holder Igor Vovkovinskiy, hitherto the tallest living man in America, dead Friday of heart disease at 38 a month shy of his birthday.

Longtime Rolling Stones* drummer Charlie Watts, dead at 80.

*They made the fifth-best video of 1981.

Multiple award-winning retired NBC news anchor and correspondent Lloyd Dobyns, Jr., dead Sunday of complications from a series of strokes at 85.

Ukrainian-born So You Think You Can Dance alumnus and choreographer Serge Onik, dead of undisclosed causes at 33 (birth date unknown).

Former Belgian midfielder and one-time coach Wilfried "Little General" Van Moer, who played in two World Cups and led Belgium to the 1980 European Championship final, dead of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76.

Actor Michael Nader, best known for his role as Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter on Dynatsy, dead Monday of an untreatable cancer at 76.

Unfiltered auto sports journalist Robin Miller, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead after a four-year battle with bone cancer at 71 two months shy of his birthday.

Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest "Rip" Patton, who participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960, a movement that eventually led to the desegregation of the city’s lunch counters and other public spaces, dead at 81 (birth date unknown).