Reuters put out this list (yes, unfortunately it's a slideshow but an easy to use one) of some of the more famous people we lost this year. I had forgotten about Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the most talented actors of our time in my honest opinion.

Some celebrity deaths can have a time capsule effect, causing us to remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news. I experienced this with Michael Jackson, Jim Henson, John Belushi, John Lennon, etc.

I hope no one on this list makes you too sad but rather causes you to remember their work and personality that you enjoyed. Who knows, if there really is something beyond this life maybe we'll enjoy them again. Like Alan O'Day and Johnny Stevenson wrote, "if there's a rock and roll Heaven, well you know they've got a hell of a band."

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