2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool

I know him from White Collar. A delightful actor.

We are of a similar age and grew up a few miles from each other. Even though I didn’t know him I did take notice of his career ever since I found out where he was from.

Yolanda Lopez, painter best known for her “La Virgen de Guadalupe” series, dies at 79 from cancer.

Warren Storm, pioneer of “Swamp Pop” dies at 84.

Tim Donnelly, star of “Emergency!” dies at 77.

Dragnet “The Big High,”(Mugshut Outro) where he and his wife smoke dope and let their baby drown in the bathtub.

I also remember him as the star of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”.

Ah - the movie that Michael Bay definitely did not rip off.

Melvin van Peebles, actor, director, and father of Mario, dies at 89.

He also played Lee Harvey Oswald in Quantum Leap

Jay Sandrich, sitcom director. He famously directed The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls and many others.

George Frayne, aka Commander Cody, age 77.

George Frayne Dead at 77: As Commander Cody, Sang ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ - Variety

Here’s another take in case people are blocked by the NYT paywall.

https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/jay-sandrich/

Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, trailblazing Texas politician and civil rights activist dies of Parkinson’s right before her 95th birthday.

Jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith has died at 79.

Someone put him out of his misery?

The 1974 album Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas is one of my all-time favorites.