Edward O. Wilson died Sunday, leaving behind decades of work in natural science that earned him the title "Darwin's natural heir."
A Crest Hill resident and formerly of New York, Pennsylvania, and California, passed away at 74.
Bobby Bowden, who won two national championships Florida State, died after a bout with pancreatic cancer.
Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Martin, who famously claimed to have flown '63 and a half missions' dies at the age of 99.
Recy Taylor, who became a civil rights activist after six men raped her and none were charged, died December 28 at 97.