FAREWELL: A Final Roll Call of Luminaries Lost in 2012
... A final roll call of luminaries lost in 2012 Whitney Houston, 48. She ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Feb. 11. Accidentally drowned in a bathtub. Gary Carter … Read more on Wilkes Barre Times-Leader National and foreign notables who died in 2012 Whitney Houston, 48 • She ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Feb. 11. Jan Berenstain, 88 • With her husband, Stan, … Read more on STLtoday.com Read ...
Lenny Dykstra: The Rise and Fall of 'Nails'
... Dykstra: The rise and fall of 'Nails' Filed under: Darryl Strawberry drug abuse Darryl Strawberry, Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson and Wally Backman, names engraved in Mets lore, were there for the funeral of Gary Carter, the team's Hall of Fame catcher, who had died at age 57 of brain cancer. Lenny Dykstra, who patrolled … Read more on Newsday Tags: gary carter, darryl strawberry, drug abuse ...