MAURICE WHITE
ALAN
RICKMAN
TOMMY FORD
MAURICE WHITE
The Earth , Wind & Fire founder and horn player died in his sleep on February 4 after battling with Parkinson ’ s disease since 1992 . He was 74 . The multi-genre band has enjoyed immense success over the decades , receiving 20 Grammy nominations , 6 of which they have won , along with American Music Awards , and NAACP Image Award and Soul Train Music Awards . The group ’ s string of hits include “ September ,” “ After the Love has Gone ,” and “ Shining Star .” In 2000 , the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , with White being individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 . After news of White ’ s death broke , the group tweeted : “ Our brother Maurice White passed peacefully in his sleep this morning . The light is he , shining on you and me .”
The British actor , perhaps best known for his turn as the mysterious , dark Professor Snap in the Harry Potter franchise , passed January 14 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer .. He was 69 , The award-winning actor had made a name for himself before the Potter series , starring as Hans Gruber in the 1998 Die Hard alongside Bruce Willis . He played the Sheriff of Nottingham three years later in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves , for which he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He would go on to win a Golden Globe , Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award for playing the title character in the 1996 biographical TV film , Rasputin : Dark Servant of Destiny . Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe , who considered Rickman to be a close friend and inspiration wrote : “ Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with .
ALAN
RICKMAN
TOMMY FORD
The actor , best known for his role as Martin Lawrence ’ s best friend “ Tommy ” in the 90 ’ s hit sitcom , “ Martin ,” passed October 12 in an Atlanta hospital . He was 52 . Ford had been hospitalized and placed on life support for the previous three days after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen . TMZ reported that the aneurysm developed from complications that arose after Ford received knee replacement surgery two weeks prior to his death . Ford ’ s representative , Joy Pervis , released a family statement confirming his death : “ It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our beloved son , father , brother , husband , and friend .” In addition to “ Martin ,” Ford appeared on television shows “ New York Undercover ,” “ The Jamie Foxx Show ” and “ The Parkers .”
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