Gordie Howe, Gil Hill and Terry Foster
Local notables who passed away this year include Gordie Howe, Gil Hill, Glen Frye and Drew Sharp.
Each made a difference in one way or another. The list includes:
- Ex-Red Wings player Gordie Howe:88
- Rock musician Glenn Frey: 67
- Chicken Shack founder John Sobeck: 92
- Ex-cop and Detroit Council president Gil Hill: 84
- Free Press columnist Drew Sharp: 56
- Free Press restaurant critic Sylvia Rector: 66
- Ex-UAW Vice President Marc Stepp: 93
- Ex-UAW Vice President Ernie Lofton: 84
- Former Detroit Recorder's Court Judge George Crockett III: 77
- Former Detroit consumer affairs director Esther Shapiro: 98
- Former Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey: 88
- Former Tigers player Dick McAuliffe: 76
- Former Tigers player Tony Phillips: 56
- Former Tigers player Chico Fernandez: 84
- Motown Music writer Robert Bateman: 80
- Former TV anchor John Kelly: 88
- Theater owner James Nederlander: 94
- Detroit philanthropist Marjorie S. Fisher: 92
