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Mike Ilitch, Della Reese, Jack McCloskey
Here's a list of Metrro Detroit newsmakers weho died this yeasr, from a longer list compiled by the Detroit Free Press:
Mike Ilitch, pizza king and sports owner, 87: Feb. 10
Rich Fisher, longtime TV anchor, 67: March 24
Maurice (Bud) Lezell (Mr. Belvedere), 95: March 26
Robert D. Mahoney, Michigan's first blind lawmaker, 95: March 30
Sylvia Moy, songwriter, 78: April 15
Jack McCloskey, Pistons general manager, 91: June 1
Geri Allen, Detroit native and renowned jazz pianist, 60: June 27
Bob Pisor, journalist at WDIV and Detroit News, 77: July 7
Jud Heathcote, MSU basketball coach, 90: Aug. 28
Harry T. Cook, clergyman, classical scholar, journalist, 78: Oct. 9
Anna Diggs Taylor, the first black woman to serve as chief judge of the federal bench in Detroit, 84: Nov. 9
Della Reese, singer and actor, 86: Nov. 19
Eugene Applebaum, founder of Arbor Drugs, 81: Dec. 15
Dick Enberg, sports broadcaster and native Metro Detroiter, 82: Dec. 21
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