Former longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat and assistant secretary of state for public affairs Richard (pronounced Anglophonically) Boucher, dead Thursday after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer at 73 five and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Retired Hall Of Fame-to-be Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Dave "the Cobra" Parker, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead of undisclosed causes at 74.

Founding Whispers vocalist Walter Scott, Jr., identical twin brother to also-founding bandmate Wallace "Scotty" Scott and not to be confused with the eponymous also-late businessman, dead Thursday after a six-month-long battle with cancer at 81 a little over three months shy of his birthday.

Rising motocross star Aidan Zingg, dead in a mid-race accident at 16.

Hall Of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, dead of chronic conditions exacerbated by a severe MRSA blood infection at 89 a little over two months shy of his birthday.

English cricket legend Wayne Larkins, dead after a short illness at 71 four and four-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Scottish legendary retired veteran News At Ten broadcaster Henderson Alexander "Sandy" Gall, CMG, CBE, dead at 97 a little over three months shy of his birthday.

Welsh tenor Stuart Burrows, OBE, dead Sunday at 92.

Controversial televangelist and gospel musician The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, dead following a heart attack at 90.

Former Mungo Jerry keyboardist Plato Contostavlos, brother or cousin (don't know which) to bandmate Byron Contostavlos and respective father & uncle to N-Dubz members Tulisa Contostavlos & Dappy Contostavlos (I think), dead at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Social psychologist, professor and author James Maas, who popularized the term, "Power Nap", dead on the 23rd of undisclosed causes at 86 one and a half months shy of his birthday.

Canadian-born retired Hall Of Fame Detroit Red Wings captain-turned-coach-turned-general manager Alex "Fats" Delvecchio, a former linemate of the also-late Gordie Howe and hitherto the team's last surviving 1952, 1954 & 1955 Stanley Cup member, dead at 93 a little over five months shy of his birthday.

Former veteran actor and singer Peter Henry Schoeder, best known for his role as a Klingon Chancellor in the Enterprise two-parter, "Broken Bow", and known in the latter field as Pete Schrayder, dead of undisclosed causes at 90 (birth date unknown).

Mirabel, Quebec mayor Patrick Charbonneau, dead suddenly seemingly of natural causes at 46 (birth date unknown).

Comics legend Jim Shooter, dead Monday of oesophageal cancer at 73 a little under three months shy of his birthday.

Malaysian-born Mamalee founder Betty Lee, dead a week ago (my cousin's birthday, incidentally) after a battle with cancer at 71 nine days shy of her birthday (Saturday).

Royal Canoe bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Brendan Berg and his partner, Olivia Michalczuk, dead Tuesday in a car crash at 42 a day shy of his birthday (yesterday) and 31 (birth date unknown), respectively.

Rehab People Of The Year Award-winning Capuchin Day Centre founder Brother Kevin Crowley, dead at 90 (birth date unknown).

Portuguese-born Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, dead following a car crash at 28 five months and a day shy of his birthday.

English former veteran actor and one-time filmmaker Kenneth Colley, best known for his role as Admiral Piett in the latter two-thirds of the original Star Wars trilogy (and, to a lesser extent, in Lego Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Out), dead Monday of pneumonia stemming from COVID-19 at 87 five and a quarter months shy of his birthday.

South African former deputy president David Mabuza, dead of undisclosed causes at 64 one and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

Prolific actor Michael Madsen, a frequent collaborator with Quentin Tarantino, dead of a cardiac arrest at 67 two and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

ASCAP Pop Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Derek A. E. Fuhrmann, best known and said award for co-writing Phillip Phillips' "Gone, Gone, Gone", dead a week ago following a battle with cancer at 44 (birth date unknown).

Socialite and entrepreneur Sophia (nee Scott) Hutchins, manager to Caitlin Jenner and CEO & director of the latter's eponymous foundation, dead Wednesday in an ATV accident at 29 (birth date unknown).