…to both help me feel the span of years on my back-trail and remind me that nothing’s forever, was to read this column.

Just look at those lists, by the month, no less. I’m not much of one to follow celebrity demises, but several of the names therein definitely took me by surprise. So many of them in one year!

As Greg Crosby concludes,

One year, so many celebrities. I don’t think I’ve missed anyone of note in this list — if I have, let me know. Happy New Year and remember one thing about this world of ours … no one gets out of it alive! Enjoy yourself and be good to people.