The entertainment industry has already lost several notable figures in 2025. The film world was shaken by the death of “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” director David Lynch, with tributes to the visionary filmmaker continuing for weeks.

One thing I look forward to at the end or beginning of the year, is a recap of memorable events from the previous year.

Back in the day those rockers were famous for poisoning their bodies with all kinds of chemicals and other bad behavior. You would think they would have destroyed their livers long ago. But maybe it pickled them, or, as in the case of the 100-year-old woman, they come from lines of long-livers.

Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts.

Peter Yarrow, one-third of the hit-making 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and a Jewish activist who promoted Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and other progressive causes, died Tuesday at age 86.

After a Peter, Paul and Mary concert in 1980 at the now-defunct Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Chuck Fink waited patiently with fans for the folk group to sign