A leader in the Sunnyside community and advocate of the Sunnyside Solar Farm, Efrem Jernigan, has passed away on Janaury 21 after a years long battle with cancer. He was 62.

“Dakota” Fred Hurt, face of “Gold Rush: White Water” reality show, has died Tuesday morning. He was 80 years old.

Brian “Brizz” Gillis, member of the boy band LFO, has died at 47, his friend and former bandmate said on social media Thursday.

Kenneth Starr, whose investigation as independent counsel led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, has died, his former employer, Baylor University, said Tuesday. He was 76.

Lawrence Pfaff Jr. said he wrote his father's obituary, which appeared in The Florida Times-Union, as a way to heal from childhood trauma.

Comedian known for his voice Gilbert Gottfried has died, according to his official social media accounts with a message from his family.

As another year winds down, it feels natural to look back at what transpired, and examine some of the bigger headlines and events of 2021.

These are people who died in 2021 who had ties to Houston or Texas.

An Illinois woman's family has blamed her death on the nation's unvaccinated in her obituary.

Sean Connery and Eddie Van Halen were among some of the more well-known, universally loved celebrities the world lost in October. (CNP/Getty Images)Actress Conchata Ferrell arrives at the CBS celebration of a Monday-night season premiere on Sept. 19, 2007 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)Pitcher Charlie Haeger of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a knuckleball against the Colorado Rockies on May 8, 2010. (WireImage for Tractenberg & Co. via Getty Images)American composer Philip Glass and his ensemble photographed in New York City in 1993. (Sygma via Getty Images)American singer-songwriter Johnny Nash during his first visit to London for various public appearances in September 1968.

This week was a sad one for Christians around the world, as advocate, author and apologist Ravi Zacharias died Tuesday of sarcoma. Here are notable facts about the life of Zacharias:He was an atheist until a suicide attempt changed his life. He attempted suicide by swallowing poison, but he survived, and his life completely changed while at an Indian hospital, according to the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries website. At age 19, Zacharias won a preaching contest, and his life in ministry was off to a flying start. Celebrities, politicians and church leaders around the world paid tribute to Zacharias this week on Twitter.