Notable deaths of 2013

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Ray HarryhausenDeanna DurbinGeorge JonesRichie HavensFrancois JacobAl NeuharthPat SummerallGeorge Beverly SheaSal CastroJohn GalardiFrank BankMaria TallchiefPatricia McCormickJonathan WintersRobert EdwardsPaolo SoleriMargaret ThatcherAnnette FunicelloLes BlankRoger EbertBarbara Piasecka JohnsonRuth Prawer JhabvalaWilliam H. GinsburgJack PardeePhil RamoneFay KaninRichard GriffithsJoe WeiderChinua AchebeRise StevensHarry ReemsJames L. BarrettBooth GardnerAlvin LeeHugo ChavezBonnie FranklinVan CliburnDale RobertsonRoy BrownDebi AustinDr. C. Everett KoopRobert C. RichardsonGeorge ArataniMindy McCreadyPat DerbyJerry BussRichard CollinsJames DePreistStuart FreebornEssie Mae Washington-WilliamsAndre CassagnesEdward KochBalthazar KorabPatty AndrewsStan MusialEarl WeaverGussy MoranPauline Friedman PhillipsRobert L. CitronAaron SwartzEvan S. ConnellJeanne ManfordAda Louise HuxtableHuell HowserPatti Page

The self-made millionaire bought the Lakers in 1979 and brought a sense of showmanship that transformed pro basketball from sport to spectacle. With marquee players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, his teams won 10 championships. He was 80. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-me-jerry-buss-20130219,0,6996360.story" class="center_label">Full obituary</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-jerry-buss-pictures-20130214,0,6879149.photogallery"><span class="center_label">Photos</span></a>
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Jerry Buss

( Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / February 19, 2013 )

The self-made millionaire bought the Lakers in 1979 and brought a sense of showmanship that transformed pro basketball from sport to spectacle. With marquee players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, his teams won 10 championships. He was 80. Full obituary | Photos
Notable deaths of 2012

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