• jett travolta (son of john travolta, actor)
• natasha richardson (actress)
• david carradine (actor)
• beatrice authur (actress)
• dom deluise (actor)
• ed mcmahon (late-night co-host)
• farrah fawcett (actress)
• michael jackson (entertainer, king of pop)
• billy mays (product spokeperson)
• walter cronkite (television anchor)
• eunice kennedy shriver (creator of special olympics)
• les paul (guitarist and creator)
• ted kennedy (senator)
• patrick swayze (actor and dancer)
• captain lou albano (wrestling manager)
• brittney murphy (actress)

2009 was indeed a sad year for tremendous losses... I lost my Grandfather this year at the age of 101... To see the full list: http://www.horroryearbook.com/community/2snapstv/2009_celeb_death_list-t3183.0.html