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Wednesday | 2.15.2017

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Bobby Freeman (1940 - 2017)

By: Legacy.com Staff

Bobby Freeman (Getty/CBS)

Bobby Freeman, R&B; singer-songwriter best known for his hit song “Do You Want to Dance,” died January 23, 2017, at the age of 76, according to the New York Time

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Donald McNelly

By: Legacy.com Staff

Don McNelly (AP)

Don McNelly, an internationally renowned runner who completed 744 marathons, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, according to the Richard H

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Mike Ilitch (1929 - 2017)

By: Legacy.com Staff

Mike Ilitch (Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)

Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of Tigers and Red Wings, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Detroit, according to multiple news sources

DIED TODAY IN HISTORY ›

Died February 6

By: Legacy.com Staff

Arthur Ashe (Getty/Popperfoto/Ed Lacey)

Arthur Ashe was one of the all-time greats of the tennis world, racking up an impressive string of wins and accolades in his 17-year career

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Richard Hatch (1945 - 2017)

By: Legacy.com Staff

Richard Hatch (Getty/ABC)

Richard Hatch, the actor who starred in the original 1970s “Battlestar Galactica” TV series and returned in a new role for its acclaimed 2000s reboot, died Tues

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Sonny Geraci (1947 - 2017)

By: Legacy.com Staff

Sonny Geraci  (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Sonny Geraci, the former lead singer for the Outsiders who are known for their song “Time Won’t Let Me,” has died at the age of 69, according to WTAM in Cl