Basketball coach Dejan Milojević passed away on January 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City at the age of 46 due to a heart attack. He was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors and a former player for Serbia and Montenegro’s national team.
Football player Ronald Powell died on January 15, 2024, at the age of 32. He was a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints during the 2014 season and was recognized for his college career at the University of Florida.
Actor Alec Musser died by suicide on January 12, 2024, at his home in Del Mar, California, at the age of 50. He is remembered for his role on “All My Children” and his appearance in the film “Grown Ups.”
Musician Larry Collins, known for his work as part of the rockabilly duo the Collins Kids, died on January 5, 2024, at the age of 79 from natural causes. He was also a successful songwriter.
Civil rights activist Elmore Nickleberry, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, died on December 30, 2023, at the age of 92. His death was recently announced.
Journalist Ruth Ashton Taylor, the first woman newscaster on the West Coast, passed away on January 11, 2024, at the age of 101 in San Rafael, California. She was a pioneer in broadcast journalism.