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    David E. Harris, first Black pilot for a major US airline, dies at 89

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  • Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of iconic ’50s poodle skirt, dies at 101

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  • Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist, dies at 39

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  • Dr. Brooke Ellison, disability rights advocate, dies at 45

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  • Aston Barrett, bassist of Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies at 77

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  • Roger Donlon, first Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, dies

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  • Dr. Arno Penzias, who helped confirm Big Bang Theory, dies at 90

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  • Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation striker, dies at 92

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  • Naomi Feil, advocate for dementia care, dies at 91

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  • Richard Hunt, pioneering sculptor, dies at 88

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  • Legendary photographer Elliott Erwitt dies at 95

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  • Bronka Sundstrom, Holocaust survivor and mountaineer, dies at 98

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  • Mary Cleave, pioneering NASA astronaut, dies at 76

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  • Lyn McLain, ‘father of American youth orchestra,’ dies at 95

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  • Peter Tarnoff, US diplomat behind ‘Argo’ escape, dies at 86

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  • Wanda Półtawska, Holocaust survivor and friend to pope, dies

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  • Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving Black congressional staffer, dies at 92

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  • Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Massacre survivor, dies at 102

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  • Burkey Belser, who designed the nutrition facts label for food, dies at 76

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  • ‘SNL’ and Broadway costume designer Franne Lee dies at 81

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WWII Medal of Honor recipient Robert Maxwell dies at 98

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The United States Army communications specialist Robert Maxell, who received the prestigious Medal of Honor by throwing himself on a live grenade during World War II, died on May 11. He was 98-years-old. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.