NORMAN MINETA, 90
** He broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high profile government posts who ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the Federal Transportation Secretary. Died May 3.
MICKEY GILLEY, 86
** Country singer whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" and a nationwide wave of Western-themed night spots. Died May 7. No Bull!!
What great music. But, I never got on one of those mechanical bulls. My back is still okay.
BOB LANIER, 73
** The left-habded big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareen Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the seventies. Died May 10.
SHIREEN ABU AKLEH, 51
** A correspondent who became a household name synonymous with with Al Jazeera's coverage of life under occupation during her more than two decades reporting in the Palestinian territories. Died May 11.
RAY LIOTTA, 67
** Actor best-known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player "Shoeless " Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams." Died May 26.
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