Final Goodbye: Notable Deaths of 2016-- Part 1: Boulez to Eco

From the December 30, 2016, Chicago Tribune by Bernard McGhee, AP.

A month by month breakdown.

JANUARY

Pierre Boulez, 90.  New York Philharmonic, Jan. 5.

Otis Clay, 73,  Hall of Fame R&B aerist,  Jan. 8

David Bowie, 69. Jan. 10.

Alan Rickman, 69.  Actor.  Professor Snape in "Harry Potter".  Jan. 14

Glenn Frey, 67.  Jan. 18

Abe Vigoda, 94.  Actor.  "Barney Miller" and "Godfather."

FEBRUARY

Maurice White, 74.  Founder of Earth, Wind & Fire.  Feb. 3.

Antonin Scalia, 79.  U.S. Supreme Court.  Feb. 13.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 93.  Egyptian diplomat and U.N. Secretary General.

Harper Lee, 89.  Author "To Kill a Mockingbird."  Feb. 19.

Umberto Eco, 84.  Italian author.  Feb. 19.