Here are the most recent deaths in the National News as reported at Legacy.com in the second
week of November 2025.
Visit Legacy.com to read full obituaries for most of the people featured in this video
and leave your own condolences on their Legacy page.
musician Gilson Levis died November 5, 2025 at his home in Lincolnshire, England at the
age of 74.
He was the drummer for Squeeze in the 1970s and 80s playing on classic new wave tracks
like Tempted, Black Coffee and Bed and Hourglass.
Levis is also being remembered as the drummer for Jewels Hollands Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
alongside former Squeeze bandmate Holland.
scientist James Watson died November 6, 2025 at a hospice in East Northport, New York at
the age of 97.
He shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work to help define the
double helix structure of the DNA molecule, one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs
of the century.
Watson is also being remembered for his best-selling memoir The Double Helix which told the story
of his landmark discovery alongside Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin.
Basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkins died November 9, 2025 at his home at the age of 88.
He was a three-time inductee into the nasmeth memorial Basketball Hall of Fame beginning in
1989 for his playing career.
He was a nine-time all-star in the 1960s and 70s and his number 19 jersey was retired by
the Seattle SuperSonics.
Wilkins is also being remembered for his long and successful coaching career which included
leading the SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA Championship, being named Coach of the Year in 1994 and helping
coach Team USA men's basketball to a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Astronaut Fredrick Rick Hauke died November 6, 2025 after living with Parkinson's disease
at the age of 84.
He went to space three times on the space shuttle, piloting a mission in 1983 and commanding missions
in 1984 and 88.
He is being remembered for commanding the first space flight after the space shuttle Challenger
disaster.
Hauke was a US Navy veteran who served from the 1960s until his retirement in 1990.
TV host Quentin Wilson died November 8, 2025 after a short battle with lung cancer at the
age of 68.
He was a long-time co-host of the British motoring TV show's Top Gear, Britain's Worst Driver
and Fifth Gear.
Wilson is being remembered as a dedicated enthusiast of all kinds of cars from classics to electric
vehicles.
Football executive Paul Taglia Boote died November 9, 2025 at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
He died of heart failure at the age of 84.
He was the commissioner of the NFL from 1989 to 2006, whose major influence on the game
was recognized when he was inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame in 2020.
Taglia Boote is being remembered for pausing the season in response to the terrorist attacks
on September 11, 2001, and for helping keep the Saints in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Filmmaker Lee Tomahorrie died November 7, 2025 at his home in Auckland, New Zealand.
He died after living with Parkinson's disease at the age of 75.
He directed the James Bond film Die Another Day, as well as other Hollywood films like The
Edge and Along Came Us Fighter.
Tomahorrie is being remembered for showcasing the talents of Maori actors in once-war warriors
and other films made in his home of New Zealand.
As Sally Kirkland died November 11, 2025, in hospice care in Palm Springs, California at the age
of 84.
She won a Golden Globe, an independent spirit award and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association
award for her performance in the 1987 movie Anna, and she was also nominated for an Academy
Award.
Kirkland is also being remembered for such movies as The Sting, The Way We Were, JFK,
and Bullseye.
Actor Tatsuya Nakadayi died November 8, 2025 at a hospital in Tokyo.
He died of pneumonia at the age of 82.
He had roles in several movies by legendary director Akira Kurosawa, most notably in Ron,
in which he starred as the warlord Hidetora Ajimangi.
Nakadayi is also being remembered for his performances in the human condition trilogy,
Harakuri, and many other classic Japanese films.
Then, Kledo Eskabedo III died November 11, 2025 at the age of 59.
He was the longtime band leader of the house band on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing on the
show for 22 years ever since its debut.
Eskabedo is being remembered as Kimmel's best friend since childhood, the host offered
an emotional tribute to him in a late-night monologue.
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announced immediately by their family or the authorities.
When a cause of death has not been officially confirmed, we do not report on rumors.
Every family has a right to their privacy.
Basketball player Michael Ray Richardson died November 11, 2025 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
He died after fighting prostate cancer at the age of 70.
He was a four-time NBA All-Star with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and New
Jersey Nets in the 1970s and 80s.
Richardson is being remembered as Sugar Ray and led the league in steals during three seasons.
Following suspension from the NBA, he continued his professional basketball career for several
years in Europe.
Singer and songwriter Richard Darby Sherr died November 10, 2025 at the age of 65.
He was the lead singer for the UK band Living in a Box, who had an international hit in 1987
with their song Living in a Box.
Darby Sherr is also being remembered for songs like Room in Your Heart, So The Story Go's,
and Blow the House Down.
Baseball player Helen Wadell Wyatt died November 11, 2025 in her sleep at the age of 95.
She was known as Sis Wadell in the 1940s and 50s when she played for the All-American Girls
Professional Baseball League, made famous in the movie A League of Their Own.
Wadell Wyatt is being remembered as a member of the Rockford Peaches, Springfield Sallys, and
Battle Creek Bals.
This week was Veterans Day in the United States.
Here at Legacy, we honor the memories of our loved ones who served.
At Legacy.com's Veterans Memorial, you'll find beautiful life stories.
Like this, US Army veteran from Houston who went on to serve a distinguished 40-year career
with the Houston Fire Department.
This big-hearted force of nature from Vermont who drove school buses, ran a summer girls'
camp and served proudly in the Army National Guard.
And this Colorado grandfather, a retired Lieutenant Colonel who served in Iraq and later
rode in the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association.
At Legacy.com, any family can publish a free obituary for a veteran thanks to our partners
at military times.
Just visit Legacy.com and click to enter the Veterans Memorial.
In addition to featuring current deaths in the news, Legacy.com also honors the lives and
legacies of notable people who died in the past.
Here are some of this week's anniversaries.
Five years ago this week, Game Show host Alex Trebek died at the age of 80.
He became a beloved TV star as the longtime host of Jeopardy.
Twenty years ago this week, professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero died at the age of 38.
His catchphrase "I lie, I cheat, I steal," helped make him one of the most popular WWE
heels of his time.
Thirty-five years ago this week, actress Eve Arden died at the age of 82.
She won an Emmy award as the star of Armas Brooks, was Oscar nominated for Mildred Pierce,
and played the principal in Greece and Greece too.
Actor Charlie Robinson was born 80 years ago this week.
He died in July 2021 at the age of 75.
He was best known for his long-running role on the sitcom Nightcourt as Court Clerk Mack.
Later in the comedian Jonathan Winters was born 100 years ago this week.
He died in April 2013 at the age of 87.
He was a pioneer of improv comedy, also beloved for his roles in movies and TV shows like
It's a Mad Mad Mad World and More Can Mindy.
Every week in the United States, flags are lowered to half-staff to honor the lives of Americans
whose communities are mourning their loss.
Here are the most recent half-staff memorial flag honors.
Flagz in Minnesota have been lowered to honor the memory of Farmington Police Officer Pete
Zajek.
Flagz in Massachusetts have been lowered to honor the memory of US Army Private Alfred Thomas
Langevin, who was killed in action during World War II.
This remains were recently identified and returned home for burial.
Flagz in Alaska have been lowered to honor the memory of former State Representative Brenda
Italy.
Flagz in Iowa have been lowered to honor the memory of former State Senator and Board of
Regents member Larry McKibbin.
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