In Memorium 2021

 I said in last year's post that I hoped this year's would be smaller, and it is...although only because I don't have cards of a lot of people that died, or not scanned. This year started rough for me as the 2019 president of my model club died of Covid on January 2nd, and by summer I knew or knew through a friend 10 people who the pandemic claimed this year, after not personally knowing anyone last year who didn't survive. 

With that said, there are 43 people who are present in my collection and have been scanned who died in 2021. Here they are in alphabetical order. 

Lou Angotti 1938-2021

Ralph Backstrom 1937-2021

Elgin Baylor 1934-2021

Charlie Burns 1936-2021

Sam Cunningham 1950-2021

Bob Dole 1923-2021

Mark Eaton 1957-2021

Tony Esposito 1943-2021

Rod Gilbert 1941-2021

Charlie Glotzbach 1938-2021

Shaler Halimon 1945-2021

Jimmy Hayes 1989-2021

Jack Ingram 1936-2021

Bob Jenkins 1947-2021

Leroy Jones 1950-2021

Bob Keselowski 1951-2021

Matiss Kivlenieks 1996-2021

Don Kojis 1939-2021

Tom Kurvers 1962-2021

Bobby "Slick" Leonard 1932-2021

Gene Littles 1943-2021

Bernie Madoff 1938-2021

Jackie Mason 1928-2021

Eric McClure 1978-2021

Stan McKenzie 1944-2021

Eric Mobley 1970-2021

John Muckler 1934-2021

Mark Pavelich 1958-2021

Bob Plager 1943-2021

Colin Powell 1937-2021

Carlos Reutemann 1942-2021 (in car)

Andre Ribeiro 1966-2021

Fred Stanfield 1944-2021

Ramo Stott 1934-2021

Kerry Teague 1961-2021

John Wes Townley 1989-2021

Al Unser 1939-2021

Bobby Unser 1934-2021

Granville Waiters 1961-2021

Bryan Watson 1942-2021

Paul Westphal 1950-2021

Harthorne Wingo 1947-2021

Galen Young 1975-2021

I say this every year but I hope 2022 is smaller still. 

Update: Man, today was tough, losing Betty White. Everybody loved Betty White! She does have cards but I don't have any. Today we also lost NBA Hall of Famer Sam Jones, who does appear in my collection:

Sam Jones 1933-2021