PHOTOS: 2024 local deaths of note

See photos of notable figures across the D.C. area, including national figures, politicians, celebrities and local heroes, who died in 2024.

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Courtroom sketch artist William J. Hennessy Jr. sits in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, during a libel case between Actor Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard. Hennessy, who has seen sketches of this and other major moments in history, died on his birthday 鈥擬onday, December 9, 2024 鈥� at the age of 67. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP)

2/18

Nikki Giovanni speaks during the 61st New York Film Festival – Deep Focus at Elinor Bunin Munroe film center on October 01, 2023 in New York City. Nikki Giovanni, a poet, author, Virginia Tech educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for FLC )

3/18

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Merv Rettenmund in Miami, in 1968. Merv Rettenmund, an outfielder whose 13-year major league playing career included World Series titles with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 81. (AP Photo/TM, File)

4/18

Pat Fischer, defensive back who let his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals expire, grips a pen as he signs with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, June 14, 1968. Fischer died Oct. 10, 2024, at age 84. (AP Photo)

5/18

Joe D鈥橝lessandris, whose nearly half-century of coaching offensive linemen eventually brought him to four different NFL teams, has died. He was 70. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

6/18

Roxane Gilmore, a teacher and professor who served as first lady of Virginia during her husband Jim Gilmore鈥檚 term as governor from 1998 to 2002, has died. She was 70. (Courtesy Office of Jim Gilmore)

7/18

Carroll J. 鈥淔itz鈥� Fitzgerald, a former Baltimore City Council member who survived a 1976 shooting rampage at a temporary City Hall office, has died. He was 89. (Courtesy Mary Carol Pearce via Schimunek Funeral Home)

8/18

Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died. He was 85. (Courtesy Baltimore Orioles)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 28: Khyree Jackson #5 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after making a tackle on the Utah Utes during the first half of their game at Rice Eccles Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

9/18

Khyree Jackson died a triple fatal car crash in the early morning hours of July 6, 2024. He was a Minnesota Vikings rookie from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, that was drafted in the fourth round in April 2024. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 28: Khyree Jackson #5 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after making a tackle on the Utah Utes during the first half of their game at Rice Eccles Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

10/18

An undated photo of Bernie Delia speaking in front of a crowd in D.C. Bernie Delia, a founding member of the board of D.C.鈥檚 Capital Pride Alliance, one of the first openly gay appointees to the Justice Department and a White House public servant during President Bill Clinton鈥檚 administration, died Friday in the District. He was 68. (Courtesy Mayor Muriel Bowser)

11/18

Peter Angelos, longtime owner of the Baltimore Orioles team, died Saturday, Mar. 23. He was 94. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

12/18

Chris Simon #17 of the Washington Capitals waits on the ice during a game against the Nashville Predators at the MCi Center in Washington, D.C. The Capitals defeated the Predators 1-0. Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon, who spent seven seasons with the Washington Capitals, has died. He was 52. (Getty Images/Doug Pensinger)

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Ali Krieger and her father Ken give each other a hug after the Washington Spirit’s match against the Western New York Flash at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md., on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Ken Krieger, one of the most successful high school soccer coaches in Virginia history, died Monday morning. He was 69. (Courtesy Jeffrey Mankie/InsideNoVa.com)

14/18

D.C. alt-pop artist Cat Janice, whose music went viral while she was in hospice, died Wednesday, according to her family. She was 31. (Courtesy Cat Janice via Instagram)

15/18

Former Maryland men’s basketball coach Lefty Driesell, center, acknowledges fans as he stands with family and former players during a ceremony to commemorate his Terrapins career before an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in College Park, Md. Charles 鈥淟efty鈥� Driesell, who led both Maryland and James Madison鈥檚 basketball programs to regular season and conference titles during his decades as a head coach, has died at the age of 92. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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FILE – Former Washington quarterback Norm Snead, left, and Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry look over the Cotton Bowl as they prepare for the Pro Bowl Game Sunday, Jan. 17, 1973, in Dallas. Norm Snead, an NFL quarterback for 16 seasons in the 1960s and ’70s who was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, has died. Snead was the second overall pick in the 1961 NFL draft, selected by Washington and played there for three seasons. He was 84. (AP Photo/FK)

17/18

Tom Shales, who was among the first television critics awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary, died in a Fairfax County, Virginia, hospital, of complications related to COVID-19 and renal failure on Jan. 13 at age 79. (Courtesy The Washington Post)

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Reggie Wells attends the VIP Pre-Party for the Bronner Bros. ICON Awards Presented By Clairol – Show on February 18, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. United States. A Baltimore County native, Wells, who spent over 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist and worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyonc茅, Halle Berry and numerous other celebrities, has died. He was 76. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for 2013 ICON Awards)

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