Those that left us in 2006 - December

DECEMBER:

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, 80. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Reagan administration; the first woman in the post. Dec. 7.

Moses Hardy, 113. Believed to be the second-oldest man in the world, last black U.S. veteran of World War I. Dec. 7.

Johnnie Bryan Hunt Sr., 79. Founded one of the nation's largest trucking companies, J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Dec. 7.

Georgia Gibbs, 87. Hitmaking 1950s singer ("Kiss of Fire,""Dance With Me, Henry.") Dec. 9.

Martin Nodell, 91. Created the comic book superhero Green Lantern. Dec. 9.

Gen. Augusto Pinochet, 91. Chilean leader who terrorized opponents; took power in bloody coup. Dec. 10.

Ellis Rubin, 81. Florida attorney famed for "TV intoxication" defense. Dec. 12.

Peter Boyle, 71. The curmudgeonly father on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Dec. 12.

Lamar Hunt, 74. Owner of football's Kansas City Chiefs; coined term "Super Bowl." Dec. 13.

Richard Carlson, 45. Advocated positive thinking in books like "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff." Dec. 13. Cardiac arrest.

Catherine Pollard, 88. Boy Scouts of America's first female scoutmaster. Dec. 13.

Ahmet Ertegun, 83. Founder of Atlantic Records; popularized Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin. Dec. 14.

Larry Sherry, 71. Dodgers reliever; 1959 World Series' most valuable player. Dec. 17.

Joe Barbera, 95. With Bill Hanna, created Yogi Bear, Tom and Jerry, other beloved cartoons. Dec. 18.

Saparmurat Niyazov, 66. Turkmenistan's eccentric and iron-fisted president. Dec. 21.

Robert Stafford, 93. Three-term Vermont senator who championed the environment and education; the federal guaranteed student loan program is named for him. Dec. 23.

Ralph Stebbins, 43. Winner of a $208 million lottery jackpot. Dec. 23. Heart attack.

Uri Dan, 71. Veteran Israeli journalist, confidant of Ariel Sharon. Dec. 24.

Frank Stanton, 98. Longtime CBS president; helped turn its TV operation into the "Tiffany network." Dec. 24.

James Brown, 73. The pompadoured dynamo of music for a half-century whose classic singles included "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)." Dec. 25.

Gerald Ford, 93. The nation's 38th president, a former Michigan congressman who did much to restore national confidence after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace in 1974. Dec. 26.

Chris Brown, 45. An All-Star third baseman who played six seasons in the majors in the 1980s. Dec. 26. Burned in fire; autopsy pending.

Saddam Hussein, 69. Deposed Iraqi dictator hanged for the killing of 148 people after an attempt to assassinate him in 1982. Dec. 30.