* Mercury astronaut who was the first American to fly in space; also walked on the moon. He died at 74 yrs in 1998.
* Country music {queen;} recorded more than 50 albums and had 20 number one hits? Died at 55 yrs in 1998?
* Songwriter of upbeat tunes like, 'How much is that doggie in the window?' Committed suicide in Feb 1998 at age 74?
* Headed Boston's Citizens Energy Corp. Killed in a skiing accident at 39 yrs old in 1997?
* Arizona Senator who spearheaded the conservative movement. Died at 89 in 1998?
* Wrote the prison memoir 'Soul on Ice.' Led the Black Panther {Party;} later became a Christian? Died at 62 yrs in 1998?
* CBS News producer and executive who was a pioneer in TV news coverage. Died at 82 yrs in 1998?
* Actress who played Bob Newhart's wife on 'Newhart' in the 80's. Died at 55 yrs in 1998?
* 100 yr old White House maid and seamstress who wrote, 'My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House?' Died in 1997?
* Dr. Marcus Welby, 91 ... the caring family doctor. Also the wise dad on 'Father Knows Best.' He died in 1998.
* Air Force pilot and original Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton died on June 13 in League City, Texas, at age 69. What medical condition kept Deke grounded until the end of the Apollo program?
* Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis died in Waltham, Massachusetts, on July 27 at the age of 27. What was Lewis doing at the time of his death?
* Alfred M. Butts, aged 93, died in Rhineback, New York, on April 4. What popular board game did Butts invent?
* Aviation pioneer James Doolittle, aged 96, died in Pebble Beach, California, on September 27. Doolittle led a daring daylight bombing raid on Tokyo in 1942, using which aircraft carrier as the staging platform?
* Longtime college basketball coach Henry Iba died in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on January 15, at the age of 88. In addition to 767 career wins and 2 national championships, how many Olympic gold medals did Iba earn as coach the US basketball team?
* Author Fletcher Knebel, aged 81, died in Honolulu on February 26. He was best known as the co-author to what Cold War-era novel, which eventually became a major motion picture?
* Actress Audrey Hepburn died in Tolochenaz, Switzerland, on January 20, at age 63. For which film did she earn an Oscar as Best Actress?
* Agnes De Mille died in New York City on October 7, at age 88. Though her family lineage included ties to Hollywood and Broadway, she decided to forge her own path into what profession?
* Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall died on January 24 in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 84. How many years did Marshall serve on the Court?
* Planetary geologist Eugene Shoemaker, aged 69, died in Alice Springs, Australia on July 18. What was the cause of his death?