Notable deaths of 2019 (70 images)

Dr. John arrives on the red carpet at God's Love We Deliver's Love Rocks NYC! Benefit Concert in New York City on March 9, 2017. The New Orleans music legend Dr. John, real name Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., died June 6 from a heart attack. Dr. John was best known for his psychedelic and funk music along with his voodoo-inspired persona. He died at the age of 77. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., attends the opening of the U.S. International Pavillion near Paris on June 15, 2015. Cochran died at a veterans' home in Oxford at the age of 81 on May 30. The Mississippi Republican served in Congress for more than four decades before his retirement. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI

Boston Red Sox legend Bill Buckner throws out the first pitch of the Red Sox home opener against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston on April 8, 2008. Buckner died May 27 after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia at the age of 69. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI

Former Green Bay Packers great Bart Starr accepts the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year award on behalf of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Dallas on February 2, 2011. Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971, had been in failing health since suffering two heart attacks and a stroke in 2014. Starr died May 26 at the age of 85. He is the only quarterback in league history to win five NFL titles in a decade. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI