Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," about her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. "I loved that little doll," Parton later wrote. "I expressed myself and my feelings through writing - I’m sure what I was thinking was, 'Well, Tasseltop has to have a song about her.'" Parton never stopped making music after that.
He was a priest and a visionary. A leader and a mentor. A friend and a husband. James Lopresti was many things to thousands of people, most of whom will never know how he improved their lives.
Butch McKay, a tenacious advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS, whose benevolence changed lives, died peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 30 at his home in Panama City Beach, Florida. His heart, which bled for so many, finally gave out. He was 77.
Michael Kalb had a driving passion to help the LGBTQ community and especially LGBTQ youth. He became a hero to hundreds of people, even though many of the people he helped have no idea who he is.
His business is tucked away in a corner of Wilton Manors but his impact on the community is outsized. Carlos Rodriguez, owner of The Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa, died on Aug. 22.
Quiet, somber sobs and loud laughter filled the Crystal Ballroom at The Venue as the community came to say goodbye to Brett Tannenbaum. He died July 30 after a five-decade battle with diabetes and the health complications that accompany the disease. He was 57.
Even if you only met Michael Milani once, you never forgot him. Better known as Giovanni Milani, he died unexpectedly over the weekend. He was 33.
Gavin Creel, the Tony award-winning actor who appeared in iconic Broadway shows, died Sept. 30 after a brief bout with cancer. He was 48.
Alfredo Pinheiro, dancer, civic and animal rights activist, philanthropist, raconteur, gourmet chef and baker, and all-around bon vivant has died in Fort Lauderdale, his friend of decades, Craig Kline announced. He was 76.
He achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a major league baseball player at 23, but Billy Bean gave it all up at 31 because he fell in love with another man. Bean, MLB’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, died at home in New York on Aug. 6 after an 11-month-long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Major League Baseball announced his death.
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