Pete Seeger - d. January 27th 2014

You put the civil in civil rights,
the right in civil rights. 
You had 

the clearest voice 

in the world,

singing the only song that mattered.

Read about Pete Seeger here 

Roger Lloyd-Pack - d. January 15th 2014

Your face,
gormless, but comforting
as an old shoe,
appears at the window
of the wrong heaven.
A knock;
I'm looking for Roger.
Sorry. He’s gone.

Read about Roger Lloyd-Pack here 

Alexandra Bastedo - d. January 12th 2014

Of all the events
your character foresaw,
you missed this one;
Nemesis, in full 60s garb,
here at the door
to claim you back.

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Sir Run Run Shaw - d. January 7th 2014

The swords of a thousand samurai

are sheathed, laid at your feet.

It is you that is gone, 

but it is we that feel the touch

of the five fingers of death.

Read about Sir Run Run Shaw here

Simon Hoggart - d. January 5th 2014

They will sleep easier tonight;
the pompous, the pretentious,
those on the make, on the take.
The sniper who never misses
has run out of ink.

Read about Simon Hoggart here

Eusébio - d. January 5th 2014

A cultured pass 
brings two continents
together, 
a blast from your boot
and the whole world
cheers your name;
O Rei!

Read more about Eusébio here

Phil Everly - d. January 3rd 2014

Your sweet, sweet voice
was half 
of something,
but sometimes 
half of something
is everything.

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John Fortune - d. December 31st 2013

Today you accepted a booking 
at the highest establishment.
Your billing reads
Not so much a satirist,
more a way of life.

Read about John Fortune here

David Coleman - d. December 21st 2013

The stadium empties,

The floodlights fade,

The camera rolls,

The cue is given,

But no voice speaks.

Read about David Coleman here

Ronnie Biggs - d. December 18th 2013

Something separated you
from other seedy pimpernels.
Perhaps the audacity 
of your flight, or maybe
Lady Luck's number
in your trouser pocket. 

Read about Ronnie Biggs here