obituary

Harold Ramis, the star of 'Ghostbusters,' writer of 'Animal House' and director of 'Caddyshack' and 'Groundhog Day,' has died at the age of 69 in Chicago. Ramis had been suffering from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis and had been in declining health since 2010.

Shirley Temple, an iconic child star and the former US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, died February 10 in her home in California surrounded by her family and caregivers. She was 85.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, a towering icon of modern cinema, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today according to the Wall Street Journal and New York Post. He was 46 years old.

Sammy Kershaw is grieving the death of his younger brother today. The singer announced that Minos Joseph Cashat, Jr. passed away on Friday (Sept. 27), also detailing the funeral arrangements for friends and family.

Suzy Ryan, wife of Larry Ryan and local Mardi Gras legend, passed away on Wednesday, August 14. Suzy has contributed to 710 KEEL and 96.5 KVKI in the past. Her daughter Casey and son Cory both work with us at Townsquare Media Shreveport. From the entire team here, we extend our deepest condolences for their loss. We mourn with you.

A longtime member of Willie Nelson's band died over the weekend. Jody Payne, Nelson's guitarist until 2008, woke up feeling ill on Saturday (Aug. 10) and died from cardiac problems at 5:12AM.

Country legend Loretta Lynn's oldest daughter has died.

Beloved character actor James Gandolfini, best known as Tony Soprano on HBO's classic mafia series 'The Sopranos,' has passed away suddenly at the age of 51 after a heart attack.

Slim Whitman, also known in the Shreveport-Bossier area as the "Singing Postman," has died at the age of 90.

Jean Stapleton, who was best known for her role as Edith -- the wife of Archie Bunker -- in "All in the Family" died on Friday at the age of 90, the LA Times reported.

I grew up a fan of comedy. One of the first comdedians I ever came to love was Johnathan Winters. He passed away today at the age of 87 due to natural causes. He was surrounded by family and friends.

Reid Flair, son of wrestling legend Ric Flair, passed away today at the age of 24. Reid Flair was found this morning in Charlotte, North Carolina and had just returned from working for All Japan. Few details are known at the time of this writing.