Celebrity deaths

Comedian, actor and writer Richard Lewis, who often visited El Paso, has died at the age of 76.

Carrie Fisher's mom, Debbie Reynolds, was reportedly discussing the funeral arrangements for her daughter when she fell ill.

After several months in a coma, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown is dead at age 22.

My family is close, but I hadn't really heard from any of my younger nieces or cousins about how they were feeling about the death of 'Glee' star, Cory Monteith.  But this afternoon, I read what one of them is feeling now that the autopsy results are out.

Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France.

Singer Amy Whinehouse reported dead. Saturday July 23, 2011