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Year in Review Farewells 2010

From Sen. Robert Byrd (pictured) to Merlin Olsen, remembering newsmakers, sports stars and other intriguing personalities who died in the past year.

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Miep Gies

FILE - In this 1998 photo Miep Gies displays a copy of her book \"Anne Frank Remembered\" at her apartment in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Anne Frank called them the Helpers. They provided food, books and good cheer while her family hid for two years from the Nazis in a tiny attic apartment. On Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, the last surviving helper, Miep Gies, celebrates her 100th birthday, saying she has won more accolades for helping the Frank family than she deserved as if, she says, she tried to save all the Jews of occupied Holland. The Anne Frank Museum says Gies, who helped the teenage diarist's family hide from the Nazis, died Monday Jan. 11, 2010. She was 100. (AP Photo/Steve North, FILE) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT **
Steve North / AP
2009 Showcase for Commerce

John P. Murtha

John Murtha, D-PA., adresses to a crowd of 810 during a breakfast at the 2009 Showcase for Commerce at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in downtown Johnstown Pennsylvania. May 29, 2009.
Douglas Graham / Roll Call Photos
Captain Phil Harris Of \"Deadliest Catch\" Dies

Phil Harris

UNDATED: (NO SALE; NO ARCHIVE) In this handout from Discovery Channel, Captain Phil Harris of Cornelia Marie is seen. Harris, 53, who appeared on the television show \"Deadliest Catch,\" died February 10, 2010 of a stroke he suffered in January. (Photo by Blair Bunting/Discovery Channel via Getty Images)
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Alexander Haig

Alexander Haig

WASHINGTON -- AUGUST 15, 1974: White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig meets with President Gerald R. Ford in the Oval Office at the White House six days after Ford became president August 15, 1974, Washington, D.C. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Alexander Haig
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NBC Color Commentator Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen

CIRCA 1980's: NBC television color commentator Merlin Olsen on the field broadcasting circa early 1980's during an NFL football game. Olsen was a color commentator for NBC from 1980-89. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Merlin Olsen
Focus On Sport / Getty Images North America
Image: Portrait of Lech Kaczynski

Lech Kaczynski

Employees of the Polish Embassy place the portrait of Polish President Lech Kaczynski near the Embassy headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday April 10, 2010 along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog near Smolensk in western Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Sergei Chuzavkov / AP
Rioters Respond To King Verdict

Daryl F. Gates

123931 031: Police Chief Daryl Gates speaks to the media May 1, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA. As a result of the riots more than 50 died, over 4,000 injured and $1 billion in property damage. (Photo by Douglas Burrows/Liaison)
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(FILES) This fiel pictured dated October

Juan Antonio Samaranch

(FILES) This fiel pictured dated October 2, 2009 shows Spain's Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee chairman from 1980 to 2001, presenting Madrid's bid for the 2016 Olympics, in Copenhagen. Juan Antonio Samaranch, 89, died on April 21, 2010 in Barcelona after suffering from severe heart trouble. AFP PHOTO / Charles Dharapak / POOL (Photo credit should read CHARLES DHARAPAK/AFP/Getty Images)
Charles Dharapak / AFP
Image: File photo of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden

John Wooden

UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is seen in this undated UCLA handout photo. Wooden, the peerless U.S. college basketball coach who became known as the \"Wizard of Westwood\" while winning a record 10 national championships at UCLA, died on June 4, 2010, at age 99, a spokesman for the UCLA Medical Center said. REUTERS/UCLA/Handout/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL HEADSHOT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO COMMERCIAL SALES
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Philadelphia 76ers

Manute Bol

PHILADELPHIA, PA - 1991: Manute Bol #11 of the Philadelphia 76ers stands on the court during an NBA game circa 1991 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)
B Bennett / Getty Images North America
Sculpture Celebrates Famed Times Square Kiss At End Of World War II

Edith Shain

NEW YORK - AUGUST 11: Eighty six-year-old Edith Shain stands in Times Square in front of a statue of her famous kiss with a sailor on V-J Day at the end of World War II August 11, 2005 in New York City. The famous kiss was photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt and the unveiling of the statue coincides with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II on August 14, 1945. The sailor in the photograph has never been positively identified. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Image: FILE: Sen. Robert Byrd Hospitalized

Robert Byrd

WASHINGTON - MAY 15: Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) waits to deliver his opening remarks before the Senate Appropriations Committee's full committee markup of the FY2008 emergency supplemental bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan May 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. It was reported that Sen. Byrd was taken to the hospital after falling in his home this morning September 22, 2009. The 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat is under observation but hasn't been admitted to the hospital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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George Steinbrenner

FILE - This Feb. 28, 1998, file photo shows New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner flanked by manager Billy Martin, left, and vice president and general manager Lou Piniella, right, at spring training in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A person close to George Steinbrenner says the Yankees owner died Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010 . (AP Photo/Bill Cooke)
Bill Cooke / AP
Spring Training - New York Yankees

Ralph Houk

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH,1961: Manager Ralph Houk, of the New York Yankees, poses for a portrait during Spring Training in March, 1961 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ralph Houk
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Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr

CBS News correspondent Daniel Schorr working at press table (pipe in mouth) w. unident. others during Watergate hearings. (Photo by Gjon Mili//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Gjon Mili / Time & Life Pictures
APPROPRIATIONS--Senate Appropriations Chairman Ted Stevens,

Ted Stevens

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 13: APPROPRIATIONS--Senate Appropriations Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, during a news conference to discuss appropriations issues. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
Scott J. Ferrell / Congressional Quarterly
ROSTENKOWSKI--Former House Ways & Means Chairman Dan  Rosten

Dan Rostenkowski

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: ROSTENKOWSKI--Former House Ways & Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski during an interview at home on North Noble Street in Chicago. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
Scott J. Ferrell / Congressional Quarterly
Edwin Newman

Edwin Newman

circa 1965: Studio headshot portrait of NBC broadcast journalist Edwin Newman. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hulton Archive / Archive Photos
Portrait Of Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson

Scottish-born American professional baseball player Bobby Thomson of the New York baseball Giants smiles in a portrait, New York, 1951. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studio/Getty Images)
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John F. Kennedy [Misc.];Theodore C. Sorensen

Theodore Sorensen

Pres. John F. Kennedy's Aide Theodore Sorensen in front of the White House. (Photo by Paul Schutzer//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Paul Schutzer / Time & Life Pictures
Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Sparky Anderson

Baseball: Closeup of Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson (11) in dugout before game vs Kansas City Royals. Detroit, MI 5/5/1993 CREDIT: John Iacono (Photo by John Iacono /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X44312 ) *** Local Caption *** Sparky Anderson
John Iacono / Sports Illustrated
ABC Announcer Don Meredith

Don Meredith

ORCHARD PARK, NY - SEPTEMBER 17: ABC Monday Night Football announcer Don Meredith (L) interviews head coach Dick Vermeil of the Philadelphia Eagles before a Thursday night National Football League game against the Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium on September 17, 1981 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
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Elizabeth Edwards listens to her husband

Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards listens to her husband US Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as he participates in the Presidential Forum on New Leadership on Health Care 24 March 2007 in Las Vegas. Edwards announced 22 March that his wife's breast cancer had returned, spread to a rib, and was incurable, but vowed \"the campaign goes on\" for the party's 2008 nomination. AFP PHOTO/GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
Gabriel Bouys / AFP
Image: U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke Dies

Richard Holbrooke

WASHINGTON - MAY 12: FILE: Richard Holbrooke, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee May 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke died, Monday, December 13, 2010. Holbrooke underwent surgery earlier in the week after suffering a torn aorta. He was 69. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Image: Bob Feller

Bob Feller

FILE- In this Feb. 28, 1941, file photo, Cleveland Indians star pitcher Bob Feller works on his form during spring training baseball in Fort Myers, Fla. Feller, the Iowa farm boy whose powerful right arm earned him the nickname \"Rapid Robert\" and made him one of baseball's greatest pitchers during a Hall of Fame career with the Indians, has died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)
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