Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

  • By BERNARD McGHEE
    Associated Press
  • Sunday, December 30th, 2012
    AP file photo Dick Clark, host of “American Bandstand,” introduces Michael Jackson on stage during taping of the show’s 50th anniversary special in 2002. Clark died April 18. He was 82.

    AP file photo Dick Clark, host of “American Bandstand,” introduces Michael Jackson on stage during taping of the show’s 50th anniversary special in 2002. Clark died April 18. He was 82.

    AP file photo Actor Andy Griffith poses in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, “Murder in Coweta County” in 1983. Griffith died July 3. He was 86.

    AP file photo Actor Andy Griffith poses in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, “Murder in Coweta County” in 1983. Griffith died July 3. He was 86.

    AP file photo Whitney Houston performs in London as part of her European tour in 2001. Houston, 48, died Feb. 11.

    AP file photo Whitney Houston performs in London as part of her European tour in 2001. Houston, 48, died Feb. 11.

    AP file photo Penn State coach Joe Paterno smiles as he walks the field before a game against Minnesota in 2009. Paterno died Jan. 22.

    AP file photo Penn State coach Joe Paterno smiles as he walks the field before a game against Minnesota in 2009. Paterno died Jan. 22.

    FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 photo, actor Larry Hagman listens to a reporter's question while visiting the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, made famous in the television show

    FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 photo, actor Larry Hagman listens to a reporter's question while visiting the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, made famous in the television show "Dallas." Actor Larry Hagman, who for more than a decade played villainous patriarch JR Ewing in the TV soap Dallas, has died at the age of 81, his family said Saturday Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

    AP file photo Television news journalist Mike Wallace at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala in New York in 2008. Wallace died April 7. He was 93.

    AP file photo Television news journalist Mike Wallace at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala in New York in 2008. Wallace died April 7. He was 93.