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Autumn Cleek Photography snapped photos of children surprised by a visit from The Grinch in Palmer, Tennessee.Autumn Cleek Photography

Autumn Cleek's sister, Alicia Cleek Layne, posed as the Grinch with her two boys, 4-year-old Jagger and 2-year-old Krae. Autumn Cleek took photos of children being surprised by the Dr. Suess character.Autumn Cleek Photography

Autumn Cleek Photography snapped photos of children surprised by a visit from The Grinch in Palmer, Tennessee.Autumn Cleek Photography

Catriona Gray of the Philippines, left, reacts with joy as she is crowned the Miss Universe 2018 by Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok...Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Contestants congratulate new Miss Universe Catriona Gray, center, from Philippines during the final round of 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Catriona Gray of the Philippines waves to the audience after being crowned the new Miss Universe 2018 during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP...Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray, left, and Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green, reacts after announced the new Miss Universe during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday,...Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Singer Ne-Yo leads Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutierrez during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green presents her evening gown during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray presents her evening gown during the final round of the 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Top 3 finalists from left to right, Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutierrez, Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green, Miss Philippines Catriona Gray, stand on the stage during the final of 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok...Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Finalists on swimsuit stand on stage during the final of 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green on stage during the final of 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Finalists stand on stage during the final of 67th Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Ireland Grainne Gallanagh displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss India Nehal Chudasama displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Haiti Samantha Colas displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Guam Athena Su McNinch displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo, Miss Ghana Diata Hoggar displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Ecuador Virginia Limongi displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo, Miss Czech Republic Lea Steflickova displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Curacao Akisha Albert displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Costa Rica Natalia Carvajal Sanchez displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Colombia Valeria Morales displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Cayman Islands Caitlin Tyson displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Canada Marta Stepien displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Cambodia Nat Rern displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Bulgaria Gabriela Topalova displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss British Virgin Islands Ayana Phillips displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Bolivia Joyce Prado Dias displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Belgium ZoÃ© Brunet displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Barbados Meghan Theobalds displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Bahamas Danielle Grant displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec.10, 2018 photo Miss Aruba Kimberly Julsing displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Argentina Agustina Pivowarchuk displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Angola Ana Liliana Aviao displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 photo Miss Albania Trejsi Sejdini displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Relief statues are seen at the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday...Amr Nabil/AP

Saeed Abdel Aal, an excavation worker stands at the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in...Amr Nabil/AP

Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, speaks inside a recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye.", at the...Amr Nabil/AP

Mustafa Abdo, chief of excavation workers walks at a recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye.", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara...Amr Nabil/AP

Photographers film inside the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday...Amr Nabil/AP

Cameramen and visitors visit the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday...Amr Nabil/AP

Madison's Mason Whiteman puts up a shot over Carlisle's Austin Redavide during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Tristan Sipple puts up a shot during their basketball game against Carlisle on Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Ryan Duritsch is fouled by Carlisle's Dane Flatter during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Jake Munafo goes to the hoop trailed by Carlisle's Isaiah Dean during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Ryan Duritsch puts up a shot during their basketball game against Carlisle on Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Carlisle's Jesse Rutherford goes up for a shot over Madison's Ryan Duritsch (21) and Evan Crim during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Carlisle's Jesse Rutherford goes up for a shot over Madison's Evan Crim during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Carlisle's Dane Flatter and Madison's Tristan Sipple (2) battle for the ball during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Jake Phelps dribbles the ball while defended by Carlisle's Cash Ridinger and Zach Jewell (23) during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison's Tristan Sipple dribbles up court during their basketball game against Carlisle on Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. Madison won 71-45. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Madison defeated Carlisle 71-45 in their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at Madison High School. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Logan Woods puts up a shot over New Miami's Nate Hobbs during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

New Miami's Deanza Duncan goes to the hoop defended by Cincinnati Christian's Cameron Rogers during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Miguel Ringer puts up a shot over New Miami’s Deanza Duncan (4) and Jordan Robinette (22) during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52...Nick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Riley Reutener shoots a free throw during their basketball game against New Miami Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Jalon Percy dribbles to the hoop as New Miami's Ronnie Bowman defends during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Cole Martin puts up a shot defended by New Miami's Ronnie Bowman during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

New Miami's Deanza Duncan puts up a shot during their basketball game against Cincinnati Christian on Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian's Miguel Ringer defends New Miami's Jordan Robinette as he dribbles during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

New Miami's David Cunningham (2) tries to keep the ball from going out of bounds as Cincinnati Christian’s Devin McKinnon (13) defends during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati...Nick Graham

New Miami's Deanza Duncan dribbles the ball as teammate Ronnie Bowman (20) sets a pick during their basketball game against Cincinnati Christian on Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian...Nick Graham

New Miami's Ronnie Bowman (20) looks for an open teammate during their basketball game against Cincinnati Christian on Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Cincinnati Christian’s Miguel Ringer (2) dribbles up the floor as CCS coach Carl Woods watches during their basketball game against New Miami on Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won...Nick Graham

New Miami's Trey Robinette drives into the Cincinnati Christian defense during their basketball game Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. Cincinnati Christian won 70-52. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

The Cincinnati Christian boys basketball team defeated New Miami 70-52 on Friday, Dec. 14, at New Miami High School. NICK GRAHAM/STAFFNick Graham

Actress and director Penny Marshall died at age 75 from diabetes complications.Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Former Atlanta Falcons All-Pro offensive lineman Bill Fralic died Dec. 13. He was 56.Keith Srakocic/AP

Legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for "Turned to Blue" in 2007. Wilson died at her home in California on Dec. 13, 2018, after a long illness.Michael Caulfield Archive/WireImage

Actress Sondra Locke in the 1977 action thriller 'The Gauntlet' directed by her boyfriend at the time Clint Eastwood.Bettmann/Bettmann Archive

Musician Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks perform onstage during day 2 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2012 in Indio, California.Karl Walter

Actress Michele Carey has died at the age of 75. Carey is probably best known for her role in the 1967 film ‘El Dorado,’ co-starring James Caan and directed by Howard Hawks. She also starred in ‘The Wild Wild West’...Wikicommons

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died Nov. 30. He was 94.Mark Reinstein/Mark Reinstein/MediaPunch/IPx

Actor Ken Berry, known for bringing laughs as Capt. Wilton Parmenter on TV's 'F Troop' and Vinton Harper on 'Mama's Family,' died Dec. 1, 2018 at age 85, multiple news outlets are reporting.ABC Photo Archives/ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images

"SpongeBob SquarePants" creator Stephen Hillenburg died after a battle with ALS at age 57.Dimitrios Kambouris

Director Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with "The Last Emperor" and whose erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris" enthralled and shocked the world, died Nov. 26, 2018, at age 77.Andrew Medichini/AP

Ricky Jay's manager confirmed the magician and actor died on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. He was 72.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair died Nov. 23. He was 81.Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images

Ray Chavez, the oldest surviving veteran from the attack on Pearl Harbor, died Nov. 21. He was 106.Audrey McAvoy/AP

LFO singer Devin Lima died of cancer at age 41 Nov. 21.Marsaili Mcgrath/Getty Images

FILE PHOTO: Roy Clark talks at Center Stage at The Opry celebrating Minnie Pearl's 100th at The Grand Ole Opry on October 22, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. Clark died at the age of 85.Beth Gwinn/Getty Images

Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, who played Harriet Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie," died Nov. 13. She was 93.NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images/NBC via Getty Images

Stan Lee speaks onstage at Stan Lee's Los Angeles Comic-Con at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Lee died Nov. 12 at the age of 95.Rich Polk/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly

Douglas Rain, who supplied the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," died Nov. 11. He was 90.Jeff Goode/Toronto Star/Getty Images

Football pioneer Wally Triplett, the first black to be drafted and play in an NFL game, died Nov. 8. He was 92.Joe Hermitt/AP

Former Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Vince Manuwai was found dead Sunday at 38. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

Roy Hargrove performs at the 2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Hargrove died Nov. 2, 2018 in...Paul Morigi

"For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf" playwright Ntozake Shange died peacefully in her sleep in October 2018.Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

In this 2007, file photo, brothel owner Dennis Hof poses with two of his "working girls" Brooke Taylor, left, and a woman working under the name "Airforce Amy", right, as firefighters burn down remains of the former...AP Photo/Debra Reid, file/AP

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died from cancer Oct. 15 at the age of 65, according to a statement from his family and Microsoft.Mat Hayward

Actress Peggy McCay, who played Caroline Brady on "Days of Our Lives," died Oct. 7 at the age of 90.David Becker/Getty Images

Alex Spanos, owner of the NFL's Chargers since 1984, died Oct. 9. He was 95.Stephen Dunn/Getty Images

Actor Scott Wilson, better known as Hershel Greene on “The Walking Dead,” died Oct. 6, 2018, according to multiple outlets. He was 76.Catrina Maxwell

Dave Anderson, right, a Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist for The New York Times, died Oct. 4. He was 89.MIKE MERGEN/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Geoff Emerick, the Beatles' recording engineer, died Oct. 2 at age 72.Rory Doyle/WireImage

MONTEREY CA - JUNE 17: Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane performs on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17 1967 in Monterey, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Actor Bill Daily pictured in 2007 t the Paley Center for Media and TV Land salute of "The Bob Newhart Show" at the Paley Center for Media. Daily died in 2018 of natural causes, his son said. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty...Michael Buckner/Getty Images

Actor Burt Reynolds attends the screening of “The Bandit” during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Reynolds died Sept. 6 at the age of 82.Mike Windle/Getty Images for SXSW/Getty Images for SXSW

Rapper Mac Miller performs onstage during the Smokers Club Festival at The Queen Mary on April 29, 2018 in Long Beach, California. He died Sept. 7. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

Conway Savage, pianist for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, died Sept. 1 at the age of 58. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images

Playwright Neil Simon, who wrote "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot in the Park," died Aug. 26. He was 91.STRF/STAR MAX/IPx/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks after he was presented with the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal during a special Twilight Tattoo performance November 14, 2017 at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. McCain died...Alex Wong/Getty Images

Robin Leach on the red carpet at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Leach, known for his show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," died Aug. 24, at the age of 76.Bryan Steffy/BMA2015/Getty Images for dcp

Ed King, a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at his home in Tennessee on Aug. 22, 2018. He was 68.Getty Images

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1967 file photo, Barbara Harris receives Cue Magazine's "Entertainer of the Year" award from director Mike Nichols in New York. Harris died Aug. 21 at the age of 83.Marty Lederhandler/AP

Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, died Aug. 18 at age 80.Adam Berry/Getty Images

Korn frontman Jonathan Davis’ estranged wife, Deven Davis, has died at age 39, a family spokesperson confirmed on Aug. 18, 2018.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, shows singer Aretha Franklin performing during the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at her home in Detroit. She was 76...Jose Luis Magana/AP

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 05: Charlotte Rae attends the opening night of "Assisted Living" at The Odyssey Theatre on April 5, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Rae's death was announced Sunday. She was 92. (Photo by...Araya Diaz/Getty Images

Pro wrestler and WWE Hall of Fame member Nikolai Volkoff died at age 70, the WWE announced on its website July 29.George Napolitano/George Napolitano/MediaPunch/IPx

Pro golfer Bruce Lietzke, 67, died after a battle with brain cancer on July 28, 2018.Darren Carroll/Getty Images

Tony Sparano, interim head coach of the Oakland Raiders looks on as his players warm up before a game between the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 28, 2014...Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

Nancy Sinatra Sr., flanked by daughters Nancy Sinatra Jr., left, and Tina Sinatra, died July 13. She was 101.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

1950s film star and singer Tab Hunter died July 8 at age 86.Michael Loccisano

French film director Claude Lanzmann, who directed the epic movie "Shoah," died July 5. He was 92.AFP Contributor/AFP/Getty Images

Former WWE star Matt Cappotelli died at age 38 after a long battle with cancer, his wife Lindsay Cappotelli and WWE announced on June 30.WWE

Joe Jackson, the father of the late pop singer Michael Jackson and the patriarch of the Jackson family, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was 89.Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET

Television personality Richard 'the Old Man' Harrison from History's 'Pawn Stars' arrives at the Riviera Hotel & Casino on April 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic/Getty Images

Drummer Vinnie Paul, who helped form the heavy metal band Pantera during the 1990s, died June 22. He was 54.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

WWE wrestler Big Van Vader in 2015 at a WWE Hall of Fame Induction. Vader died at age 63 in 2018. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)Jed Jacobsohn /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images

NEW YORK, NY: Matt Murphy has died at 88. In this photo he performs on stage during the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty...Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Actor and singer-songwriter Jackson Odell, left, was found dead at his California home on June 8. He was 20.David Livingston/Getty Images

Actress Eunice Gayson, the first "Bond girl" in the James Bond movies, died on June 8. She was 90.Joel Ryan/Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Anthony Bourdain attends "WASTED! The Story of Food Waste" Premiere during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 22, 2017 in New York City. Bourdain was 61.Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe

Designer Kate Spade attends the Tribeca Ball 2011 at the New York Academy of Art on April 4, 2011 in New York City. Spade died at age 55 in 2018. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for New York Academy of Art)Theo Wargo/Getty Images for New York Academ

Jerry Maren, the last surviving Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz" has died at age 98 in May 2018, family confirms. David Livingston/Getty Images

Actor Robert Mandan, who starred in the ABC situation comedy "Soap" from 1977 to 1981, died at 86. Mandan's April 29, 2018, death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on June 3, 2018.David Livingston/Getty Images

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon, died at the age of 86 on May 26, 2018 in Houston.Harry Cabluck/AP

Elizabeth Sung attends the opening night premiere of 'Searching' at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at Directors Guild Theatre on May 3, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. She died at the age of 63...Michael Tullberg/Getty Images

Author Philip Roth, prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, religion and mortality, has died at age 85, his literary agent said Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Richard Drew/AP

Actress Patricia Morison, who portrayed the shrewish Lilli Vanessi in the Broadway hit, "Kiss Me, Kate," died March 20, 2018. She was 103.David Livingston/Getty Images

Acclaimed author Tom Wolfe died in New York City on Monday, May 14, 2018, his literary agent said. He was 88.Fernando Leon/Getty Images

Actress Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder, who rose to fame for her portrayal of Lois Lane in the "Superman" film series, died Sunday, May 13, 2018. She was 69.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP

Actress Pamela Gidley, seen here in "The Pretender," died at age 52 April 16, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)Getty Images/Getty Images

This Aug. 30, 2011 photo shows Larry Harvey, co-founder of the Burning Man festival, during a party at Media Mecca, the communications center during the festival in the Black Rock Desert in Northern...John Curley/AP

Charles Neville performs in 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Neville died at age 79 of pancreatic cancer. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Actor Verne Troyer died Saturday at 49. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)Ethan Miller

R. Lee Ermey died Sunday, April 15, at 74. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Academy Award winning director Milos Forman died April 13, 2018. He was 86.Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images

Prominent South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who was previously married to the country's first black president, Nelson Mandela, died on Monday, April 2, 2018, family...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

FILE - This undated file photo, location unknown, shows Linda Brown. Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has...AP

Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus poses with a toy truck in this undated photo. Company officials announced on Thursday, March 22, 2018, that Lazarus had died. He was 94.Jacques M. Chenet/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Hazel Smith during 54th Annual BMI Country Awards - Arrivals at BMI Offices in 2006. The "outlaw country" journalist died in 2018 at age 83. (Photo by Tony R. Phipps/WireImage for BMI Nashville)Tony R. Phipps/WireImage for BMI Nashville

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks presents pioneering pediatrician Dr. Berry Brazelton the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian...Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Professor Stephen Hawking died at his home in Cambridge, England, on March 14. He was 76. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Craig Mack (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)Johnny Nunez/WireImage

FILE - In this June 4 2007 file photo, French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy leaves the Saint-Louis en l'Ile church in Paris. French couturier Hubert de Givenchy, a pioneer of ready-to-wear who designed...Michael Sawyer/AP

Tower Records founder Russ Solomon, pictured in 2008, died March 4, 2018, of a heart attack.David Livingston/Getty Images

Actor David Ogden Stiers died Saturday at 75. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

In this file photo dated April 27, 1999, British actress Emma Chambers on the red carpet in London. The actress known for her roles in TV series "The Vicar of Dibley" and the movie "Notting Hill"...Peter Jordan/AP

A 1950 publicity photo of actress, comedian Nanette Fabray, who starred on stage and screen, earning three Emmys and a Tony Award in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Fabray died on Feb. 22...Wikicommons

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 31: Evangelist Billy Graham addresses the audience from the stage during the Billy Graham Library Dedication Service on May 31, 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Approximately 1500...Davis Turner/Getty Images

Legendary pop and big band singer Vic Damone died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. He was 89. (ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)ABC Photo Archives/ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images

Country musician Daryle Singletary, best known for hits like "I Let Her Lie" and "Amen Kind of Love," died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. He was 46. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)Terry Wyatt/Getty Images

Reg E. Cathey, winner of the award for guest actor in a drama for "House of Cards," poses in the press room during the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. His death was announced Feb. 9. He was 59.Jason Kempin/Getty Images

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 05: Edwin Jackson #53 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates after stopping Matt Forte #22 of the New York Jets in the second quarter during their game at MetLife Stadium...Elsa/Getty Images

FILE - In this May 20, 2014, file photo, Indiana Pacers' Rasual Butler gestures during the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat in Indianapolis. Authorities say Butler and his...Michael Conroy/AP

Los Angeles police confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, that actor Mark Salling died. Best known for his role as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on "Glee," Salling was 35 years old.Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for The Viper Room

In this July 30, 1981 photo, John Coleman, The Weather Channel founder, right, and Frank Batten, publisher of the Norfolk, Va., Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star, and chairman and chief executive of...Marty Lederhandler/AP

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 25: Jim Rodford of The Zombies performs at 3rd & Lindsley on April 25, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Rodford died Saturday, Jan. 20. He was 76. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Rick Diamond/Getty Images

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 1977 file photo, Jo Jo White, left, of Boston Celtics, drives past Chicago Bulls' Wilbur Holland (12) during an NBA basketball game in Chicago. Basketball Hall of Famer Jo...FRED JEWELL/AP

FILE - In this June 17, 2008 file photo, gospel singer Edwin Hawkins performs during an event celebrating Black Music Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hawkins, the gospel star...Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP

Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan performs at the Vatican Christmas Concert, the annual fundraiser raising funds to build churches in outlying neighbourhoods of Rome, at the Paul VI Hall on December 3, 2005...Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith (l-r) before the first "Monday Night Football" game in September 1970. Jackson died Jan. 12, 2018 at the age of 89.Getty Images

Photo of MOTORHEAD; Portrait of Fast Eddie Clarke backstage with guitars, circa 1980. Clarke died Jan. 10, 2018, at the age of 67 in London.Fin Costello/Redferns

Blues and R&B legend Denise LaSalle died Jan. 8, 2018. She was 78 years old.Fox13Memphis.com

Jerry Van Dyke died Jan. 5, 2018 at the age of 87. Larry Jones, General Manager of TV Land and Nick at Nite, greets Jerry Van Dyke at the TV Land and Nick at Nite Upfront on Broadway in New York City...Gabe Palacio/Getty Images

In this April 1972 photo made available by NASA, John Young salutes the U.S. flag at the Descartes landing site on the moon during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity. NASA says the astronaut...Charles M. Duke Jr./AP

This five-bedroom farmhouse has 4,540 square feet of living space, a barn with two stalls, a pond with a doc and in-ground swimming pool with a pool house. It's on the market for $699,900 at 1900 Farmersville...

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Steve White has a granddaughter at Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond, Indiana, where a shooting was reported that left one person dead.John Bedell

Live-Figures Of The Duke & Duchess Of Sussex are shown at Madame Tussauds on December 11, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images

Live-Figures of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex are shown at Madame Tussauds on December 11, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images

Live-Figures Of The Duke & Duchess Of Sussex are shown at Madame Tussauds on December 11, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images

2018 - Slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists, dubbed “The Guardians and the War on Truth,” are Time’s Person of the Year for 2018.Hasan Jamali/AP

2017 - This image shows the cover of Time's Person of the Year edition as "The Silence Breakers," those who have shared their stories of sexual assault and harassment. The cover features Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift...Time Magazine via AP

2016 - President-elect Donald Trump points to his supporters during his "Thank You" rally at Crown Coliseum on December 6, 2016 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Trump took time off from selecting the cabinet for...Sara D. Davis

2015 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on December 2, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed the...Sean Gallup

2014 - Medical staff members of the Croix Rouge NGO put on protective suits before collecting the corpse of a victim of Ebola in Monrovia on Sept. 29, 2014.Pascal Guyot

2013 - Pope Francis was elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church after the resignation/retirement of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis attends his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square on November 26, 2014...Franco Origlia

2012, 2007 - Vladimir Putin - In 2007, Putin was serving as the President of Russia. In 2012, he was re-elected. Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for the official welcome at the Brisbane Convention and...Chris Hyde

2011 - The Protester. 2011 was the year of the protestors. The Occupy Movement, Tea Party movement, and Arab Spring all were the focus of cameras. No matter the message, protestors were front and center. Occupy...Justin Sullivan

2010 - Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening kenote at the Facebook f8 conference on April 30, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the annual...Justin Sullivan

2009 - Ben Bernanke was Federal Reserve Chairman during the 2007-08 financial crisis. Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke arrives at U.S. Court of Federal Claims to testify at the AIG trial October...Alex Wong

2008 - Barack Obama was elected in 2008 as the first African-American U.S. President. U.S. President Barack Obama takes reporters' questions during a news conference at the conclusion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders...Chip Somodevilla

2005 - The Good Samaritans, personified by Bill Gates, Bono and Melinda Gates. Bill Gates and Bono, attend a press conference during the third day of the World Economic Forum January 25, 2008 in Davos,Switzerland...Jeff J Mitchell

2004, 2000 - George W. Bush. Former President George W. Bush was named twice as Person of the Year. in 2000, he was elected as President. In 2004, he was re-elected and was Commander in Chief as the U.S. military...Tom Pennington

2003 - The American soldier was named Person of the Year, not for only fighting in Iraq, but also for forces fighting around the world. The Afghan mountains are visable as a US Army Airborne CH-47 Chinook window...Mark Wilson

2002 - The Whistleblowers.Sherron Watkins, Colleen Rowley and Cynthia Cooper were named Persons of the Year. Former Enron vice president Sherron Watkins (L) leaves the Bob Casey United States Courthouse with her...Dave Einsel

2001 - Rudolph Giuliani was Mayor of New York City during the 9/11 attacks. Rudy Giuliani visits "Cavuto" On FOX Business Network at FOX Studios on September 23, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)Rob Kim

1999 - Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos speaks at an event unveiling the new Amazon Kindle 2 at the Morgan Library & Museum February 9, 2009 in New York City. The updated electronic reading...Mario Tama

1998 - Ken Starr, Bill ClintonGetty Images

Shawn Hart and Greg Fontain take in the beauty of the first snowfall of the season in Durham, N.C. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 as heavy snow blankets the area. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer via AP)Chuck Liddy/AP

Sam Murdock, 8, and his sister Molly, 10, speed down their front yard hill after a little push from their dad, Patrick, top, while enjoying the excitement of the first snowfall this winter in Roanoke, Va. (Heather...Heather Rousseau/AP

Joslyn Fontanella, 8, takes a break from shoveling a walkway to taste some snow in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South...Chuck Burton/AP

Josie, an English Retriever barrels through the snow as her owner, Mark Lundblad keeps watch from behind, Sunday, December 9, 2018 in Morganton, N.C. Over a foot of snow fell in the area. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)Kathy Kmonicek/AP

Snow-covered roads made traffic move slowly on I-85 in Lexington, NC on Sunday, December 9, 2018. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record via AP)/News & Record via AP)H. Scott Hoffmann/AP

Katrina Pickle enjoys sledding after the first snow of the season in Blount County at Foothiils Mall in Maryville, Tenn., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (Tom Sherlin/The Daily Times via AP)Tom Sherlin/AP

Luke Dunnewold and son Judah enjoy a sled ride down the hill at Foothills Mall in Maryville, Tennessee Sunday, December 9, 2018 after the first snow of the season. (Tom Sherlin/The Daily Times via AP)Tom Sherlin/AP

A Duke Energy lineman uses a bucket truck to approach a transformer on Hope Valley Road in Durham, N.C. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 as heavy snow blankets the area. Power is out in many areas and local roads are almost...Chuck Liddy/AP

A Virginia Department of Transportation worker brings another VDOT worker a shovel to aide in getting out of a snowy curve on Yellow Mountain Road off of US220-S in Roanoke, Va., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (Stephanie...Stephanie Klein-Davis/AP

Greg Jans, left, and Stacey Hash get in some cross county skiing in their southwest city neighborhood in Roanoke, Va., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Snow continues to fall in southwest Virginia. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)Don Petersen/AP

Snow covers Main Street near Meadow in Richmond Va. , Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (Mark Gormus/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)Mark Gormus/AP

Good samaritans help a driver who is lodged in the snow Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, along South Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)Allison Lee Isley/AP

Daniel Havens, 18, struggles to pull a sled full of groceries tied to his waist as he turns onto the unplowed Ebert Road from South Hawthorne Road with his mother Susan Havens and sister Maddie Havens on Sunday...Allison Lee Isley/AP

Daniel Havens, 18, pulls a sled full of groceries tied to his waist as he walks along South Hawthorne Road with his mother Susan Havens on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem...Allison Lee Isley/AP

A truck plows through snow in the Food Lion parking lot Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, on South Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)Allison Lee Isley/AP

John Woodrum, shovels his car on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Roanoke, Va. A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday â causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing...Stephanie Klein-Davis/AP

A manager of a check cashing store on Gate City Boulevard shovels snow from the parking lot in Greensboro, NC on Sunday, December 9, 2018. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record via AP)H. Scott Hoffmann/AP

Workers plow and shovel the Martin Luther King Bridge at 1st Street and Salem Avenue in Roanoke, Va., Sunday, December 9, 2018. (Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Roanoke Times via AP)Stephanie Klein-Davis/AP

A tractor trailer is stuck on an off ramp from Business I-40 on to Stratford Road, US 158, as snow falls Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2018 in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP)Walt Unks/AP

Larry "Rabbit" Williams, left, and J.T. Burnette walk along Elm Avenue to the corner store in Roanoke, Va. on Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2018, avoiding the snow covered sidewalks and taking advantage of the empty street...Heather Rousseau/AP

Snow covered berries are seen in Roanoke, Va., on Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2018. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)Heather Rousseau/AP

Adam Thompson of Roanoke, Va., tries to keep up with shoveling snow on his front porch Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)Heather Rousseau/AP

Snow continues to fall on Lake James, creating a layer of frosting on empty docks and the surrounding pine trees around the lake, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Morganton, N.C. A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and...Kathy Kmonicek/AP

Jeff Tharington removes snow from the parking lot of the Harris Teeter grocery store in Winston-Salem, N.C., as snow falls Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2018. (Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP)Walt Unks/AP

Father and daughter walk along Highland Park enjoying the fist snow of the season Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 in Roanoke, Va. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)Heather Rousseau/AP

Shoppers walk in a grocery store parking lot in Mechanicsville, Va., on Sunday, December 9, 2018. A wide-reaching winter storm has dumped several inches of snow through North Carolina and Virginia. (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond...Dean Hoffmeyer/AP

A disabled vehicle is stranded in the median on I-85 south of Lexington, NC on Sunday, December 9, 2018.A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday. (H. Scott...H. Scott Hoffmann/AP

Joanna Montano walks her dogs; Jasmine Squishy Face and Spook, in the snow early Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 outside her downtown Roanoke apartment building. Grateful to be off work she was not excited about the fact her...Stephanie Klein-Davis/AP

Keith Palmer with KAK Construction plows the terrace and walkway along the 111 Franklin Plaza building in Roanoke, Va.m early Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. The crew said they had to arrive as soon as the snow started falling...Stephanie Klein-Davis/AP

Daniel Travis walks down State Street as snow falls over Lexington, NC on Sunday, December 9, 2018. "I love snow so I got up early at 5:45 so I could be out in it," Travis said. (H. Scott Hoffman/News & Record via...H. Scott Hoffmann/AP

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