We lost some really notable and beloved figures in 2009, and I’ve found yet another list of them from The Orlando Sentinel.

Of the people we lost this year, which ones would you most like to have met in person? That’s the subject of this week’s question!

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Of the notables who passed away in 2009, name the seven you would most like to have met in person.

Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered “first to play,” a link must be to the specific entry in which you answered the question.) You may include this link in the URL space when leaving your comment, or in the comment itself. As long as it’s there in one spot or the other.

It’s been a long time since I played along, so here goes:

My Answers:
1. Walter Cronkite
2. Don Hewitt
3. Millvina Dean
4. Larry Gelbart
5. Ed McMahon
6. Soupy Sales
7. Dom DeLuise