May those of us who have witnessed the beginning of 2014 also see the beginning of 2015 and beyond!

This thread is dedicated to thousands of Nigerians who, in 2013, have met their untimely deaths at the hands of terrorists and armed robbers due to the security situation; those whose lives have been cut short brutally in road and air accidents as a result of poor maintenance and those who have succumbed to death as a result of preventable medical conditions brought about by the crumbling health system.

I may not know all your names but my heart is with you and my prayers with loved ones you left behind.

...And to those, all over the world, whose names we are more familiar with.

Iyatade Soyinka, 48, Doctor (December 29)
Mikhal Kalshnikov, 94, Soldier (December 23)
Peter O’Toole, 81, Actor (December 14)
Nelson Mandela, 95, Politician (December 5)
Paul Walker, 40, Actor (November 30)
Lewis Collins, 67, Actor (November 28)
Mike Akhigbe, 67, Politician (October 28)
Festus Iyayi, 66, Academic (November 12)
Sean Edwards, 26 Actor (October 15)
Solomon Lar, 80, Politician (October 9)
Deji Falae, 42, Politician (October 3)
Tom Clancy, 66, Novelist (October 1)
Kofi Awonoor, 78, Poet (September 21)
Ken Norton, 70, Rtd Heavy-Weight boxer (September 18)
Olusegun Agagu, 65, Politician (September 13)
Ray Dolby, 80, Engineer (September 12)
Sir David Frost, 74, Broadcaster, (August 31)
Betty Maxwell, 92, (August 10)
Alhaji Ademola Fashola, 79, (August 5)
Christian Benitez, 27, Footballer (July 29)
Cory Monteith, 31, Glee Actor (July 13)
Alan Whicker, 87, Broadcaster (July 12)
James Gandolfini, 51, Actor, (June 19)
Jiroemon Kimura, 116, World’s oldest person until his death on June 11
Sir Robert Edwards, 87, IVF pioneer, (April 10)
Margaret Thatcher, 87, Politician (8th April )
Hugo Chavez, 58, Politician (March 5)
Susan ‘Goldie’ Harvey, 29 Singer (February 14)
Reeva Steenkamp, 29, Model (February 14)
Michael Winner, 77, Film Director (January 31)


Feel free to add other names.

See pix at http://www.urnaija.com/in-memoriam/

Tributes.
My mum passed on to glory on June 15th 2013. But thanks be to God, it didnt stop d year from being glorious and full of joy. I now appreciate life better and cherish every single second God has granted me.
May God strengthen those families and heal them quickly.
Happy new year.