William T. Coleman Jr.
Died on March 31, 2017 at age 96
Mr. Coleman championed the cause of civil rights in milestone cases before the Supreme Court and rose above racial barriers himself as an influential lawyer and as a cabinet secretary.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.