Departures

News of the Year | Notable deaths of 2008 | The Editors

Edie Adams, 81, Oct. 15—blonde beauty who won a Tony Award for bringing Daisy Mae to life on Broadway.

Philip Agee, 72, Jan. 7—unprosecuted former CIA officer who turned against the intelligence agency and exposed many undercover agents overseas, prompting Congress in 1982 to pass a law against exposing covert U.S. operatives.

Alexy II, 79, Dec. 2—Patriarch (head archbishop) since 1990 of the Russian Orthodox Church, which claims more than 100 million adherents as the world's largest Orthodox body.

Sandy Allen, 53, Aug. 13—Guinness-recognized world's tallest female (from Indiana) at 7 feet, 7 inches.