Outside the Beltway

Saudi Arabia’s monarchy has suffered the loss of Crown Prince Nayef, the successor 88-year-old King Abdullah.

Nicholas Katzenbach, a central figure in the civil rights fights of the 1960s, has died.

Legendary musician Levon Helm is dying.

CWO2 Edward Cantrell, a decorated Special Forces veteran, died trying to save his daughters Isabella and Natalia from a house fire.

Davy Jones, the face of The Monkees, has died.

The Pentagon has released the name of the US Army National Guard major murdered in an Afghan ministry this weekend.

Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and Remi Ochlik of Reuters have become the latest journalists to die reporting on the massacres in Syria.

Whitney Houston, once one of the biggest stars in American popular culture, has died.

After a depressing and sad end to a storied career, Penn State’s legendary JoePa has passed away.

R.I.P.

We held Kim’s services this morning. These were my prepared remarks.

My wife, Kimberly Webb Joyner, died this morning in her sleep from unknown causes. She was 41.

Greg Halman, an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners baseball team, was stabbed to death in his native Holland. His brother is the chief suspect.

Andy Rooney, best known to recent generations as the cranky old man at the end of “60 Minutes,” has died at 92.

Pete Gent, the former Dallas Cowboy and Michigan State player best known as the author of “North Dallas Forty,” has died at 69 from pulmonary illness.

Former Oregon governor and long-time US Senator Mark Hatfield has died.

A legendary American soldier, General John Shalikashvili, has died.

James Arness, best known as the iconic Marshal Dillon on Gunsmoke, has died at 88.

Jack Kevorkian, the man who’s illegal assisted suicide rampage earned him the nickname “Dr. Death,” has died.

Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.

Actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his role of Bobby Wheeler on “Taxi,” is dead after a drug overdose.