In Memoriam: The People Pittsburgh Lost In 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA —Pittsburgh bid farewell to a host of prominent people with ties to the city in 2022. From former Pirates and Steelers to well-known broadcasters and others, they touched a chord with the city and their loss was profound.

Among the departed:

• Franco Harris, 72, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall-of-Fame running back.

• Mark Patrick Flaherty, former Allegheny County controller, of COVID.

• John DeSantis, 69, Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show owner, of cancer.

• William J. Green, 76, notable Pittsburgh political analyst.

• Nancy Bertram Runco, co-owner of Nancy B's cookies.

• Ruth Shuster, 100, beloved Western PA McDonald's worker.

• Gene Clines, 75, a player on the Pirates 1971 World Series championship team.

• Jerry Weber, 73, legendary Pittsburgh record shop owner.

• Kimberly Easton, 56, former WPXI-TV reporter and anchor, of heart failure.

• Alexander Jozsa Bodnar, 79, owner of Jozsa Corner Hungarian Restaurant in Hazelwood, of cancer.

• Richard Cerilli, 68, Pittsburgh Business Times associate editor.

• John Clayton, 67, ESPN legend and Pittsburgh native.

• Jim Ferlo, 70, former Pittsburgh city councilman and Pennsylvania state senator.

• Daniel Tomasovich, 90, the former owner of Dan's Tavern in Lawrenceville.

• Stu Emry, 88, former WTAE-TV and KDKA-TV reporter.

• Lauren Bernett, 20, South Fayette native and James Madison University softball star.

• Fred Manno, North Huntingdon paramedic, of cardiac arrest.

• Jim Sweeney, 60, former University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Steelers player.

• Max Baer, 75, Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice.

• Rick Cessar, 93, former Pennsylvania state legislator.

• Peter Diana, 64, former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer.

• Nick Theofilis, 23, Penn Hills paramedic, in an ambulance crash.