In looking back at 2012, it’s not surprising to feel like you just exited an extreme roller coaster at a theme park — the year held many ups and downs and some might still be feeling the effects.
Going over our readers’ selections and the newsroom’s picks for the top stories of the year, found on Spotlight Page D1, we see some moments worthy of celebration and others that left us disappointed or even distraught. But here, we wish to take time to remember some influential figures whose passing over the past year left spaces in our hearts and in our community.
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