RIP to Ray....always liked Dr Hook, even if I didn't own a lot of their music.
Couple of Science-related deaths of note:
Lawrence Roberts, one of the creators of Arpanet: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/lawrence-g-roberts-dies-at-81.html
Nancy Roman, "Mother" of the Hubble Telescope, one of the first Women Leaders in NASA: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/nancy-roman-dies-at-93.html