Expert: Elizabeth - 12/15/2009

Question
Do you know all the characters that have died on the show (including in flashbacks) and how they passed? So far, I have come up with:
Patrick Durning (car accident), Dr. John Martin (stroke), Joe Patch (gun shot), Anthony Marchette (suicide), Celia Martin (heart problems), Daniel Hunter (suicide), Dick Harrison (drug overdose), Jimmy Gold (AIDS), Kathryn Keats (hit by car), Valerie’s father (gunshot), Scott Scanlon (gunshot), Josh Richland (car accident) Grandpa Silver (heart attack), Antonia Marchette (gunshot),  Kelly’s grandfather (emphysema) Walter Hawkins (homeless guy who dies outside “Now Wear This”)

I feel like I am forgetting some others. Do you know of any additional character deaths on the show? Thank you for your help.

Answer
Hello Patrick

Thanks for the question! A few others I can think of are:

-Rocky (the dog that Brenda and Donna take in in season four) due to cancer
-Noah's fiance Beth (she didn't die during the show but her death contributed to the plot) in a car accident
-The driver of the car in Kelly's drive by shooting (cause of death unknown)
-Shaw students Paul Browning and Bose Hinton in football game shooting

Other than that, I think your list is pretty thorough!

Elizabeth