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A photo of former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl Gates on display inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during his funeral service April 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Gates, who served as the controversial chief of the LAPD from 1978 to 1992, died of cancer.

Richard Holbrooke, Sparky Anderson, Elaine Kaufman... many notable figures died this year. With them, a number of others left us - the creator of Gumby, Teddy Pendergrass, and Lady Bird Johnson's speechwriter Liz Carpenter. Plus, former Secretary of State Alexander Haig and former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates. Steve Proffitt looks back on the deaths of lesser-known figures from 2010. Who will you miss most?