https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/12/30/those-we-lost-in-2021-a-tribute-to-those-who-touched-our-lives/ > As the world spins into a new year, it does so without the help of many of the leaders, entertainers, athletes and thinkers who got humanity this far. These are some of the newsmakers who were lost in 2021, but will not soon be forgotten. > A fighter until the end, former Nevada senator Harry Reid died at 82 on Dec. 28. The former middleweight boxer was a soft-spoken moderate who opposed abortion rights, championed Obamacare, was hard to read on gun control and played hardball with the casino business in his gambling-oriented state.