NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson’s In-Laws Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson, is experiencing a tragic loss. Police in Oklahoma believe Johnson’s mother-in-law Terry Janway shot and killed her husband, Jack Janway, and their grandson Dalton late Monday night (6/26) at the family’s Oklahoma home.
According to People, Terry, 68, was found dead inside the residence along with her husband, Jack, 69, and their 11-year-old grandson Dalton. Terry and Jack are the parents of Johnson’s wife, Chandra, who married Johnson in 2004.
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Muskogee police officer Lynn Hamlin talked with People and told the publication that the department received a 911 from a woman they believe was Terry. She said the woman stated there was a disturbance and someone had a gun. The caller then hung up.
Hamlin then said that police arrived at the home after 9 pm and found an “individual laying dead in a hallway” and then heard another gunshot go off inside the house. Police are investigating it as a murder-suicide, and Terry is believed to have pulled the trigger on both her husband and grandson.
Marlon Coleman, the Mayor of Muskogeetold, the local TV station Fox 23, “It was traumatizing to find out that a long-standing family who had made so many contributions to our community were involved in this type of incident. It was even more bone-chilling to find out there was a child involved.”
The Muskogee Public Schools released a statement Monday saying in part, “Muskogee Public Schools mourns the loss of Dalton Janway, who died Monday night. Dalton was a fifth-grade student at Sadler Arts Academy who was cherished by his teachers and fellow classmates. Our heart goes out to the entire Rougher community who knew him as a friend and classmate.”
Celebrity Deaths 2023: Musicians, Entertainers & Cultural Figures We Lost
We’ve had to say goodbye to some big names this year in the worlds of entertainment, sports, politics and beyond. To be frank, it was an absolutely brutal year.
So many giants in music died in 2023. Guitar god Jeff Beck died suddenly in January at age 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. In February, legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach died at age 94. Singer, actor and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte died in April at age 96 from congestive heart failure. In May, the world lost Tina Turner – the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll – at age 83. Iconic pop singer Tony Bennett died in July at age 96.
The worlds of television and film were not immune to significant loss in 2023. Sitcom mastermind Norman Lear died in December at age 101. Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers died in October at age 76 from an aggressive form of breast cancer. Matthew Perry also died in October. The Friends star was only 54. Bob Barker, longtime host of The Price is Right, died in August at age 99. Paul Reubens, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman, died in July at age 70 following a private battle with cancer.
The sports world was rocked by the deaths of three major wrestling figures. In June, The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) died at age 81. Then, in August, there were two back-to-back deaths. First, WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk died at age 79. Funk’s hardcore style has been influential to generations of wrestlers that followed. Then, Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda) suddenly died at age 36. The young wrestler died after contracting COVID, which exacerbated a heart issue and led to a heart attack.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we’ve lost in 2023.
Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s.
Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
