Astronaut Joe Engle passed away on July 10, 2024 at the age of 91.
He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew two flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.
Joe Engle's biography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Engle
Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/joe-engle-11892588