In Memoriam: 15 People, Places, and Things Washington Said Goodbye to in 2020 A trailblazing justice, a basketball coach, an elephant, a dive bar, an NFL name—and what they meant to our city. December 22, 2020 Share In a grim year, it’s hard to keep track of the people and places we lost—much less remember the quirky reasons we loved so many of them. Here’s a sampling of farewells worth remembering. Ambika the Elephant born c 1948 She’d lived at the National Zoo since 1961—a pachyderm pal for generations of elephant-loving Washingtonians. Ambika was fascinating to watch, whether swinging her trunk around the yard, giving herself a mud bath, or hanging with Mr. Rogers. She was estimated to be 72—quite old for an Asian elephant in captivity—and finally had to be euthanized in March.-