One of the ship's musicians wasn't officially declared dead until 2000.
Roger Bricoux was the Titanic's cello player and just 21 years old when he perished during the ship's sinking.
But Bricoux wasn't officially declared dead until 2000, though all of the musicians died on April 15, 1912. The French army even called him a deserter when he failed to show up to serve in World War I. The Association Française du Titanic (French Association of the Titanic) worked to clear his name and officially put Bricoux to rest, but didn't succeed until 88 years after the Titanic sank.