13 April 2011

Final Exits, 1-7 April 2011

The picture sleeve of a 1984 "Where's the Beef" single, recorded by Nashville songwriter/DJ Coyote McCloud and Clara Peller, based on her advertisement catchphrase.
Obituaries for 1-7 April 2011

1
* Lou Gorman, 82, American baseball executive and general manager (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners).
* Jane Gregory, 51, British Olympic equestrian, heart attack.
* Georgy Gryaznov, 77, Russian Orthodox Archbishop of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust (1989–1996), stroke. (Russian)
* Manning Marable, 60, American professor (Columbia University).
* Edel Ojeda, 82, Mexican Olympic boxer. (Spanish)
* Siri Skare, 52, Norwegian lieutenant colonel, first Norwegian female military pilot. (Norwegian)
* Mar Varkey Vithayathil, 83, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, Cardinal (from 2001), Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (from 1999).
* Brynle Williams, 62, Welsh activist (fuel protests) and politician, AM for North Wales (from 2003).

2
* Reshat Bardhi, 76, Albanian religious figure, head of the Bektashi order.
* Larry Finch, 60, American basketball player and coach (Memphis Tigers).
* John C. Haas, 92, American businessman (Rohm and Haas), natural causes.
* Efrain Loyola, 94, Cuban flautist.
* James McNulty, 92, Canadian politician, MP for Lincoln (1962–1968) and St. Catharines (1968–1972).
* Ragnar Nygren, 72, Swedish rock and roll musician, cancer. (Swedish)
* Tom Silverio, 65, Dominican-born American baseball player (California Angels). (Spanish)
* Bill Varney, 77, American Oscar-winning sound editor (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back).

3
* Rafique Alam, 81, Indian politician, heart attack.
* Amy Applegren, 83, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League).
* Ulli Beier, 88, German writer.
* William Henry Bullock, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Des Moines (1987–1993) and Madison (1993–2003), lung cancer.
* Martin Horton, 76, English cricketer, after long illness.
* Edith Klestil, 78, Austrian first lady (1992–1998), first wife of President Thomas Klestil, cancer. (German) (death announced on this date)
* Yevgeny Lyadin, 84, Russian midfielder footballer. (Russian)
* Marian Pankowski, 91, Polish writer. (Polish)
* Calvin Russell, 62, American protest singer-songwriter and guitarist.
* Mandi Schwartz, 23, Canadian college ice hockey player, acute myeloid leukemia.
* Gustavo Sondermann, 29, Brazilian racing driver, race crash. (Portuguese)
* John A. Tory, 81, Canadian lawyer and corporate executive, stroke.

4
* John Adler, 51, American politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (2009–2011), infective endocarditis.
* Edward Bigelow, 93, American dancer and administrator of the New York City Ballet, car accident.
* Scott Columbus, 54, American drummer (Manowar).
* Dosta Dimovska, 57, Macedonian poet and politician, after short illness.
* Hanni Gehring, 84, German Olympic cross country skier. (German) (death announced on this date)
* Jackson Lago, 76, Brazilian politician, Governor of Maranhão (2007–2009), cancer. (Portuguese)
* Ned McWherter, 80, American politician, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1973–1987) and Governor (1987–1995), cancer.
* Juliano Mer-Khamis, 52, Israeli actor and political activist, shot.
* Tonia Nikolaidi, 84, Greek engraver. (Greek)
* Witta Pohl, 73, German actress, leukemia. (German)
* Wayne Robson, 64, Canadian actor.
* Craig Thomas, 68, Welsh author, pneumonia.
* Juan Tuñas, 93, Cuban footballer. (Spanish)
* Vakur Versan, 94, Turkish legal scholar, author and professor (Istanbul University). (Turkish)
* Boško Vuksanović, 83, Croatian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) water polo player. (Croatian)
* Tassos Zografos, 85, Greek painter, stage and art director, after short illness. (Greek)

5
* Baruch Samuel Blumberg, 85, American doctor, Nobel laureate in medicine, heart attack.
* Ann Loeb Bronfman, 78, American philanthropist, complications from empheseyma.
* Nikiforos Naneris, 71, Greek actor, kidney failure. (Greek)
* Ange-Félix Patassé, 74, Central African politician, Prime Minister (1976–1978) and President (1993–2003).
* Gil Robbins, 80, American folk singer (The Highwaymen), father of Tim Robbins.
* Larry Shepard, 92, American baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach (Cincinnati Reds).
* Peter Stelzer, 66, American Emmy-winning television producer (Miss Evers' Boys) and actor (Voyage of the Rock Aliens).
* Manolis Stratas, 32, Greek motorcycle racing champion, traffic collision. (Greek)

6
* Thøger Birkeland, 89, Danish children's book author. (Danish)
* Jim Blair, 64, Scottish footballer, natural causes.
* John Bottomley, 50, Canadian singer-songwriter, suicide.
* Mike Campbell, 78, Zimbabwean farmer who challenged Robert Mugabe (Campbell v Zimbabwe), complications from torture.
* L. J. Davis, 70, American writer.
* Coyote McCloud, 68, American disc jockey.
* Patricia Miccio, 56, Argentine television host, model and fashion designer, breast cancer.
* Johnny Morris, 87, English footballer.
* Skip O'Brien, 60, American actor (CSI).
* Enterbio Reyes Bello, 41, Mexican politician, Mayor of Copanatoyac, shot. (Spanish)
* F. Gordon A. Stone, 85, British chemist.
* Sujatha, 58, Indian actress.

7
* François Chassagnite, 55, French jazz trumpeter and singer. (French)
* Bruce Cowan, 85, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1980–1993).
* Edward Edwards, 77, American serial killer, natural causes.
* Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton, 92, British aristocrat.
* Pierre Gauvreau, 88, Canadian painter and television screenplay writer. (French)
* Tal Herzberg, 41, Israeli-born American record producer, sound engineer and musician, illness.
* Blažena Holišová, 80, Czech film and theatre actress. (Czech)
* Arthur Lessac, 101, American voice trainer.
* E. J. McGuire, 58, Canadian ice hockey coach and scout, cancer.
* Giorgos Moschous, 67, Greek rally driving champion, cancer. (Greek)
* Hedzer Rijpstra, 91, Dutch politician. (Dutch)

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