26 May 2011

Final Exits, 15-21 May 2011

Kathy Kirby, Eurovision Song Contest, 20 March 1965 (Image from RAI)
Obituaries for 15-21 May 2011

15
* Maico Buncio, 22, Filipino motorcycle racer, racing accident.
* John Feikens, 93, American federal judge, after long illness.
* Bob Flanigan, 84, American singer (The Four Freshmen) and musician.
* Pete Lovely, 85, American racecar driver.
* M-Bone, 22, American rapper and dancer (Cali Swag District), shot.
* William Pennington, 88, American casino executive (Circus Circus Enterprises), Parkinson's disease.
* Barbara Stuart, 81, American actress (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.).
* F. Jay Taylor, 87, American academic, President of Louisiana Tech University (1962–1987).
* Mahendra Singh Tikait, 76, Indian farming union leader, bone cancer.
* Samuel Wanjiru, 24, Kenyan Olympic gold medal-winning (2008) marathon runner, fall from balcony.

16
* Douglas Blubaugh, 76, American Olympic gold-medal winning (1960) wrestler, motorcycle accident.
* Bob Davis, 82, Australian football player.
* Nathaniel Davis, 86, American diplomat, cancer.
* Edward Hardwicke, 78, British actor (Sherlock Holmes), son of Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
* Kiyoshi Kodama, 77, Japanese actor, stomach cancer. (Japanese)
* David Parry, 76, American football official, co-ordinater of NCAA officials, Parkinson's disease.
* Bill Skiles, 79, American comedian (Skiles and Henderson), kidney cancer.
* James Warren, 74, American NHRA racer.

17
* Sean Dunphy, 73, Irish entertainer.
* Joseph Galibardy, 96, Indian Olympic gold medal-winning (1936) field hockey player.
* James M. Hewgley, Jr., 94, American politician, Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1966–1970).
* Harmon Killebrew, 74, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Minnesota Twins), esophageal cancer.
* Gregory Lewis, 57, American journalist (Miami Sun-Sentinel), cancer.

18
* Ioannis Daglis, 70, Greek artist. (Greek)
* John Fortino, 76, Italian-born Canadian businessman, founder of Fortinos supermarket chain, cancer.
* Edward H. Harte, 88, American newspaper executive (Harte-Hanks).
* Leonard Kastle, 82, American composer and filmmaker (The Honeymoon Killers).
* Frank L. Lacy, 87, American blues and jazz guitarist.
* Vasilis Platanos, 77, Greek literalist, folklorist and journalist, cancer. (Greek)
* Frank Upton, 76, English footballer (Derby County, Chelsea), after short illness.
* Dick Wimmer, 74, American author, heart complications.
* Randall Wreghitt, 55, American theatrical producer, carbon monoxide poisoning.

19
* Phyllis Avery, 88, American actress (Meet Mr. McNutley), heart failure.
* Don H. Barden, 67, American businessman, lung cancer.
* Austin Box, 22, American college football player (University of Oklahoma), suspected overdose.
* Garret FitzGerald, 85, Irish politician, Taoiseach (1981–1982; 1982–1987) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1973–1977), after short illness.
* David H. Kelley, 87, American-born Canadian archaeologist.
* Kathy Kirby, 72, British singer, after short illness.
* William Kloefkorn, 78, American poet.
* Alda Noni, 95, Italian coloratura soprano.
* Vladimir Ryzhkin, 80, Russian Olympic gold medal-winning (1956) footballer. (Russian)
* Tom West, 71, American computer hardware engineer, heart attack.

20
* Michael Bell, 74, Irish politician, Teachta Dála for Louth (1982–2002).
* John Cigna, 75, American radio personality (KDKA).
* William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth, 90, British politician, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North (1957–1983).
* Ivan Gibbs, 83, Australian politician, Queensland MLA for Albert (1974–1989), cancer.
* Arieh Handler, 95, Israeli Zionist leader.
* Eduard Janota, 59, Czech politician, Finance Minister (2009–2010), cardiac arrest. (Czech)
* Albert Johnson, 80, British Olympic (1956, 1960) athlete.
* Donald Krim, 65, American businessman, president of Kino International, cancer.
* Randy Savage, 58, American professional wrestler.

21
* Bill Hunter, 71, Australian actor (Muriel's Wedding), liver cancer.
* Hiroyuki Nagato, 77, Japanese actor, cerebrovascular disease. (Japanese)
* Padraig Kennelly, 82, Irish publisher (Kerry's Eye), editor and journalist.
* Gordon McLennan, 87, British politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1975–1990), cancer.
* Jim Pyburn, 78, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), after long illness.
* Bill Rechin, 80, American cartoonist (Crock), complications from esophageal cancer.

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