29 May 2011
Final Exits, 22-28 May 2011
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* Joseph Brooks, 73, American Grammy-winning songwriter ("You Light Up My Life"), suicide by asphyxiation.
* Chidananda Dasgupta, 89, Indian film critic.
* Matej Ferjan, 34, Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider.
* Bob Gould, 74, Australian activist and bookseller.
* Ralph Hunt, 83, Australian politician, MP for Gwydir (1969–1989).
* Suzanne Mizzi, 43, British glamour model and interior designer, cancer.
* Pilu Momtaz, 52, Bangladeshi pop singer.
* Ronald Naar, 56, Dutch mountaineer.
* Breon O'Casey, 83, British artist.
* Walter Soboleff, 102, American Tlingit scholar and religious leader, bone and prostate cancer.
* Joe Steffy, 85, American college football player (Army), 1947 Outland Trophy winner.
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* Sam Faust, 26, Australian rugby league player, leukemia.
* Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr., 95, American politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1953–1975).
* Nasser Hejazi, 61, Iranian football player and manager, cancer.
* Abdias do Nascimento, 97, Brazilian activist and politician. (Portuguese)
* Joseph Nguyên Tich Duc, 73, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ban Me Thuot (2000–2006).
* Karel Otčenášek, 91, Czech Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Hradec Králové (1989–1998).
* Janez Petač, 62, Slovenian hockey player and Olympian, cancer. (Slovenian)
* Alejandro Roces, 86, Filipino writer and government official, Secretary of Education (1961–1965).
* Roberto Sosa, 81, Honduran poet, heart attack. [51] (Spanish)
* Xavier Tondó, 32, Spanish cyclist, crushed by car.
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* Huguette M. Clark, 104, American heiress, daughter of William A. Clark.
* José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva , Brazilian Amazon environmentalist and conservationist, shot.
* Arthur Goldreich, 82, South African-born Israeli political activist.
* Mark Haines, 65, American television anchor (CNBC).
* Fănuş Neagu, 79, Romanian writer, prostate cancer. (Romanian)
* Barry Potomski, 38, Canadian ice hockey player.
* Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, 81, British courtier.
* Paul Winslow, 82, South African cricketer.
* Stephen K. Yamashiro, 69, American politician, Mayor of Hawaii County (1992–2000), pneumonia.
* Hakim Ali Zardari, 81, Pakistani politician, father of Asif Ali Zardari, after long illness.
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* Nina Leopold Bradley, 93, American conservationist.
* Leonora Carrington, 94, British-born Mexican painter and novelist.
* Luigi Diligenza, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Capua (1978–1997).
* Joe Feuerherd, 48, American editor-in-chief and publisher of National Catholic Reporter, cancer.
* Edwin Honig, 91, American poet and translator, Alzheimer's disease.
* Terry Jenner, 66, Australian Test cricketer and coach.
* Marek Nawara, 55, Polish politician, possible heart attack. (Polish)
* Miroslav Opsenica, 29, Serbian footballer, car accident. (Polish)
* Paul Splittorff, 64, American baseball player and broadcaster (Kansas City Royals), complications from melanoma.
* Yannis Varveris, 56, Greek poet, critic and translator, cardiac arrest. (Greek)
* Paul J. Wiedorfer, 90, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
* Edward Żentara, 55, Polish actor, suicide. (Polish)
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* Arisen Ahubudu, 91, Sri Lankan scholar, author and playwright.
* Flick Colby, 65, American dancer and choreographer (Pan's People), bronchial pneumonia.
* George Heron, 92, American tribal leader, President of the Seneca Nation of New York (1958–1960; 1962–1964).
* Jim Murphy, 63, Australian wine merchant, heart attack following cancer surgery.
* Tyler Simpson, 25, Australian soccer player.
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* Janet Brown, 87, British actress and impersonator, after short illness.
* Jeff Conaway, 60, American actor (Grease, Taxi, Babylon 5).
* Margo Dydek, 37, Polish basketball player (Starzz, Silver Stars, Sun, Sparks) and coach, heart attack.
* Amanda Franklin, 25, American aviator and wing walker, injuries from airplane crash.
* Gil Scott-Heron, 62, American poet, musician and author.
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* Mohammed Daud Daud, 42, Afghan general, police commander for northern Afghanistan, bombing.
* Dame Barbara Mills, 70, British barrister, Director of Public Prosecutions (1992–1998), stroke.
* Shah Jahan Noori, Afghan general, police chief for Takhar Province, bombing.
* Alys Robi, 88, Canadian jazz singer.
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