29 May 2011

Final Exits, 22-28 May 2011

Huguette Clark (right) c. 1917 (age approx. 11) with her sister Andrée (left) and her father William A. Clark (center). Clark and daughters visit Columbia Gardens, which he built in Butte. (Photo: Montana Historical Society)
Obituaries for 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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