22 June 2011

Final Exits, 15-21 June 2011

Frank Zappa and Wild Man Fischer, circa 1968
Obituaries for 15-21 June 2011

15
* Bob Banner, 89, American television producer and director (The Carol Burnett Show), Parkinson's disease.
* Joko Beck, 94, American Zen Buddhist teacher, founder of the Ordinary Mind School, after long illness.
* John Ehrman, 91, British historian.
* Bill Haast, 100, American snake expert, director of the Miami Serpentarium.
* Linda Scheid, 68, American politician, Minnesota state senator (since 1997), ovarian cancer.
* Sir Apenera Short, 95, Cook Islands politician, Queen's Representative (1990–2000).
* Mae Wheeler, 77, American singer and event producer, after long illness.

16
* Gerald Abramovitz, 82, South African architect and designer, assault-related injuries.
* James Allason, 98, British politician and soldier, MP for Hemel Hempstead (1959–1974).
* Wild Man Fischer, 66, American street musician, heart failure.
* Abrar Hussain, 46, Pakistani Olympic boxer, shot.
* Yehuda Kiel, 94, Israeli educator and biblical scholar.
* Östen Mäkitalo, 72, Swedish electrical engineer.
* Pavel Stolbov, 81, Russian Olympic gold medal-winning (1956) gymnast. (Russian)

17
* David Brockhoff, 83, Australian rugby union player and coach.
* Betty Fox, 71, Canadian cancer research activist, founder of the Terry Fox Foundation.
* Ben Grussendorf, 69, American politician, Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives (1985–1989; 1991–1993).
* Ruth M. Kirk, 81, American politician, Maryland House of Delegates (1983–2011).
* Fernando Larraín Munita, 76, Chilean humorist, prostate cancer. (Spanish)
* Carlos Mosse, Argentine politician, lung cancer. (Spanish)
* Rex Mossop, 83, Australian rugby player and television commentator.
* Nathan Sharon, 86, Israeli biochemist. (Hebrew)

18
* Echendu Adiele, 32, Nigerian footballer.
* Ulrich Biesinger, 77, German football player. (German)
* Yelena Bonner, 88, Russian human rights activist, after long illness.
* Wilza Carla, 75, Brazilian actress. (Portuguese)
* Frederick Chiluba, 68, Zambian politician, President (1991–2002), heart attack.
* Clarence Clemons, 69, American saxophonist (E Street Band), complications following a stroke.
* Karl Frei, 94, Swiss Olympic gold medal-winning (1948) gymnast. (German)
* Brian Haw, 62, English protestor and peace campaigner, lung cancer.
* Gustaf Kjellvander, 31, Swedish singer-songwriter. (Swedish)
* Bob Pease, 70, American integrated circuit engineer.
* John Perumattam, 89, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Ujjain (1968–1998).
* Shlomo Pinto, 57, Israeli paralympic athlete. (Hebrew)
* Morris Pollard, 95, American microbiologist.

19
* Don Diamond, 90, American actor (F Troop, The Adventures of Kit Carson, Zorro).
* Tom Hungerford, 96, Australian author.
* John Kerr, Sr., 67, Scottish-born American soccer player.
* Joel Simon, American movie executive (WWE Studios), pancreatic cancer.
* Angelos Tzekis, 60, Greek politician.

20
* Ryan Dunn, 34, American reality television star (Jackass, Viva La Bam), car accident.
* Magomet Isayev, 83, Russian Esperantist, translator and linguist. (Russian)
* Miguel Ángel López Velasco, 55, Mexican journalist, shot.
* Vladimir Pettay, 38, Russian football referee, plane crash.
* Clodosbaldo Russián, 72, Venezuelan public official, Comptroller General (since 1999), kidney failure.

21
* Kothapalli Jayashankar, 76, Indian educator and politician, after long illness.
* Robert Kroetsch, 83, Canadian author.
* Suresh Tendulkar, 72, Indian economist, cardiac arrest.
* Maria Gomes Valentim, 114, Brazilian supercentenarian, world's oldest person.

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