Final Exits, 29-31 May 2011

Obituaries for 29-31 May 2011

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* Sergei Bagapsh, 62, Abkhazian politician, President (since 2005), complications after surgery.
* Jon Blake, 52, Australian actor, pneumonia.
* Bill Clements, 94, American politician, Governor of Texas (1979–1983; 1987–1991).
* Da Real One, 46, American poet (Def Poetry), shot.
* Wally Jay, 93, American martial arts teacher, founder of Small Circle JuJitsu, after long illness.
* Ferenc Mádl, 80, Hungarian politician, President of the Republic (2000–2005). (Hungarian)
* Osamu Maruoka, 60, Japanese militant, member of Japanese Red Army.
* Tom Roeser, 82, American political commentator.
* Bill Roycroft, 96, Australian equestrian, five-time Olympian, gold medallist (1960).
* Cosmo Francesco Ruppi, 78, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Termoli-Larino (1980–1988) and Archbishop of Lecce (1988–2009).
* Albert M. Sack, 96, American author and antiques dealer.

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* Ricky Bruch, 64, Swedish athlete, cancer. (Swedish)
* Henri Chammartin, 92, Swiss dressage equestrian, multiple Olympic medallist. (German)
* Paul B. Ferrara, 68, American DNA scientist, pioneer of genetic fingerprinting, brain tumor.
* Prince Ali Mirza Qajar, 81, Iranian royal, Head of the Qajar Imperial Family (since 1988), after long illness. (Persian)
* Eddie Morrison, 63, Scottish footballer and manager (Kilmarnock).
* Isikia Savua, 59, Fijian diplomat and police commissioner.
* Marek Siemek, 68, Polish philosopher and historian of philosophy. (Polish)
* Clarice Taylor, 93, American actress (Sesame Street, The Cosby Show).
* Giorgio Tozzi, 88, American operatic bass, heart attack.
* Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, 89, American Nobel laureate.

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* Pauline Betz, 91, American tennis player.
* Jonas Bevacqua, 33, American fashion designer (Lifted Research Group).
* Hans Keilson, 101, German-born Dutch psychoanalyst and novelist.
* Adolfas Mekas, 85, Lithuanian-born American film director.
* Andy Robustelli, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).
* Philip Rose, 89, American theatrical producer, stroke.
* Ezzatollah Sahabi, 81, Iranian politician, Member of Parliament (1980–1984), stroke. (Persian)
* Syed Saleem Shahzad, 40, Pakistani journalist, shot. (body found on this date)
* Ram Man Trishit, 70, Nepali lyricist, kidney problems.
* Sølvi Wang, 81, Norwegian singer and actress. (Norwegian)