Deaths for the week ending 14 January 2006:
Sunday, 8 January 2006
Merv Connors, major leaguer (Chicago White Sox), 91.
Ron Heller, college basketball player and coach (Wichita State University), of lung cancer, 68.
David E. Rosenbaum, journalist (New York Times), of injuries from a robbery, 63.
Monday, 9 January 2006
Kevin O'Sullivan, television executive (ABC), cause not reported, 77.
W. Cleon Skousen, writer (The Naked Communist), 92.
Jack Snow, NFL football player and broadcaster (Los Angeles Rams), of an infection, 62.
Don Stewart, actor (Michael Bauer on "The Guiding Light"), of lung cancer, 70.
Wednesday, 11 January 2006
Eric Namesnik, swimmer (1996 Olympics), of injuries from an automobile accident, 35.
Thursday, 12 January 2006
Eldon Dedini, cartoonist (Playboy), of cancer of the esophagus, 84.
Friday, 13 January 2006
Ron Jessie, NFL football player (Detroit Lions), of a heart attack, 57.
Ben Love, banker (Texas Commerce Bank), of cancer, 81.
Marc Potvin, NHL hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), of suicide by hanging, 38.
Saturday, 14 January 2006
Richard J. V. Johnson, news publisher (Houston Chronicle), after a long illness, 75.
Shelley Winters, actress (The Diary of Anne Frank), of heart failure, 85.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup