Deaths for the week ending 17 January 2009:
Monday, 12 January 2009
Russ Conway, actor (Fenton Hardy on "The Hardy Boys"), 95.
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Russ Craft, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), 89.
Preston Gomez, major-league manager (Houston Astros), of injuries from being struck by a vehicle, 85.
Patrick McGoohan, actor (Number Six on "The Prisoner"), after a brief illness, 80.
James B. Pearson, U.S. Senator (R-KS, 1962-78), 88.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Trammell Crow, real estate developer, 94.
Mike Derrick, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), cause not reported, 65.
Ricardo Montalban, actor (Mr. Roarke on "Fantasy Island"), of congestive heart failure, 88.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Craig Stimac, major leaguer (San Diego Padres), of suicide by gunshot, 54.
Friday, 16 January 2009
John Mortimer, lawyer and writer ("Rumpole of the Bailey"), after a long illness, 85.
Andrew Wyeth, painter, after a brief illness, 91.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Susana Foster, actress (Phantom of the Opera), 84.
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