Deaths for the week ending 4 January 2020:
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Neil Innes, comedic musician (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), of a heart attack, 75.
Neal Watlington, major leaguer (Philadelphia Athletics), 97.
Monday, 30 December 2019
Syd Mead, concept artist (Blade Runner), of lymphoma, 86.
Prosper Grech, Roman Catholic cardinal, 94.
Elizabeth Sellars, actress (The Barefoot Contessa), 98.
Tuesday, 31 December 2019
J. L. Lewis, pro golfer, of multiple myeloma, 59.
Martin West, actor (Phil McKenna on "Dallas"), 82.
Wednesday, 1 January 2020
Lexii Alijai, rapper, of an accidental drug overdose, 21.
Doug Hart, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), 80.
Don Larsen, major leaguer (New York Yankees), of cancer of the esophagus, 90.
David Stern, National Basketball Association commissioner (1984-2014), of a brain hemorrhage, 77.
Thursday, 2 January 2020
Sam Wyche, NFL football player and head coach (Cincinnati Bengals), of liver cancer, 74.