Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 9 January 2016:

Andy Maurer, NFL football player (Atlanta Falcons), of cancer, 67.

Bill Plager, NHL hockey player (St. Louis Blues), cause not reported, 70.

Long John Hunter, blues musician ("El Paso Rock"), of natural causes, 84.

Robert Stigwood, music producer (The Bee Gees), 81.

Bob Armstrong, NBA basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors), 82.

Pierre Boulez, composer and conductor, 90.

Nicholas Caldwell, R&B singer (The Whispers), of congestive heart failure, 71.

Jay Ritchie, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), cause not reported, 79.

Elizabeth Swados, Broadway composer (Runaways), cause not reported, 64.

Douglas Greer, actor (Our Gang), 94.

Pat Harrington Jr., actor (Duane Schneider on "One Day at a Time"), with Alzheimer's disease, 86.

Florence King, writer (National Review), of heart and lung diseases, 80.

Silvana Pampanini, actress (Italian), 90.

Bill Foster, college basketball coach (Duke University), 86.

John Johnson, NBA basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers), cause not reported, 68.

Kitty Kallen, big band singer ("Bésame Mucho"), 94.

Richard Libertini, actor (All of Me), of cancer, 82.

Otis Clay, blues singer ("Trying To Live My Life Without You"), of a heart attack, 73.

Maria Teresa de Filippis, auto racer (Formula One), 89.

Red Simpson, country singer ("I'm a Truck"), 81.

Myra Carter, actress (8 mm), of pneumonia, 86.

Lance Rautzhan, major leaguer (Los Angeles Dodgers), cause not reported, 63.

Angus Scrimm, actor (Phantasm), 89.