Deaths for the week ending 10 October 2020:
Sunday, 4 October 2020
Mike Foster, governor of Louisiana (R, 1996-2004), in hospice, 90.
Clark Middleton, actor (Sin City), of West Nile virus, 63.
Monday, 5 October 2020
Margaret Nolan, actress (British), of cancer, 76.
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Johnny Nash, pop singer ("I Can See Clearly Now"), after a long illness, 80.
Eddie Van Halen, rock guitarist (Van Halen), of throat cancer, 65. He was the ex-husband of actress Valerie Bertinelli.
Jim Weaver, U.S. Congressman (D-OR, 1975-87), 93.
Fred Wenz, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), cause not reported, 79.
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Kim Batiste, major leaguer (Philadelphia Phillies), of complications from kidney surgery, 52.
Tom Kennedy, r.n. Jim Narz, TV game show host ("Password Plus"), after a long illness, 93. He was the younger brother of game show host Jack Narz.
Ray Pennington, country songwriter ("I'm a Ramblin' Man"), in a house fire, 86.
Thursday, 8 October 2020
Whitey Ford, major leaguer (New York Yankees), with dementia, 91.
Friday, 9 October 2020
Len Rossi, pro wrestler (National Wrestling Alliance), 91.