Deaths for the week ending 12 October 2002:
Sunday, 6 October 2002
Claus, prince of the Netherlands, of Parkinson's disease, 76.
Benjamin Eastman, track athlete (1932 Olympics), of pneumonia, 91.
Chuck Rayner, NHL hockey player (New York Rangers), of a heart attack, 82.
Tuesday, 8 October 2002
Phyllis Calvert, actress (British), 87.
Jim Seymour, technology columnist (PC Magazine), of complications from gall bladder surgery, 60.
Wednesday, 9 October 2002
Arnie Boehm, boxing coach (Lennox Lewis), of a heart attack, 69.
Charles Guggenheim, documentary filmmaker (RFK Remembered), of pancreatic cancer, 78.
Jules Klapman, soft drink producer (Dad's Root Beer), of cancer, 84.
Jim "Jughead" Martin, NFL football player (Detroit Lions), of throat cancer, 78.
Jacques Richard, NHL hockey player (Quebec Nordiques), of injuries from an automobile accident, 50.
Thursday, 10 October 2002
L. H. Fountain, U.S. Congressman (D-NC, 1953-83), 89.
Teresa Graves, actress ("Get Christie Love!"), in a house fire, 54.
Bernard H. Ridder Jr., news publisher (Knight Ridder), of complications from a stroke, 85.
Saturday, 12 October 2002
Ray Conniff, bandleader/arranger ("Somewhere My Love"), 85.
Sidney Pink, film producer (The Angry Red Planet), 86.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup