Deaths for the week ending 14 October 2006:
Sunday, 8 October 2006
Frank Dolson, sportswriter (Philadelphia Inquirer), apparently of natural causes, 73.
Monday, 9 October 2006
Ray Noorda, technology executive (Novell), of Alzheimer's disease, 82.
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
Jerry Belson, TV sitcom writer ("The Odd Couple"), of cancer, 68.
Harold Farb, real estate developer (Houston), of a heart attack, 83.
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Cory Lidle, major leaguer (New York Yankees), in a private plane crash, 34.
Eddie Pellagrini, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), 88.
Thursday, 12 October 2006
Johnny Callison, major leaguer (Philadelphia Phillies), following an illness, 67.
Billo Pontecorvo, film director (The Battle of Algiers), 86.
Friday, 13 October 2006
Dino Monduzzi, Roman Catholic cardinal (Italian), 84.
Saturday, 14 October 2006
Freddy Fender, country singer ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls"), after a long illness, 69.
Horace Smith, NFL football player (Detroit Lions), 83.
Gerry Studds, U.S. Congressman (D-MA, 1973-97), of a blood clot, 69.
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