Deaths for the week ending 25 October 2008:
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Richard Blackwell, aka Mr. Blackwell, fashion critic ("Ten Worst Dressed Women"), 86.
Marilyn Ferguson, writer (The Aquarian Conspiracy), apparently of a heart attack, 70.
Harry Mangurian Jr., NBA basketball executive (Boston Celtics), of leukemia, 82.
Rudy Ray Moore, comedian/actor (Dolemite), of complications from diabetes, 81.
Lou Stringer, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), 91.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Gene Hickerson, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), after a long illness, 73.
Joe Lutz, major leaguer (St. Louis Browns), after a long illness, 83.
Friday, 24 October 2008
Merl Saunders, rock keyboardist (The Grateful Dead), of complications from a stroke, 80.
Saturday, 25 October 2008
Gerald Damiano, adult film director (Deep Throat), of complications from a stroke, 80.
Bob Gambold, NFL football player (Los Angeles Rams), cause not reported, 79.
Estelle Reiner, actress (When Harry Met Sally), 94. She was the wife of director Carl Reiner and the mother of director Rob Reiner.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup