Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 7 October 2023:
Sunday, 1 October 2023
Russ Francis, NFL football player (New England Patriots), in a private plane crash, 70.
Tim Wakefield, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), of brain cancer, 57.
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joe Christopher, major leaguer (New York Mets), 87.
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Wayne Comer, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), cause not reported, 79.
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Dick Butkus, NFL football player (Chicago Bears), of a stroke, 80.
Keith Jefferson, actor (Django Unchained), of cancer, 53.
Friday, 6 October 2023
Michael Chiarello, TV chef ("Michael Chiarello's Napa"), of complications from an allergic reaction, 61.
Jim Poole, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 57.