Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 8 November 2014:

Acker Bilk, clarinetist ("Stranger on the Shore"), after a long illness, 85.

Jesse Branson, NBA basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers), cause not reported, 72.

Tom Magliozzi, radio host ("Car Talk" on NPR), with Alzheimer's disease, 77.

Landy Scott, midget racer, 95.

Harry Pearson, audiophile (The Absolute Sound), cause not reported, 77.

Richard Schaal, actor (Leo Heatherton on "Phyllis"), 86. He was the ex-husband of actress Valerie Harper.

Lane Evans, U.S. Congressman (D-IL, 1983-2007), of Parkinson's disease, 63.

Connie Dion, NHL hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), 96.

Allen Ripley, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), cause not reported, 62.

Philip Crane, U.S. Congressman (R-IL, 1969-2005), of lung cancer, 84.

Ernie Vandeweghe, NBA basketball player (New York Knicks), of natural causes, 86. His death was announced on 8 November, with no date given.