Deaths for the week ending 22 December 2018:
Sunday, 16 December 2018
Lee Leonard, TV sportscaster (ESPN), 89.
Ron Waller, NFL football player (Los Angeles Rams), 85.
Monday, 17 December 2018
Galt MacDermot, composer (Hair), 89.
Penny Marshall, actress/director (Laverne DeFazio on "Laverne & Shirley"), of complications from diabetes, 75. She was the younger sister of producer Garry Marshall and ex-wife of actor/director Rob Reiner.
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Paul Frazier, NFL football player (New Orleans Saints), of colon cancer, 51.
Peter Masterson, Broadway composer (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas), of complications from a fall, 84.
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Norman Gimbel, pop songwriter ("Killing Me Softly with His Song"), 91.
Mel Hutchins, NBA basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons), 90.
Thursday, 20 December 2018
Donald Moffat, actor (Clear and Present Danger), of complications from a stroke, 87.
Friday, 21 December 2018
Forrest Fezler, pro golfer, of brain cancer, 69.
Saturday, 22 December 2018
Paddy Ashdown, British Member of Parliament (Liberal Democrat, 1983-2001), of bladder cancer, 77.
Kelly Burnett, NHL hockey player (New York Rangers), 92.