Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 27 December 2003:

Dave Dudley, country singer ("Six Days on the Road"), of a heart attack, 75.

Hans Koller, jazz saxophonist, 82.

Herman Keiser, pro golfer (1946 Masters champ), 89.

Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. Congressman (D-MA, 1979-93), after intestinal surgery, 74.

Paul Owens, baseball executive (Philadelphia Phillies), after a long illness, 79.

Yoshiro Shirai, boxer (Japanese), of pneumonia, 80.

Alan Bates, actor (Zorba the Greek), of cancer, 69.

Ivan Calderon, major leaguer (Montreal Expos), shot (homicide), 41.

Vestal Goodman, southern gospel singer (The Happy Goodman Family), of complications from influenza, 74.

Richie Niemiera, NBA basketball player (Ft. Wayne Pistons), 82.

Dick St. John, pop singer (Dick & Dee Dee), of injuries from a fall, 63.