Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 29 December 2001:
Sunday, 23 December 2001
Anthony Charles Chavis, zydeco musician, after a heart attack, 45.
Monday, 24 December 2001
"Maniac" Mike Davis, pro wrestler, of a heart attack, 45.
Harvey "Too Mean" Martin, NFL football player (Dallas Cowboys), of pancreatic cancer, 51.
Wednesday, 26 December 2001
Opal "Shagg" Courtney, pro basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), 89.
Edward Downes, musicologist ("Texaco Opera Quiz"), 90.
Nigel Hawthorne, actor ("Yes, Minister"), of a heart attack, 72.
Tom McBride, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), 87.
Chip Moody, TV news anchor (Dallas, Texas), after a long illness, 54.
Thursday, 27 December 2001
David "Spec" Goldman, amateur golfer (world seniors champion), after a long illness, 92.
Friday, 28 December 2001
Hovie Lister, southern gospel singer (The Statesmen), of leukemia, 75.
Lawrence Singleton, murderer (California), of cancer, 74.
Saturday, 29 December 2001
Cassisa Eller, Brazilian rock singer, cause not reported, 39.
Ralph Sutton, jazz pianist, cause not reported, 79.