Deaths for the week ending 7 December 2002:
Sunday, 1 December 2002
Edward L. Beach, U.S. navy captain and author (Run Silent, Run Deep), of cancer, 84.
Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie, automobile designer (Ford Motor Co.), 94.
John L. McLucas, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration head (1975-77), of heart problems, 82.
Dave McNally, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), of cancer, 60.
Monday, 2 December 2002
Bernard E. "Barney" Berlinger, track athlete (1928 Olympics), of heart failure, 94.
Achille Castiglioni, interior designer (Italian), 84.
William Erwin Henson, animator (Chip 'n Dale), of injuries from an automobile accident, 78.
Ivan Illich, sociologist (De-Schooling Society), cause not reported, 76.
Edgar Scherick, TV & film producer ("Take the Money and Run"), of leukemia, 78.
Ben Wade, major leaguer (Brooklyn Dodgers), of cancer, 80.
Mal Waldron, jazz pianist, of cancer, 77.
Tuesday, 3 December 2002
Elizabeth Andrews, U.S. Congresswoman (D-AL, 1972-73), 92.
Rich Dangel, guitarist (The Wailers), of an aneurysm, 60.
Glenn Quinn, actor (Mark Healy on "Roseanne"), of a heroin overdose, 32.
Wednesday, 4 December 2002
George Gaffney, pianist, of a stroke, 62.
Thursday, 5 December 2002
Roone Arledge, TV executive (ABC Sports and ABC News), of cancer, 71.
Robert Berg, saxophonist, in an automobile accident, 51.
Edward Crane, airline executive (Ozark Air Lines), of complications from a stroke, 74.
Arvell Shaw, jazz bassist (Louis Armstrong Orchestra), cause not reported, 79.
Bella Stumbo, news columnist (Los Angeles Times), of throat cancer, 59.
Ne Win, dictator of Myanmar (1962-88), 91.
Friday, 6 December 2002
Bob Steele, radio announcer (Connecticut), 91.
Saturday, 7 December 2002
George Regan Bunn, coffee maker maker (Bunn-O-Matic), 87.
John Dellenback, U.S. Congressman (R-OR, 1967-75), of viral pneumonia, 84.
Harsen Smith, boat manufacturer (Chris-Craft), 94.
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