Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 15 February 2003:
Sunday, 9 February 2003
Ruby Braff, jazz trumpeter, cause not reported, 75.
John "Whack" Hyder, college basketball coach (Georgia Tech), 90.
Vera Hruba Ralson, ice skater and actress (The Lady and the Monster), cause not reported, 79.
Monday, 10 February 2003
William Broom, news reporter, of Parkinson's disease, 78.
Curt Hennig, aka "Mr. Perfect", pro wrestler, of cocaine intoxication, 44.
Clark MacGregor, U.S. Congressman (R-MN, 1961-71), of respiratory failure, 80.
Ron Ziegler, U.S. White House press secretary (Nixon administration), of a heart attack, 63.
Tuesday, 11 February 2003
Moses G. Hogan, Christian composer/arranger, of complications from a brain tumor, 45.
Wednesday, 12 February 2003
Haywood Sullivan, major-league baseball player and executive (Boston Red Sox), after a stroke, 72.
Kemmons Wilson, hotel chain founder (Holiday Inn), 90.
Thursday, 13 February 2003
Joe Connelly, TV producer ("Leave It to Beaver"), of complications from a stroke, 86.
James T. Flexner, author (Washington: The Indispensable Man), 95.
Kid Gavilan, r.n. Gerardo Gonzalez, boxer, of a heart attack, 77.
Bob Ivers, actor (G. I. Blues), of cancer of the esophagus, 68.
Stacy Keach Sr., actor (Prof. Carlson in "Get Smart"), of congestive hear failure, 88. He was the father of actors Stacy and James Keach.
Friday, 14 February 2003
Joseph Kinneary, U.S. federal judge (Ohio, 1966-2001), 97.
Johnny Longden, jockey, 96.
Jack Maher, publisher (Down Beat), of natural causes, 78.