Deaths for the week ending 22 February 2020:
Sunday, 16 February 2020
Jason Davis, actor (Mikey Blumberg on "Recess"), of an accidental drug overdose, 35.
Kellye Nakahara, actress (Nurse Kellye on "M*A*S*H"), of cancer, 72.
Larry Tesler, computer user interface designer (Xerox), cause not reported, 74.
Monday, 17 February 2020
Ja'net DuBois, actress (Willona Woods on "Good Times"), of cardiac arrest, 81 or 87. Many sources report her age as 74. I do not believe them. If you're going to e-mail me about this, please do some homework first. I have.
Lindsey Lagestee, country singer (Dixie Crush), of injuries from an automobile accident, 25.
Charles Portis, author ("True Grit"), with Alzheimer's disease, 86.
Mickey Wright, pro golfer, of a heart attack, 85.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Pete Babando, NHL hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks), 94.
Bashar Jackson, aka Pop Smoke, rapper ("Welcome to the Party"), shot (homicide), 20.
Sy Sperling, hair restoration executive and TV pitchman (Hair Club), after a long illness, 78.
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Claudette Nevins, actress (Constance Fielding on "Melrose Place"), after an illness, 82.
Friday, 21 February 2020
Phil Maloney, NHL hockey player (Boston Bruins), 92.
Saturday, 22 February 2020
B. Smith, r.n. Barbara Smith, restaurateur and TV host ("B. Smith With Style"), of Alzheimer's disease, 70.
"Mad" Mike Hughes, daredevil, in a crash landing of a homemade rocket, 64.