Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 27 February 2021:
Sunday, 21 February 2021
Doug Wilkerson, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), cause not reported, 73.
Monday, 22 February 2021
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat poet publisher, 101.
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Gary Inness, NHL hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins), of complications from dementia, 71.
Art Michalik, NFL football player (San Francisco 49ers), 91.
Geoffrey Scott, actor (Mark Jennings on "Dynasty"), of Parkinson's disease, 79.
Dick Witcher, NFL football player (San Francisco 49ers), cause not reported, 76.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Ronald Pickup, actor (Darkest Hour), 80.
Thursday, 25 February 2021
John Geddert, gymnastics coach (U.S. 2012 women's Olympic team), of suicide by gunshot, 63. He had just been indicted on felony sex trafficking and other charges.
Peter Gotti, organized crime boss (Gambino family in New York), after a long illness, 81. He was the older brother of crime boss John Gotti.
Darrius Johnson, NFL football player (Denver Broncos), heart failure, 48.
Fred Segal, clothing retailer (Fred Segal in Los Angeles), of complications from a stroke, 87.
Lance Waldroup, reality TV personality ("Moonshiners"), of congestive heart failure, 30.
Friday, 26 February 2021
"Jumping" Johnny De Fazio, pro wrestler, 80.
Irving Grundman, ice hockey executive (Montreal Canadiens), 92.
Saturday, 27 February 2021
Russ Martin, talk radio host (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas), of chronic alcohol use, 60.
Louis Nix III, NFL football player (Houston Texans), drowned, 29. He was last seen on 2/23. On 2/27, his car was found in a pond, with his body inside. He had been drinking.