Deaths for the week ending 11 March 2006:
Sunday, 5 March 2006
John Sandusky, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), 80.
Joseph Tecce, restaurateur (Boston), 94.
Monday, 6 March 2006
King Floyd, pop singer ("Groove Me"), of complications from a stroke and diabetes, 61.
Kirby Puckett, major leaguer (Minnesota Twins), following a stroke, 45.
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
John Junkin, comedian (British), of lung cancer, 76.
John McFall, U.S. Congressman (D-CA, 1957-79), 88.
Gordon Parks, photographer & film director (Shaft), 93.
Ken Sykora, TV host (British), 82.
Thursday, 9 March 2006
John Profumo, British Cabinet minister (1959-63), following a stroke, 91.
Friday, 10 March 2006
Anna Moffo, operatic soprano (New York), of cancer, 73.
Saturday, 11 March 2006
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), of stomach cancer, 75.
Solbodan Milosevic, president of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1989-2000), of a heart attack, 64.
Andrall E. Pearson, fast food executive (Pizza Hut/KFC/Taco Bell), 80.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup