Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 16 March 2002:
Sunday, 10 March 2002
Richard M. "Dick" Braznell, football player and commentator (St. Louis), of a stroke and Parkinson's disease, 73.
Shirley Scott, organist, of heart disease from fen-phen use, 67.
Irene Worth, Broadway actress (Tiny Alice), of a stroke, 85.
Monday, 11 March 2002
Al Cowens, major leaguer (Kansas City Royals), of a heart attack, 50.
Franjo Kuharic, Roman Catholic cardinal (Croatia), 83.
James Tobin, economist (1981 Nobel Prize), 84.
Tuesday, 12 March 2002
Steve Gromek, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), of multiple illnesses, 82.
John "Speedy" Keen, rock songwriter ("Something in the Air"), of heart failure, 56.
Wednesday, 13 March 2002
George Fresolone, organized crime informant, of a heart attack, 48.
Marc Moreland, guitarist (Wall of Voodoo), after a liver transplant rejection, 44.
Polly Riley, golfer, of cancer, 75.
"Fast Eddie" Watkins, bank robber, 82.
Thursday, 14 March 2002
Leo Hirti, news editor (Cincinnati Post), 84.
Guy Stargell, college football player (University of Georgia), after a long illness, 42.
Thomas Winship, news editor (Boston Globe), 81.
Henry Woods, U.S. federal judge (Arkansas), 83.
Friday, 15 March 2002
William Scholl, aka Dr. Scholl, orthopedic specialist and inventor (of pneumonia), 81.
Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, broadcasting executive (NBC), 93.