Deaths for the week ending 18 March 2017:
Monday, 13 March 2017
Mike Aktari, reality TV personality ("Jerseylicious"), apparently of natural causes, 28.
John Andariese, aka Johnny Hoops, basketball broadcaster and commentator (New York Knicks), cause not reported, 78.
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza, U.S. Congressman (D-TX, 1965-97), of natural causes, 89.
Tommy LiPuma, jazz producer (Natalie Cole's Unforgettable ... With Love), 80.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, children's author (Exclamation Mark!), of ovarian cancer, 51.
Dennis Stamp, pro wrestler, of lymphoma, 70.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Jack H. Harris, film producer (The Blob), of natural causes, 98.
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Bob Bruce, major leaguer (Houston Colt .45s), 83.
Russ Goetz, major-league umpire (American League), 86.
Dave Stallworth, NBA basketball player (New York Knicks), cause not reported, 75.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
James Cotton, blues harmonica player, of pneumonia, 81.
Friday, 17 March 2017
Robert Day, film director (She), 94.
Auntie Fee, r.n. Felicia O'Dell, internet cook ("Cooking With Auntie Fee" on YouTube), of a heart attack, 59.
Lawrence Montaigne, actor ("Star Trek"), 86.
Saturday, 18 March 2017
Chuck Berry, rock and roll pioneer ("Roll Over Beethoven"), of natural causes, 90.
Miloslav Vlk, Roman Catholic cardinal (Prague, Czech Republic), 84.
Bernie Wrightson, comic book artist (Swamp Thing), of brain cancer, 68.