Deaths for the week ending 30 March 2002:
Sunday, 24 March 2002
Mace Brown, major leaguer (Pittsburgh Pirates), 92.
Dorothy DeLay, violin teacher (Itzhak Perlman), of cancer, 84.
Cesar Milstein, medical researcher (1984 Nobel Price for Medicine), cause not reported, 74.
Minnie Rojas, major leaguer (California Angels), of pneumonia, 63.
Tuesday, 26 March 2002
Randy Castillo, rock drummer (Ozzy Osborne), of squamous cell carcinoma, 51.
John Patton, jazz organist, of diabetes and kidney problems, 66.
Joe Schermie, rock bassist (Three Dog Night), of a heart attack, 55.
Whitey Wietelmann, major leaguer (Boston Braves), 83.
Wednesday, 27 March 2002
Milton Berle, comedian ("Texaco Star Theater"), 93.
Dudley Moore, actor (Arthur), of a brain disorder complicated by pneumonia, 66.
Billy Wilder, film director (Some Like It Hot), of pneumonia, 95.
Thursday, 28 March 2002
Lee N. Steiner, entertainment attorney, of complications from Parkinson's disease, 79.
Ernest van den Haag, political commentator, 87.
Friday, 29 March 2002
Jim Salisbury, college football player (University of California, Los Angeles), of a blood infection, 69.
Saturday, 30 March 2002
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of Great Britain, 101.
Benjamin Harkavy, choreographer (Julliard School), cause not reported, 71.
Ed Turner, cable TV executive (CNN), of liver cancer, 66.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup