Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 30 March 2013:

Deke Richards, pop songwriter (The Corporation), of cancer of the esophagus, 68.

Anthony Lewis, legal journalist/writer (Gideon's Trumpet), of kidney and heart failure, 85.

Lou Sleater, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), of lung disease, 86.

Tom Boerwinkle, NBA basketball player (Chicago Bulls), of myelodysplastic syndrome (a blood disorder), 67.

Don Payne, screenwriter ("The Simpsons"), of bone cancer, 48.

Gordon Stoker, singer (The Jordanaires), after a long illness, 88.

Richard Griffiths, actor (Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter films), of complications from heart surgery, 65.

Hugh McCracken, rock guitarist ("Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"), of leukemia, 60.

Bob Teague, TV news anchor (New York City), of lymphoma, 84.

Gus Triandos, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), of congestive heart failure, 82.

Robert Zildjian, cymbal maker (Sabian), 89.

Reid Flair, pro wrestler, of a heroin overdose, 25. He was the son of wrestler Ric Flair.

Art Malone, auto racer, of injuries from an old boating accident, 76.

Phil Ramone, music producer (Billy Joel's 52nd Street), of an aortic aneurysm, 79.