Deaths for the week ending 18 April 2009:
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Marilyn Chambers, porn actress (Behind the Green Door), of an aneurysm, 57.
Nate Dolin, baseball executive (Cleveland Indians), 95.
Connie Frederick, college football player (Auburn University), cause not reported, 61.
Gene Handley, major leaguer (Philadelphia Athletics), 94.
Monday, 13 April 2009
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), in a farming accident, 54.
Jack D. Hunter, author (The Blue Max), of cancer, 87.
Harry Kalas, baseball announcer (Philadelphia Phillies), of heart disease, 73.
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Les Keiter, baseball game recreationist (San Francisco Giants), 89.
Jack McCoy, auto racer (NASCAR), cause not reported, 72.
Peter Rogers, film producer (Carry On series), 95.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Ed Blake, major leaguer (Cincinnati Reds), after a long illness, 82.
Friday, 17 April 2009
Bill Orton, U.S. Congressman (D-UT, 1991-97), in an all-terrain vehicle accident, 60.
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Stephanie Parker, actress (British), of suicide by hanging, 22. Her body was found on the morning of the 18th; she may have died before then.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup