Deaths for the week ending 21 April 2018:
Sunday, 15 April 2018
R. Lee Ermey, actor (Full Metal Jacket), of complications from pneumonia, 74.
Monday, 16 April 2018
Harry Anderson, actor (Judge Harold T. Stone on "Night Court"), of a stroke, 65.
Pamela Gidley, actress (Twin Peaks: Firewalk With Me), cause not reported, 52.
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Barbara Bush, U.S. first lady (1989-93), of an illness, 92. She was the wife of President George Bush, the mother of President George W. Bush, and the mother of Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
Randy Scruggs, country songwriter ("Angel in Disguise"), after a brief illness, 64. He was the son of banjo player Earl Scruggs.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
John Hope, major leaguer (Pittsburgh Pirates), 47.
Paul Jones, r.n. Paul Frederik, pro wrestler, cause not reported, 75.
Bruno Sammartino, pro wrestler (WWWF), 82.
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Gil Santos, football announcer (New England Patriots), 80.
Friday, 20 April 2018
Al Swift, U.S. Congressman (D-WA, 1979-95), 82.
Saturday, 21 April 2018
Verne Troyer, actor (Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), of suicide by alcohol intoxication, 49.