Deaths for the week ending 14 May 2022:
Sunday, 8 May 2022
John R. Cherry III, film director (Ernest Goes to Camp), of complications from Parkinson's disease, 73.
Ray Scott, fisherman (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society), of natural causes, 88.
Fred Ward, actor (Tremors), cause not reported, 79.
Monday, 9 May 2022
Midge Decter, conservative political author, 94.
Tim Johnson, U.S. Congressman (R-IL, 2001-13), cause not reported, 75.
Adreian Payne, NBA basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves), shot (homicide), 31.
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Bob Lanier, NBA basketball player (Detroit Pistons), after a brief illness, 73.
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
June Preston, child actress and opera singer, of complications from dementia, 93.
Trevor Strnad, heavy metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder), cause not reported, 41. Contact information for a suicide prevention organization was included in his death announcement.
Randy Weaver, besieged survivalist (Ruby Ridge, Idaho), after a long illness, 74.
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Gino Cappelletti, AFL football player (Boston Patriots), 88.
Robert McFarlane, U.S. National Security Advisor (1983-85), of lung disease, 84.
Friday, 13 May 2022
Ricky Gardiner, rock guitarist, with Parkinson's disease, 73.
Raqhid Render, aka Lil Keed, rapper ("Nameless"), of a blood disorder, 24.
Saturday, 14 May 2022
David West, major leaguer (Minnesota Twins), of brain cancer, 57.