Deaths for the week ending 22 May 2021:
Monday, 17 May 2021
Don Kernodle, pro wrestler (National Wrestling Alliance), of suicide by gunshot, 71.
Buddy Roemer, governor of Louisiana (D, 1988-91 and R, 1991-92), of complications from diabetes, 77.
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Charles Grodin, actor (The Heartbreak Kid), of bone marrow cancer, 86.
Gilles Lupien, NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), of cancer, 67.
Paul Mooney, comedian/actor (The Buddy Holly Story), of a heart attack, 79.
Rennie Stennett, major leaguer (Pittsburgh Pirates), of cancer, 72.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Romy Walthall, aka Romy Windsor, actress (Face/Off), of cardiac arrest, 57.
Lee Evans, track athlete (1968 Olympics), of complications from a stroke, 74.
Mark York, actor (Billy Merchant on "The Office"), after a brief illness, 55.
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Roger Hawkins, rock drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section), of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 75.
Saturday, 22 May 2021
Joe Beckwith, major leaguer (Los Angeles Dodgers), of colon cancer, 66.