Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 29 May 2021:

Eric Carle, children's author/illustrator (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), of kidney failure, 91.

Paul Christy, pro wrestler, 82.

Eugene Marve, NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), after a brief illness, 60.

Samuel E. Wright, voice actor (The Little Mermaid), of prostate cancer, 74.

J. D. Roberts, NFL football coach (New Orleans Saints), 88.

John Warner, U.S. senator (R-VA, 1979-2009), of heart failure, 94.

Kevin Clark, actor (School of Rock), hit by a vehicle while bicycling, 32.

Jerome Hellman, film producer (Midnight Cowboy), 92.

Patrick Sky, singer-songwriter (Songs That Made America Famous), of prostate cancer, 80.

Foster Friess, conservative political donor, 81.

Mark Eaton, NBA basketball player (Utah Jazz), in a bicycling accident, 64.

Tony Marino, pro wrestler, 90.

Joe Lara, actor (Tarzan in "Tarzan: The Epic Adventures"), in a private plane crash, 58. He was the husband of Gwen Shamblin Lara.

Gavin MacLeod, actor (Captain Merrill Stubing on "The Love Boat"), after a long illness, 90.

Gwen Shamblin Lara, Christian diet author (The Weigh Down Diet), in a private plane crash, 66. She was the wife of Joe Lara.

B. J. Thomas, country-pop singer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"), of lung cancer, 78.