Deaths for the week ending 30 June 2007:
Sunday, 24 June 2007
John "Jack" Flynt Jr., U.S. Congressman (D-GA, 1955-79), 92.
Monday, 25 June 2007
Chris Benoit, pro wrestler, of suicide by hanging, 40.
J. Fred Duckett, sports stadium announcer (Houston), of leukemia, 74.
Bill Moss, gospel singer (The Celestials), of emphysema, 76. He was the father of J. Moss and Bill Moss Jr.
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Liz Claiborne, fashion designer, of cancer, 78.
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Howie Schneider, cartoonist ("Eek and Meek"), of complications from heart surgery, 77.
Friday, 29 June 2007
Frank W. Burke, U.S. Congressman (D-KY, 1959-63), 87.
Fred T. Saberhagen, science fiction writer ("Berserker"), of prostate cancer, 77.
Joel Siegel, film critic ("Good Morning America"), of colon cancer, 63.
Hy Zaret, pop lyricist ("Unchained Melody"), 99.
Saturday, 30 June 2007
Bill Farrell, singer ("You've Changed"), 81.
Robert E. Sweeney, U.S. Congressman (D-OH, 1965-67), after a long illness, 82.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup