Weekly Obituaries Roundup

Deaths for the week ending 12 July 2014:

Sunday, 6 July 2014

Alan Dixon, U.S. Senator (D-IL, 1981-93), of natural causes, 86.

Dave Legeno, actor (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), of heat stroke, 50. He was found dead in Death Valley on 6 July, but had probably been dead for a few days.

Monday, 7 July 2014

Dickie Jones, cartoon voice actor (Pinocchio), apparently of natural causes, 87.

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

John V. Evans, governor of Idaho (D, 1977-87), 89.

John Hoover, major leaguer (Texas Rangers), apparently of natural causes, 51.

Tom Veryzer, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), of a stroke, 61.

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Eileen Ford, modeling agent (Ford Models), 92.

Don Lenhardt, major leaguer (St. Louis Browns), 91.

Ken Thorne, TV and film score composer (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), 90.

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Curt Gentry, author (Helter Skelter), 83.

Friday, 11 July 2014

Charlie Haden, jazz bassist, after a long illness, 76.

Bill McGill, NBL basketball player (Chicago Zephyrs), of natural causes, 74.

Tommy Ramone, punk rock drummer (The Ramones), of bile duct cancer, 65.

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Ken Gray, U.S. Congressman (D-IL, 1955-75), after a long illness, 89.