Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 30 July 2005:

Joe O'Brien, disc jockey (New York City), in an automobile accident, 90.

Eddie Crook Jr., boxer (1960 Olympics), of natural causes, 76.

Sidney Hertzberg, NBA basketball player (New York Knicks), 82.

David Jackson, actor (Olag Gan on "Blakes 7"), of a heart attack, 71.

Ford Rainey, actor (Mickey on "The King of Queens"), of complications from a stroke, 96.

Danny Simon, comedy writer ("Your Show of Shows"), 86. He was the brother of playwright Neil Simon.

Robert Wright, Broadway composer (Kismet), of natural causes, 90.

Gary Belkin, comedy writer ("The Carol Burnett Show"), of emphysema, 78.

Hildegarde, cabaret singer, 99.

Pat McCormick, comedian/actor (Smokey and the Bandit), after a long illness, 78.

Fred Smith, songwriter ("Western Movies"), of a heart attack, 72.

Ray Cunningham, major leaguer (St. Louis Cardinals), 100. He was the oldest living major leaguer.

Gib Dawson, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), cause not reported, 74.

Horace Moore Jr., college football coach (University of the South), cause not reported, 78.

Renee Roy, actress (Clare Bridgeman on "Love of Life"), of colon cancer, 74.