Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 1 August 2026:
Deaths reported after 1 August will be added on Monday, 10 August.
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Bobby Hunt, NFL football player (Kansas City Chiefs), 85. His death was announced on 28 July, with no DOD reported.
Benjamin Alire Saenz, author (Carry Me Like Water), cause not reported, 71.
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Glen Hansard, Irish folk singer, in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident, 56.
Scott Hylands, actor (Detective Kevin O'Brien on "Night Heat"), of leukemia, 83.
Harry Mitchell, U.S. Congressman (D-AZ, 2007-11), 86.
Arlene Smith, pop singer (The Chantels), 84.
Billy Ray Smith Jr., NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), with dementia apparently caused by head trauma, 64.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Vincent Pastore, actor (Sal "Puss" Bonpensiero on "The Sopranos"), apparently of natural causes, 80. His body was found on 1 August. He was known to have been alive on 31 July.