Weekly Obituaries Roundup
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Deaths for the week ending 10 August 2002:
Sunday, 4 August 2002
Mike Payne, major leaguer (Atlanta Braves), of encephalitis, 40.
Monday, 5 August 2002
Edsger Dijkstra, computer scientist (University of Texas), of cancer, 72.
Josh Ryan Evans, actor (Timmy on "Passions"), during a medical procedure, 20.
Chick Hearn, basketball announcer (Los Angeles Lakers), of injuries from a fall, 85.
Willis Hudlin, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), 96.
Darrell Porter, major leaguer (St. Louis Cardinals), cause not reported, 50.
Matt Robinson, actor (Gordon on "Sesame Street"), of Parkinson's disease, 65.
Wednesday, 7 August 2002
Joseph P. Delaney, entertainment columnist (Las Vegas Sun), of complications from a stroke, 80.
Bruce Johnston Sr., murderer (Pennsylvania), of natural causes, 63.
Charles Miller, NFL football player (Chicago Bears), of heart failure, 92.
Friday, 9 August 2002
Peter Matz, composer/arranger (Barbara Streisand's "People"), of lung cancer, 73.
Randy Renfrow, motorcycle racer, of injuries from a fall, 46.
Saturday, 10 August 2002
Michael Houser, guitarist and singer (Widespread Panic), of pancreatic cancer, 40.
Gary L. Klott, tax advice columnist (TaxPlanet.com), cause not reported, 52.
Kristen Nygaard, computer scientist, of a heart attack, 75.
Doris Wishman, cult filmmaker (Bad Girls Go to Hell), 82 or so.