Deaths for the week ending 11 August 2018:
Sunday, 5 August 2018
Tom Heckert Jr., NFL football executive (Philadelphia Eagles), of amyloidosis, 51.
David Landsberg, actor (Recruit Skolnick on "CPO Sharkey"), of cancer of the esophagus, 73.
Charlotte Rae, actress (Edna Garrett on "The Facts of Life"), of bone cancer, 92.
Monday, 6 August 2018
Robert Dix, actor (Forbidden Planet), of respiratory failure, 83. He was the son of actor Richard Dix.
Margaret Heckler, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983-85), of cardiac arrest, 87.
Paul Laxalt, U.S. Senator (R-NV, 1974-87), of natural causes, 96.
Joel Robuchon, chef, of cancer, 73.
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Etienne Chicot, actor (The Da Vinci Code), cause not reported, 69.
Stan Mikita, NHL hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks), of natural causes, 78.
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Jarrod Lyle, pro golfer, of leukemia, 36.
Thursday, 9 August 2018
Brian Danovich, wrestler (WWE's "Tough Enough"), cause not reported, 38.
Saturday, 11 August 2018
Manch Wheeler, NFL football player (Buffalo Bills), cause not reported, 79.