Deaths for the week ending 19 August 2023:
Sunday, 13 August 2023
Clarence Avant, music industry executive (Sussex Records), 92.
Melvin Barcliff, aka Magoo, rapper ("Up Jumps da Boogie"), cause not reported, 50.
Alex Collins, NFL football player (Seattle Seahawks), in a motorcycle accident, 28.
Bill Schlesinger, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), 81.
Monday, 14 August 2023
Bobby "Boomer" Baun, NHL hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), 86.
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Gary Barnes, NFL football player (Atlanta Falcons), of Parkinson's disease, 83.
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Jerry Moss, music industry executive (A&M Records), 88.
Renata Scotto, operatic soprano, 89.
Thursday, 17 August 2023
Karol J. Bobko, U.S. astronaut (Shuttle), 85.
Bobby Eli, R&B guitarist (MFSB), of natural causes, 77.
Rick Jeanneret, hockey broadcaster (Buffalo Sabres), after a long illness, 81.
Friday, 18 August 2023
James L. Buckley, U.S. Senator (R-NY, 1971-77) and federal appeals judge (1985-2023), 100. He was the older brother of the late political commentator William F. Buckley Jr.
Nancy Frangione, actress (Cecile DePoulignac on "Another World"), cause not reported, 70. She was the ex-wife of actor Christopher Rich.
Ray Hildebrand, pop singer (Paul & Paula), 82.
Al Quie, U.S. Congressman (R-MN, 1958-79) and Governor of Minnesota (R, 1979-83), 99.
Saturday, 19 August 2023
Maxie Baughan, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), 85.
Alex Cole, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), 58.
Ron Cephas Jones, actor (William Hill on "This Is Us"), of a chronic lung problem, 66.
John Warnock, software developer (Adobe Systems), 82.