Deaths for the week ending 2 August 2003:
Sunday, 27 July 2003
Harold C. Bennett, religious leader (Southern Baptist Convention), of pancreatic cancer, 78.
Vance Hartke, U.S. senator (D-IN, 1959-77), of heart failure, 84.
Bob Hope, actor/comedian, of pneumonia, 100.
Monday, 28 July 2003
Adrian Burk, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), cause not reported, 75.
Jim Butler, radio broadcaster (St. Louis, Missouri), of pneumonia, 76.
Tuesday, 29 July 2003
Tex McCrary, publicist & talk show host ("Tex and Jinx"), 92. He was the husband of his co-host, Jinx Falkenberg.
Jayne White, country gospel singer (The White Sisters), of pancreatic cancer, 40.
Wednesday, 30 July 2003
Guido Crepax, erotic illustrator (Heavy Metal), of multiple sclerosis, 70.
John Crittenden, sportswriter (Florida), cause not reported, 69.
Marshall Lon "Deacon" Freeman, gospel singer (The Oak Ridge Quartet), 82.
Sam Phillips, record producer (Sun Records), of respiratory failure, 80.
Thursday, 31 July 2003
Frederick Coffin, actor (Chief McGrath on "The X-Files"), of lung cancer, 60.
Saturday, 2 August 2003
Tom Lewis, U.S. Congressman (R-FL, 1983-95), cause not reported, 78.