Deaths for the week ending 30 August 2003:
Sunday, 24 August 2003
Herb Humphries, TV news reporter (St. Louis, Missouri), of natural causes, 71.
John J. Rhodes Jr., U.S. Congressman (R-AZ, 1953-83), of cancer, 86.
Kent Walton, pro wrestling announcer (British), 86.
Tuesday, 26 August 2003
William Burgess, country singer ("Tear Time"), of a heart attack, 64.
Jim Wacker, college football coach (Texas), of cancer, 66.
Wednesday, 27 August 2003
Jinx Falkenburg, actress/radio host ("Meet Tex and Jinx"), 84. She was the wife of her co-host, Tex McCrary, who died in July.
William Scherle, U.S. Congressman (R-IA, 1967-75), of prostate cancer, 80.
Thursday, 28 August 2003
Michel Constantin, actor (French), cause not reported, 79.
Joe O'Brien, basketball executive (Basketball Hall of Fame), cause not reported, 68.
Friday, 29 August 2003
Corrado Ursi, Roman Catholic cardinal (Naples), 95.
Saturday, 30 August 2003
Charles Bronson, actor (Death Wish), of pneumonia, 81.
Claude Passeau, major leaguer (Chicago Cubs), 94.