Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 9 September 2006:

John Conte, actor (The Man with the Golden Arm), of natural causes, 90.

Mark Graham, track athlete (University of Nebraska), in combat serving in the Canadian army in Afghanistan, 33.

Steve Irwin, wildlife documentary host ("Crocodile Hunter"), stung by a stingray while taping a documentary, 44.

Astrid Varnay, operatic soprano, of a heart infection, 88.

Rick Roberts, TV and radio news anchor (Grand Rapids, Michigan), of injuries from a fall (possibly preceded by a heart attack), 59.

Robert Earl Jones, actor (Spirit of Youth), 96. He was the father of actor James Earl Jones.

Peter Brock, auto racer, in a racing accident, 61.

Thomas L. Judge, governor of Montana (D, 1973-81), of pulmonary fibrosis, 71.

Erk Russell, college football coach (Georgia Southern University), 80.

Clair Burgener, U.S. Congressman (R-CA, 1973-83), of complications from Alzheimer's disease, 84.

William Ziff, publisher (Ziff-Davis), of cancer, 76.