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January

Steve Ridzik, Jan 8

Steve Ridzik, Jan 8
Baseball player, age 79

Johnny Grant, Jan. 9

Johnny Grant, Jan. 9
Radio personality, producer, actor, age 84

Maila Nurmi, Jan. 10

Maila Nurmi, Jan. 10
TV Host, "Vampira", age 85

Carl N. Karcher, Jan. 11

Carl N. Karcher, Jan. 11
Founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, age 90

Sir Edmond Hillary, Jan. 11

Sir Edmond Hillary, Jan. 11
Mount Everest explorer, age 89

Richard Knerr, Jan. 14

Richard Knerr, Jan. 14
Co-founder of Wham-O Toy Co., age 83

Brad Renfro, Jan. 15

Brad Renfro, Jan. 15
Actor, age 25

Allan Melvin, Jan. 17

Allan Melvin, Jan. 17
TV Actor, age 84

Bobby Fischer, Jan. 17

Bobby Fischer, Jan. 17
Chess Champion, age 64

Georgia Frontiere, Jan. 18

Georgia Frontiere, Jan. 18
Los Angeles Rams owner, age 81

Suzanne Pleshette, Jan. 19

Suzanne Pleshette, Jan. 19
TV & Movie Actress, age 70

Don Wittman, Jan. 19

Don Wittman, Jan. 19
Sports broadcaster, age 71

James Sorenson, Jan. 20

James Sorenson, Jan. 20
Billionaire Medical Supply Co. businessman, age 87

Heath Ledger, Jan. 22

Heath Ledger, Jan. 22
Motion Picture Actor, age 28

Christopher Allport, Jan. 25

Christopher Allport, Jan. 25
Actor, age 67

Christian Brando, Jan. 26

Christian Brando, Jan. 26
"B" actor, murderer, eldest son of actor, Marlon Brando, age 49

Gordon Hinkley, Jan. 27

Gordon Hinkley, Jan. 27
Mormon Church Leader, age 97

Margaret Truman, Jan. 29

Margaret Truman, Jan. 29
Daughter of former U.S. president, Harry Truman, age 84

Raymond Jacobs, Jan. 29

Raymond Jacobs, Jan. 29
U.S. Marine was one of the men that raised the flag on Iwo Jima during WWII, age 83
February

Shell Kepler, Feb. 1

Shell Kepler, Feb. 1
TV & Soap Opera Actress, age 49

Barry Morse, Feb. 2

Barry Morse, Feb. 2
TV Actor, age 89

Joshua Lederberg, Feb. 2

Joshua Lederberg, Feb. 2
Scientist, age 83

Charles Fawcett, Feb. 3

Charles Fawcett, Feb. 3
Actor, filmmaker, soldier, age 92

Phyllis Whitney, Feb. 8

Phyllis Whitney, Feb. 8
Author, age 104

Robert DoQui, Feb. 9

Robert DoQui, Feb. 9
Motion pictures actor, age 79

Roy Scheider, Feb. 10

Roy Scheider, Feb. 10
Motion pictures actor, age 75

Tom Lantos, Feb. 11

Tom Lantos, Feb. 11
U.S. Congressman, age 80

David Groh, Feb. 12

David Groh, Feb. 12
TV & Broadway Actor, husband on 1970s show, "Rhoda", age 68

William Modell, Feb. 14

William Modell, Feb. 14
Head of Modell's Sporting Goods, age 87

Perry Lopez, Feb. 14

Perry Lopez, Feb. 14
Actor, age 76

Steve Fossett, Feb. 15

Steve Fossett, Feb. 15
Billionaire adventurer, age 64

Grits Gresham, Feb. 18

Grits Gresham, Feb. 18
Author, T.V. personality, age 87

Robin Moore, Feb. 21

Robin Moore, Feb. 21
Author, "Green Barets", :The French Connection", age 82

Ben Chapman, Feb. 21

Ben Chapman, Feb. 21
Actor, "Creature From the Black Lagoon" 1954, age 79

Richard Baer, Feb. 22

Richard Baer, Feb. 22
Television screenwriter, age 80

Douglas Fraser, Feb. 23

Douglas Fraser, Feb. 23
Former President of the United Auto Workers Union, age 92

Carl Pingitore, Feb. 23

Carl Pingitore, Feb. 23
Movie and T.V. editor & producer, age 84

Myron Cope, Feb. 27

Myron Cope, Feb. 27
Sportscaster, journalist, age 79

Mike Smith, Feb. 28

Mike Smith, Feb. 28
Musician, organist & lead singer for the '60s pop group, The Dave Clark 5, age 64
March

Ventan Yablonski, March 1

Ventan Yablonski, March 1
Football player, age 85

Jeff Healey, March 2

Jeff Healey, March 2
Jazz musician, age 42

Gary Gygax, March 4

Gary Gygax, March 4
Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons Game, age 70

Joseph Weizenbaum, March 5

Joseph Weizenbaum, March 5
Inventor of Natural Language program known as ELIZA, age 85

Malvin Wald, March 6

Malvin Wald, March 6
Screenwriter, age 91

Richard Burke, March 10

Richard Burke, March 10
Founder of Trek Bicycle Co., age 74

Vickie Van Meter, March 15

Vickie Van Meter, March 15
Record setting pilot, age 26

Ivan Dixon, March 16

Ivan Dixon, March 16
TV & Movie Actor and Director, age 76

Anthony Minghella, March 18

Anthony Minghella, March 18
Cameraman, "The English Patient", "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "Cold Mountain", age 54

Arthur Charles Clark, March 19

Arthur Charles Clark, March 19
Science Fiction Author, (2001: A Space Odyssey), age 90

Paul Scofield, March 19

Paul Scofield, March 19
Actor, age 86

Alvin "Al" Copeland, March 23

Alvin "Al" Copeland, March 23
Founder of Popeye's Chicken Chain, age 64

Richard Widmark, March 24

Richard Widmark, March 24
Motion pictures actor, age 93

Herb Peterson, March 25

Herb Peterson, March 25
Inventor of McDonalds' "Egg McMuffin", age 89

Abby Mann, March 25

Abby Mann, March 25
Actor, creator of "Kojak" TV series, age 80

Dith Pran, March 30

Dith Pran, March 30
Photojournalist, age 65
April

Charlton Heston, April 5

Charlton Heston, April 5
Motion Picture Actor / President of the National Rifle Assoc., age 83

Stephen Oliver, April 5

Stephen Oliver, April 5
Actor, age 66

Lawrence Brown Sr., April 6

Lawrence Brown Sr., April 6
Musician, leader of the musical group, Lawrence Brown & the Bluenotes, age 64

Stanley Kamel, April 8

Stanley Kamel, April 8
TV Charactor Actor, age-65

Michael Hutts, April 11

Michael Hutts, April 11
Georgia Tech Baseball Player, age 21

Oliver Johnson, April 14

Oliver Johnson, April 14
Disney animator, age 95

Hazel Court, April 15

Hazel Court, April 15
Actress of the 1950s & 1960s, age 82

Geoff Polites, April 20

Geoff Polites, April 20
CEO of Jaguar & Land Rover, age 60

Al Wilson, April 21

Al Wilson, April 21
Soul Singer, age 69

Paul Davis, April 22

Paul Davis, April 22
Musician, age 60

Lewis Croft, April 29

Lewis Croft, April 29
Actor, played Munchkin Soldier in the 1939 movie, "The Wizard of Oz", age 89
May

Jim Hager, May 1

Jim Hager, May 1
Musical Comic, age 66

Phil Stone, May 1

Phil Stone, May 1
Canadian radio pioneer, age 94

Beverlee McKinsey, May 2

Beverlee McKinsey, May 2
Actress, age 68

Mildred Loving, May 2

Mildred Loving, May 2
Interracial marriage pioneer, age 68

Ted Key, May 3

Ted Key, May 3
Cartoonist, writer, age 96

Lynne "Angel" Cooper Harvey, May 3

Lynne "Angel" Cooper Harvey, May 3
Broadcasting Producer, wife of famed radio newsman, Paul Harvey. Age 90

Irvine Robbins, May 5

Irvine Robbins, May 5
Co-founder of the Baskins-Robbins Ice Cream Chain, age 90

Jerry Wallace, May 5

Jerry Wallace, May 5
Country Music Singer, age 79

Alexander Courage, May 5

Alexander Courage, May 5
Composer, age 88

Eddy Arnold, May 8

Eddy Arnold, May 8
Country music singer, age 90

Larry Lavine, May 8

Larry Lavine, May 8
Award winning record engineer, age 80

John Rutsey, May 11

John Rutsey, May 11
Musician, Drummer with the band, Rush, age 55

Dottie Rambo, May 11

Dottie Rambo, May 11
Gospel singer, age 74

Irena Sendler, May 12

Irena Sendler, May 12
WWII Heroine, age 98

John Phillip Law, May 13

John Phillip Law, May 13
Actor, "Barbarella", age 70

Bob Florence, May 15

Bob Florence, May 15
Jazz Musician, composer, age 76

Earl Leggett, May 15

Earl Leggett, May 15
Football player, age 75

Al Gallico, May 15

Al Gallico, May 15
Music Publisher, age 88

Robert Mondavi, May 16

Robert Mondavi, May 16
Wine vintner, age 95

Jimmy Slyde, May 16

Jimmy Slyde, May 16
Tap dancer, age 81

Cornell Capa, May 16

Cornell Capa, May 16
Photojournalist, age 90

Joseph Pevney, May 18

Joseph Pevney, May 18
Television Director, (Star Trek), age 96

Lawrence Roman, May 18

Lawrence Roman, May 18
Movie screenwriter, playwright, age 87

Lloyd Moore, May 18

Lloyd Moore, May 18
1950 NASCAR winner, age 95

"George" Huntington Hartford, May 18

"George" Huntington Hartford, May 18
Heir to the A&P Grocery Chain, age 97

Larry Coutre, May 19

Larry Coutre, May 19
Football player, age 80

Jack Mildren, May 22

Jack Mildren, May 22
Football player, politician, age 58

Dick Martin, May 24

Dick Martin, May 24
Comic TV Actor, age 86

Jimmy McGriff, May 24

Jimmy McGriff, May 24
Musician, age 72

Mitch Mullany, May 25

Mitch Mullany, May 25
Actor, Comic, age 39

Tom McHale, May 25

Tom McHale, May 25
Football player, age 45

Earle Hagen, May 26

Earle Hagen, May 26
TV Theme Song Writer/Composer, age 88

Harvey Korman, May 27

Harvey Korman, May 27
Comic Television & Movie Actor, age 81

Luc Bourdon, May 29

Luc Bourdon, May 29
Hockey player, age-21

Hugh Jarrett, May 31

Hugh Jarrett, May 31
Disc Jockey, singer in Elvis Presley's backup group, The Jordanaires, age 78
June

Yves Saint Laurent, June 1

Yves Saint Laurent, June 1
Fashion designer, age 72

John Richard "Jack" Simplot, June 1

John Richard "Jack" Simplot, June 1
$3.2 billion Idaho potato farmer, age 99

Bo Diddley, June 2

Bo Diddley, June 2
Rock & Roll Pioneer, Age 79, real name - Otha Ellias Bates McDaniel

Mel Ferrer, June 2

Mel Ferrer, June 2
Motion picture actor, age 90

Dwight White, June 6

Dwight White, June 6
Football player, age 59

Bob Anderson, June 6

Bob Anderson, June 6
Actor, played the young George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"

Jim McKay, June 7

Jim McKay, June 7
Sports journalist, announcer, age 86

John Raush, June 10

John Raush, June 10
Oakland Raiders Coach, football player, age 80

Charlie Jones, June 12

Charlie Jones, June 12
Sportscaster, age 77

Tim Russert, June 13

Tim Russert, June 13
Political Journalist, age 58

Cyd Charisse, June 7

Cyd Charisse, June 7
Dancer, actress, age 87

Stan Winston, June 15

Stan Winston, June 15
Special Effects Artist, "Jurassic Park", "Terminator", "Aliens", age 62

Wilbur Hardee, June 20

Wilbur Hardee, June 20
Founder of Hardee's restaurants, age 89

Kermit Love, June 20

Kermit Love, June 20
Costume designer, (Sesame Street, including Big Bird), age 91

Doty goodman, June 22

Doty goodman, June 22
Actress, comedianne, age 93

George Carlin, June 22

George Carlin, June 22
Comedian, actor, age 71

Ruslana Korshunova, June 28

Ruslana Korshunova, June 28
Fashion model, age 20

Don Davis, June 29

Don Davis, June 29
Actor, age 65