Entertainment
Boyd Bennett – 50’s teen rocker who had hits with “Seventeen”, “Boogie Bear” and “My Boy – Flat Top” died of a lung ailment at age 77
Lew Wasserman – Former CEO of MCA and considered one of the most powerful men in Hollywood post-World War II died at age 89.
Sylvia Kind – Renowned harpsichord player and instructor died at 94.
Rollee Stherbio – The beloved all-around entertainer left us at age 99.
Herman Cohen – Director of such horror films as “Trog”, “Circus of Horrors” and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" died of throat cancer at age 76.
Sandor Konya – Hungarian opera tenor who was a mainstay at the Metropolitan Opera for many years died at age 78.
Douglas Glenn Colvin (aka Dee Dee Ramone) – Punk music pioneer and founding member of The Ramones died of an apparent drug overdose at age 50.
Freeman King – Comedian and actor best known for appearances on “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” as well as being Dr. D on “Dance Fever” died of a heart attack at age 59.
Robbin Crosby – Guitarist for the metal group Ratt whose big hit was “Round & Round” died of AIDS related complications at age 41.
Carlos Berlanga – Spanish singer and composer who was a leader in the post-Franco music and arts explosion in Spain died of liver disease at age 42.
Shirley Greitzer – Pianist and harpsichord player (Not a good week for harpsichord players) who directed placement at Julliard for many years died at age 76.
Sports
Fran Rogel – Penn State and Pittsburgh Steeler football great during the 40’s and 50’s died of Parkinson’s at age 74.
Bob Lackey – Star basketball player at Marquette University who later played in the NBA and ABA died of cancer at age 53.
Art & Literature
Flora Lewis – Journalist, columnist and expert on European affairs who wrote the books “Europe: Road To Unity" and "Europe: A Tapestry of Nations” died of cancer at age 79.
Caroline Knapp – Author of “Drinking: A Love Story” who was diagnosed with lung cancer in April, married for the first time in May, died of the disease at age 42.
Tibor Scitovsky – Economist and social critic who penned the controversial book “"The Joyless Economy: An Inquiry into Human Satisfaction and Consumer Dissatisfaction" died at age 91.
The Wye Oak – The largest white oak in the country estimated to have stood in Maryland for 460 years was destroyed in a thunderstorm.
Politics and Social
Henry A. Potter – Navigator of the lead bomber on the first U.S. attack on Japan during WW2, known as the Doolittle Raid, died on Memorial Day at age 83.
Fernando Belaunde Terry – Former Peruvian president considered the patriarch of democracy in Peru who was overthrown in 1968 but was returned to power by elections in 1980 died of a stroke at age 89.
Floyd Lamb – Long-time Nevada state senator who was indicted on extortion charges in 1982 died at age 87.
Josef Bau – Artist and one of the last surviving Jews on Oscar Shindler’s list died at age 81.
Moja – One of several chimps trained to communicate with humans using sign language at Central Washington University died at age 29.
Martin Burnham – Missionary in the Philippines who was kidnapped and being held hostage by Abu Sayyaf guerrillas died from gunfire in a rescue attempt at age 42.
Deborah Yap – Philippine nurse kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf who also died in the rescue attempt.
Business & Science
Clarke Williams – Founder of CenturyTel who built a tiny telephone company into a telecommunications giant died of kidney failure at age 80.
Hubert Tibbetts – Former CEO of Lipton Tea who lead the company thru a period of growth and product expansion died of a heart attack at 77.
Keith Fuller – Former president of the Associated Press who guided the organization into the age of satellites from teletypes died of Alzheimer’s at age 79.
Nathan Mantel – Bio-statistician best know for development of the Mantel-Haenszel Method, which established a way to correlate a hazard and the risk of disease died of a heart attack at 83.
