• Neslisah Osmanoglu, 91. Ottomanprincess who married an Egyptian princeand was twice forced into exile whenboth royal households were abolished.April 2.
• Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, 76.He designed Porsche’s classic 911 sportscar, the sleek model that evokes power,wealth and envy among aficionados. April5.
• Bingu wa Mutharika, 78. Malawi’spresident who was hailed as an eco-nomic hero and decried as an autocrat..April 5.
• Thomas Kinkade, 54. Artist whosepaintings of idyllic landscapes, cottagesand churches have been big sellers fordealers across the U.S. April 6.
• Mike Wallace, 93. Dogged CBS re-porter who took on politicians andcelebrities in a 60-year career highlightedby on-air confrontations that helped make“60 Minutes” the most successful prime-time television news program ever. April7.
• Raymond Aubrac, 97. One of thelast major figures of the French Resist-ance who got away from the Nazis’ graspin a now-legendary escape. April 10.
• Ahmed Ben Bella, 95. Algeria’s firstpresident and a historic leader of itsbloody independence struggle fromFrance. April 11.
• Julio Aleman, 78. Mexican televisionand movie actor who starred in the firsttelenovela ever produced in the country.April 11.
• Arnold Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller,98. Denmark’s richest man who createdthe country’s largest enterprise, a ship-ping and oil conglomerate. April 16.
• Dick Clark, 82. Ever-youthful televi-sion entrepreneur who helped bring rock‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “AmericanBandstand,” and later produced andhosted game shows and the year-endcountdown from Times Square. April 19.
• Levon Helm, 71. Key member of therock group The Band who lent his voiceto classics like “The Weight” and “TheNight They Drove Old Dixie Down.” April19.
• George Cowan, 92. Manhattan Proj-ect scientist who also helped found theSanta Fe Institute. April 20.
• Charles “Chuck” Colson, 80. Specialcounsel to President Richard Nixon whowent to prison for his role in a Watergate-related case and became a Christianevangelical helping inmates. April 21.
• George Rathmann, 84. As foundingCEO he helped turn Amgen Inc. from asmall company with an unclear mission ina strange new field into the world’slargest biotech drugmaker. April 22.
• George Vujnovich, 96. Intelligenceagent who organized a World War II mis-sion to rescue more than 500 U.S.bomber crew members shot down overNazi-occupied Serbia. April 24.
• Patricia Medina, 92. Actress whobecame a Hollywood leading lady in the1950s opposite Glenn Ford, Alan Ladd,Karl Malden and Fernando Lamas. April28.
• Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Pre-ston Jr., 83. A poker champion whosebrash style, fast talking and love of thespotlight helped broaden the professionalgame’s appeal. April 29.
• Tomas Borge Martinez, 81. Last sur-viving founder of the Sandinista guerrillamovement that overthrew Nicaragua’sU.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in1979. April 30.
MAY: • Junior Seau, 43. Homegrown super-
star who was the fist-pumping, emotionalleader of the San Diego Chargers for 13years. May 2. Apparent suicide.
• Lloyd Brevett, 80. Renowned doublebassist who helped carry ska music fromJamaica to the world as a founding mem-ber of the band The Skatalites. May 3.
• Adam Yauch, 47. Also known asMCA, the gravelly voiced rapper helpedmake the Beastie Boys one of the semi-nal groups in hip-hop. May 4. Cancer.
• George Lindsey, 83. He made a TVcareer as a grinning service station atten-dant named Goober on “The Andy GriffithShow” and “Hee Haw.” May 6.
• Dennis Fitch, 69. Airline pilot whohelped save 184 people during a planecrash in Sioux City, Iowa. May 7. Braincancer.
• Maurice Sendak, 83. Children’sbook author and illustrator who saw thesometimes-dark side of childhood inbooks like “Where the Wild Things Are.”May 8.
• Vidal Sassoon, 84. Celebrity hair-stylist whose 1960s wash-and-wear cutsfreed women from endless teasing andhairspray. May 9.
• Baby Andrei, 9 months. Romanianbaby born with virtually no intestines whoconfounded doctors by tenaciously cling-ing to life and captured international at-tention and offers of medical help. May10.
• Gunnar Soensteby, 94. World War IIresistance fighter who earned Norway’shighest military decoration for daringraids against the Nazis. May 10.
• Evelyn Bryan Johnson, 102. Knownas “Mama Bird,” she was a pioneering fe-male pilot and Guinness world recordholder. May 10.
• Carroll Shelby, 89. Legendary cardesigner and champion auto racer whobuilt the Shelby Cobra sports car and in-jected testosterone into Ford’s Mustangand Chrysler’s Viper. May 10.
• Donald “Duck” Dunn, 70. Bassistwho helped create the gritty Memphissoul sound at Stax Records in the 1960sas part of the legendary group Booker T.and the MGs. May 13.
• Jim Abdnor, 89. Former RepublicanU.S. senator who ousted George McGov-ern from the Senate only to lose his seatafter one term. May 16.
• Chuck Brown, 75. Widely acclaimedas the “Godfather of go-go” for styling aunique mix of funk, soul and Latin partysounds. May 16.
• Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52. Es-tranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr.; herlife’s highlights and troubled momentsplayed out publicly because of the fa-mous political family she married into.May 16. Apparent suicide.
• Doug Dillard, 75. Banjo player whohelped shape rock ‘n’ roll and introducethe nation to bluegrass music during arun on “The Andy Griffith Show.” May 16.
• Donna Summer, 63. Disco queenwhose pulsing anthems such as “LastDance,” ‘’Love to Love You Baby” and“Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for aglittery age of drugs, dance and flashyclothes. May 17.
• Warda, 72. Algerian singer knownby just one name whose sultry voice andrange helped make her one of the giantsof Arab song. May 17.
• Frank Edward “Ed” Ray, 91. Califor-nia school bus driver who was hailed asa hero for helping 26 students escapeafter three kidnappers buried them un-derground in 1976. May 17.
• Katie Beckett, 34. Her struggles with
disease and bureaucracy brought land-mark changes to the federal-state Medi-caid program allowing children withdisabilities to live at home. May 18.
• Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, 60. Libyanintelligence officer who was the only per-son ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbiebombing. May 20.
• Robin Gibb, 62. One of the threeBee Gees whose falsetto harmoniespowered such hits as “Stayin’ Alive” and“Night Fever” and defined the flashydisco era. May 20.
• Eugene Polley, 96. Inventor of thefirst wireless TV remote control. May 20.
• Eddie Blazonczyk, 70. GrammyAward-winning polka great who earnedthe nickname “Polka King” after startinghis own band and label. May 21.
• Wesley Brown, 85. First African-American to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy. May 22.
• Klaas Carel Faber, 90. Dutch nativewho fled to Germany after being con-victed in the Netherlands of Nazi warcrimes and subsequently lived in freedomdespite attempts to try or extradite him.May 24.
• Johnny Tapia, 45. Five-time boxingchampion whose turbulent career wasmarked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, de-pression and run-ins with the law. May27.
• Doc Watson, 89. Grammy-awardwinning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced gui-tarists around the world. May 29.
JUNE: • Kathryn Joosten, 72. Character ac-
tress best known as Karen McCluskey on“Desperate Housewives” and the presi-dent’s secretary on “The West Wing.”June 2.
• Adolfo Calero, 80. He led the largestforce of U.S.-backed rebels againstNicaragua’s Sandinista government inthe 1980s and found himself entangled inthe Iran-Contra scandal. June 2.
• Richard Dawson, 79. WisecrackingBritish entertainer who was among theschemers in the 1960s TV comedy“Hogan’s Heroes” and later the contest-
ant-kissing host of the game show “Fam-ily Feud.” June 2.
• Herb Reed, 83. Last surviving origi-nal member of 1950s vocal group thePlatters who sang on hits like “Only You”and “The Great Pretender.” June 4.
• Ray Bradbury, 91. Science fiction-fantasy master who transformed hischildhood dreams and Cold War fearsinto telepathic Martians, lovesick seamonsters, and the high-tech, book-burn-ing future of “Fahrenheit 451.” May 5.
• Bob Welch, 65. Former member ofFleetwood Mac who went on to writesongs and record several hits during asolo career. June 7. Self-inflicted gunshotwound.
• Ann Rutherford, 94. Actress whoplayed the sweetheart in the long-runningAndy Hardy series and Scarlett O’Hara’syoungest sister in “Gone With the Wind.”June 11.
• Henry Hill, 69. Associate in NewYork’s Lucchese crime family, a mobsterand FBI informant whose life was thebasis for the Martin Scorsese film “Good-fellas.” June 12.
• William S. Knowles, 95. Chemistwho shared the Nobel Prize for discover-ies that led to a treatment for Parkinson’sdisease and other medicines. June 13.
• Crown Prince Nayef, late 70s. Inte-rior minister who headed Saudi Arabia’sfierce crackdown crushing al-Qaida’sbranch in the country after the 9/11 at-tacks and rose to become next in line tothe throne. June 16.
• Rodney King, 47. Black motoristwhose 1991 videotaped beating by LosAngeles police officers was the spark forone of the most destructive U.S. raceriots. June 17. Accidentally drowned.
• Richard Adler, 90. Composer-lyricistwho won Tony Awards for such Broadwaymusicals as “The Pajama Game” and“Damn Yankees” and who producedPresident John F. Kennedy’s birthday cel-ebration featuring a breathy Marilyn Mon-roe. June 21.
• Barry Becher, 71. Infomercial pio-neer best known for introducing AmericanTV viewers to Ginsu knives, the miraclekitchen tool that sliced through tin cansand chopped wood. June 22.
• George Randolph Hearst Jr., 84.Board chairman of Hearst Corp., oldestgrandson of media titan William Ran-dolph Hearst. June 25.
• Nora Ephron, 71. Essayist, authorand filmmaker who thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journal-ism and was loved, respected and fearedfor her wit. June 26. Leukemia
• Doris Singleton, 92. Actress whoplayed Lucy and Ricky Ricardo’s neigh-bor on “I Love Lucy.” June 26.
• Don Grady, 68. One of television’smost beloved big brothers as RobbieDouglas on the 1960s hit “My ThreeSons.” June 27.
• Norman Sas, 87. Mechanical engi-neer who created electric football, atabletop game with a vibrating metal fieldand unpredictable plastic players thatcaptivated children and grown-ups. June28.
• Doris Sams, 85. Pitcher and out-fielder from Knoxville who helped inspirethe movie “A League of Their Own.” June28.
• Yitzhak Shamir, 96. Former Israeliprime minister who maintained that Israelshould hold on to territory and never trustan Arab regime. June 30.
JULY: • Andy Griffith, 86. He made home-
spun Southern wisdom his trademark asa wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show”and a rumpled defense lawyer in “Mat-lock.” July 3.
• Ernest Borgnine, 95. Beefy screenstar known for blustery, often villainousroles, but who won the best-actor Oscarfor playing against type as a lovesickbutcher in “Marty” in 1955. July 8.
• Eugenio de Araujo Sales, 91. Rio deJaneiro’s former archbishop who pro-vided shelter to thousands opposed tothe military regimes that once ruledBrazil, Argentina and Chile. July 9.
• Marion Cunningham, 90. Home-
cooking champion whose legacy can befound in the food-spattered pages of“Fannie Farmer” cookbooks in kitchensacross America. July 11.
• Donald J. Sobol, 87. Author of thepopular “Encyclopedia Brown” series ofchildren’s mysteries. July 11.
• Dara Singh, 84. Bollywood actionhero best known for his TV portrayal ofthe Hindu monkey god Hanuman. July12.
• Celeste Holm, 95. Versatile actresswho soared to Broadway fame in “Okla-homa!” and won an Oscar for her por-trayal of a lonely secretary in“Gentleman’s Agreement.” July 15.
• Stephen R. Covey, 79. Author of“The Seven Habits of Highly EffectivePeople” and three other books that haveall sold more than a million copies. July16. Complications from a bicycle acci-dent.
• Jon Lord, 71. British rocker and key-boardist whose driving tones helped turnDeep Purple and Whitesnake into two ofthe most popular hard rock acts in a gen-eration. July 16.
• Kitty Wells, 92. Singer whose hitssuch as “Making Believe” and “It Wasn’tGod Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”made her the first female superstar ofcountry music. July 16.
• William Raspberry, 76. He becamethe second black columnist to win aPulitzer Prize for his widely read syndi-cated commentaries in The WashingtonPost. July 17.
• Forrest McCartney, 81. Retired AirForce lieutenant general and former di-rector of Kennedy Space Center whowas crucial in getting NASA’s shuttles fly-ing again after the Challenger tragedy.July 17.
• Rajesh Khanna, 69. His success asa romantic lead in scores of Indianmovies made him Bollywood’s first super-star. July 18.
• Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, 102.He was revered by Jews worldwide asthe top rabbinic authority of this genera-tion for his scholarship and rulings oncomplex elements of Jewish law. July 18.
• Oswaldo Paya, 60. Cuban activistwho spent decades speaking out againstthe communist government of Fidel andRaul Castro and became one of the mostpowerful voices of dissent against theirhalf-century rule. July 22. Car crash.
• Sally Ride, 61. She blazed trails intoorbit as the first American woman inspace. July 23. Pancreatic cancer.
• Sherman Hemsley, 74. Actor whomade the irascible, bigoted George Jef-ferson of “The Jeffersons” one of TV’smost memorable characters and a sym-bol for urban upward mobility. July 24.
• John Atta Mills, 68. He was electedpresident in the closest vote in Ghana’shistory and then led the West Africancountry amid newfound oil wealth. July24.
• Chad Everett, 75. Star of the 1970sTV series “Medical Center” who went onto appear in such films and TV shows as“Mulholland Drive” and “Melrose Place.”July 24.
• Suzy Gershman, 64. Her “Born toShop” travel guides have helped readersfind where to browse and buy from Paristo Hong Kong. July 25.
• Gore Vidal, 86. Author, playwright,
politician and commentator whose nov-els, essays, plays and opinions werestamped by his immodest wit and uncon-ventional wisdom. July 31.
AUGUST: • John Keegan, 78. British academic
whose studies of men at war are countedamong the classic works of military his-tory. Aug. 2.
• Martin Fleischmann, 85. Britishchemist who stunned the world by an-nouncing that he had achieved nuclearfusion in a glass bottle. Aug. 3.
• Chavela Vargas, 93. She defiedgender stereotypes to become one of themost legendary singers in Mexico. Aug.5.
• Ignacy Skowron, 97. Last knownPolish survivor of the opening battle ofWorld War II. Aug. 5.
• Mark O’Donnell, 58. Tony Award-winning writer behind such quirky andclever Broadway shows as “Hairsprayand “Cry-Baby.” Aug. 6.
• Bernard Lovell, 98. PioneeringBritish physicist and astronomer who de-veloped one of the world’s largest radiotelescopes exploring particles in the uni-verse. Aug. 6.
• Judith Crist, 90. Blunt, popular filmcritic for the “Today” show, TV Guide andthe New York Herald Tribune whose re-views were at times so harsh that directorOtto Preminger labeled her “Judas Crist.”Aug. 7.
• Carlo Rambaldi, 86. Special-effectsmaster and three-time Oscar winnerknown as the father of “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” Aug. 10.
• Joe Kubert, 85. Groundbreakingcomic artist and educator best known forco-creating DC Comics’ iconic Sgt. Rockcharacter. Aug. 12.
• Gregory Powell, 79. He was con-victed of killing a Los Angeles police offi-cer during an infamous kidnapping thatinspired the true-crime book and movie“The Onion Field.” Aug. 12.
• Johnny Pesky, 92. Player who spentmost of his 60-plus years in pro baseballwith the Boston Red Sox and wasbeloved by the team’s fans. Aug. 13.
• Nellie Gray, 88. Founder and chieforganizer of an annual anti-abortionmarch in Washington and a leader in ef-forts to overturn the Supreme Court deci-sion legalizing abortion. Aug. 13.
• Ron Palillo, 63. Actor best known asthe nerdy high school student Arnold Hor-shack on the 1970s sitcom “WelcomeBack, Kotter.” Aug. 14.
• Svetozar Gligoric, 89. LegendarySerbian and Yugoslav chess grandmas-ter who was the national champion 12times and one of the world’s top playersin the 20th century. Aug. 14.
• Tony Scott, 68. Director of such Hol-lywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” ‘’Daysof Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II.”Aug. 19. Died after jumping from abridge.
• George Hickman, 88. One of theoriginal Tuskegee airmen and a longtimeusher at University of Washington andSeattle Seahawks games. Aug. 19.
• Phyllis Diller, 95. Housewife-turned-humorist who aimed some of her
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