Deaths reported during the week ending 9 January 2020:
Sunday, 3 January
Eric Jerome Dickey, author (Friends and Lovers), of cancer, 59.
Gerry Marsden, rock and roll musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers), of a heart
infection, 78.
Monday, 4 January
Ronnie Burgess, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), of cardiac arrest,
57.
John Muckler, NHL hockey coach (Buffalo Sabres) and executive (Ottowa
Senators), of complications from open heart surgery, 86.
Tanya Roberts, actress (Midge Pinciotti on "That 70's Show"), after a brief
illness, 65.
Barbara Shelley, horror actress (Blood of the Vampire), 88.
Tuesday, 5 January
John Richardson, actor (One Million Years B.C.), of coronavirus disease, 86.
Thursday, 7 January
Michael Apted, film director (The World Is Not Enough), cause not reported,
79.
Tommy Lasorda, major-league baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers), of
cardiopulmonary arrest, 93.
Jamie O'Hara, country singer (The O'Kanes), of cancer, 70.
Marion Ramsey, actress (Laverne Hooks in 6 Police Academy films), of natural
causes, 73.
Neil Sheehan, journalist (A Bright Shining Lie), 84.
Dearon Thompson, aka "Deezer D", rapper and actor (Nurse Malik McGrath on
"ER"), cause not reported, 55.
Friday, 8 January
Ed Bruce, country songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be
Cowboys") and actor (Tom Guthrie on "Bret Maverick"), of natural causes, 81.
Steve Carver, film director (Big Bad Mama), of a heart attack, 75.
Steve Hendrickson, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), 54.
Steve Lightle, comic book artist (Legion of Super-Heroes), of coronavirus
disease, 61.
Saturday, 9 January
John Reilly, actor (Sean Donely on "General Hospital"), 84. Not to be
confused with comedy actor John C. Reilly.
Compiled by David Carson
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