Deaths reported during the week ending 17 April 2021
Thursday, 1 April
Lee Aaker, child actor (Rusty on "Rin Tin Tin"), of a stroke, 77.
Monday, 5 April
Robert Fletcher, film costume designer (Star Trek films), 98.
Thursday, 8 April
William "Red" Mack, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), 83.
Sunday, 11 April
Joseph Siravo, actor (Johnny Soprano on "The Sopranos"), of colon cancer, 66.
Gerren Taylor, reality TV personality ("Baldwin Hills" on BET), apparently of
natural causes, 30.
Monday, 12 April
Galen Weston, food producer and retailer (Loblaw Companies), 80.
Tuesday, 13 April
Harold Bradley Jr., NFL football player (Cleveland Browns) and actor
(Italian), 91.
Bobby Leonard, NBA basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers) and professional
coach (Indiana Pacers), 88.
Wednesday, 14 April
Bernie Madoff, securities fraudster, of natural causes, 82.
Lynn Thomas, NFL football player (San Francisco 49ers), cause not reported,
61. His death was reported on 14 April with no DOD given.
Rusty Young, pop musician (Poco), of a heart attack, 75.
Thursday, 15 April
Leroy Keyes, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), after a long illness,
74.
Friday, 16 April
Charles Geschke, computer scientist (Adobe Inc.), 81.
Barry Mason, pop songwriter ("Delilah"), 85.
Mike Mitchell, rock guitarist (The Kingsmen), cause not reported, 77.
Johnny Peirson, NHL hockey player (Boston Bruins), 95.
Saturday, 17 April
Fred Arbanas, AFL football player (Kansas City Chiefs), 82.
Robert Ross, rapper ("Whoa!"), of kidney failure, 51.
Compiled by David Carson
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