Deaths reported during the week ending 11 December 2021:
Sunday, 5 December
Bob Dole, U.S. senator (R-KS, 1969-97), of lung cancer, 98.
Bill Glass, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), 86.
Monday, 6 December
George Fleming, NFL football player (Oakland Raiders), 83.
Glenn Foster, NFL football player (New Orleans Saints), cause not reported,
31.
Skilyr Hicks, reality TV contestant ("America's Got Talent"), apparently of a
drug overdose, 23.
Rhonda Stubbins White, actress (Lady Vi on "Days of Our Lives"), of cancer,
60.
Tuesday, 7 December
Steve Bronski, new wave musician (Bronski Beat), cause not reported, 61.
Greg Tate, rock critic (The Village Voice), cause not reported, 64.
Wednesday, 8 December
Barry Harris, jazz pianist, of coronavirus disease, 91.
John Lanzo, aka Blackjack Lanza, pro wrestler, 86.
Richie Lewis, major leaguer (Florida Marlins), cause not reported, 55.
Mark Pike, NFL football player (Buffalo Bills), of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 57.
Robbie Shakespeare, reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie), of kidney disease, 68.
Thursday, 9 December
Vincent Cochran, aka Slim 400, (rapper), shot (homicide), 33.
Speedy Duncan, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), cause not reported,
79. His death was reported on 9 December with no DOD given.
Carmen Salinas, actress (Mexican), of complications from a stroke, 82.
Larry Sellers, actor (Cloud Dancing on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"), cause
not reported, 72.
Demaryius Thomas, NFL football player (Denver Broncos), apparently from a
seizure, 33.
Al Unser, auto racer (Indianapolis 500), of cancer, 82. He was the brother of
auto racer Bobby Unser and father of auto racer Al Unser Jr.
Lina Wertmuller, film director (Italian), 93.
Cara Williams, actress (The Defiant Ones), 96.
Friday, 10 December
Dave Campbell, football writer (Dave Campbell's Texas Football), 96.
Thomas "Mensi" Mensforth, punk rock singer (Angelic Upstarts), of coronavirus
disease, 65.
Michael Nesmith, actor/musician ("The Monkees"), of natural causes, 78.
Saturday, 11 December
Anne Rice, horror author (Interview With the Vampire), of complications from
a stroke, 80.
Manuel Santana, pro tennis player (Wimbledon), 83.
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Compiled by David Carson
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