Famous People Who Died in January 2012

Jan 2 William Carey, American businessman & philanthropist (W. P. Carey & Co.), died from complications after a heart attack at 81
Jan 3 Bob Weston, British guitarist & songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found this date)
Jan 3 Gene Bartow, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (US National Team 1974; Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA), dies of stomach cancer at 81
Jan 3 Harold Zirin, American astronomer, dies at 82
Jan 3 Josef Skvorecky, Czech writer & publisher, dies at 87
Jan 3 Robert L Carter, American civil rights activist & judge, dies after complications from a stroke at 94
Jan 3 Winifred Milius Lubell, American illustrator & writer (The Outer Lands), dies of congestive heart failure at 97
Jan 3 Wylie Walker Vale, American endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone, dies at 70
Jan 4 Eve Arnold, American photojournalist, dies at 99
Jan 4 Gatewood Galbraith [Louis], lawyer, American political activist, iconic Kentucky political figure, dies from pneumonia at 64
Jan 4 Harry Fowler, British actor (Great: Isambard Kingdom Brunel), dies at 85
Jan 4 James Crow, American geneticist, dies at 95
Jan 4 Rod Robbie, Canadian architect and planner (Roger's Centre/Sky Dome, Toronto), dies at 83
Jan 4 Ruben Ayala, American politician (California State Senator 1974-1998), dies of natural cause at 89
Jan 5 Don Carter, American pro bowler (6 x Bowler of the Year; first athlete to earn $1m in single endorsement deal [Ebonite International]), dies from pneumonia and emphysema at 85
Jan 5 Frederica Sagor Maas, American playwright and screenwriter, dies at 111
Jan 5 Hikaru Hayashi, Japanese pianist, conductor and composer (Onibaba), dies at 80
Jan 6 Ellen Pence, American social activist (battered women's movement), dies from cancer at 63
Jan 6 John Celardo, American comic strip artist (Tarzan), dies at 93
Jan 6 Louise Annand-MacFarquhar, Scottish painter and filmmaker, dies at 96

Jan 6 Robert Dozier, Hollywood screenwriter, dies at 81
Jan 6 Robert Holness, South African English radio and television presenter (Blockbusters), dies at 83
Jan 6 Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist (anticipated challenger disaster), dies at 73
Jan 6 W. Francis McBeth, American composer (Of Sailors and Whales), conductor, and pedagogue (Ouachita Baptist University, 1957-96), dies at 78
Jan 7 Ibrahim Aslan, Egyptian author, dies from heart failure at 77
Jan 8 Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948), and composer, dies at 82
Jan 9 Brian Curvis, British boxer and 1960 welterweight champion, dies from leukemia at 74
Jan 9 Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer, dies at 87
Jan 9 Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau, dies of diabetes at 64
Jan 9 Ruth Fernandez, Puerto Rican singer and politician, dies from septic shock and pneumonia at 92
Jan 9 William Roll, German poltergeist researcher and parapsychologist (The Poltergeist, Unsolved Mysteries), dies at 85
Jan 10 Gevork Vartanian, Soviet intelligence agent, dies at 87
Jan 12 Bill Janklow, American politician and four-term Governor of South Dakota (Republican: 1979-87, 1995-2003), dies of brain cancer at 72
Jan 12 Charles Price, American businessman and diplomat, dies at 80
Jan 12 Reginald Hill, British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels), dies of brain cancer at 75
Jan 12 Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), dies at 89
Jan 13 Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer, dies from cancer at 71
Jan 13 Rauf Denktash, leader of Turkish Cypriots, dies of multiple organ failure at 87
Jan 15 Edward Derwinski, Chicago congressman 1959-83 and first Secretary of Veteran Affairs, dies of cancer at 85
Jan 16 Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor, dies at 87

Jan 16 Jimmy Castor, American pop and funk musician (Troglodyte (Cave Man), Jimmy Castor Bunch), died of heart failure at 71
Jan 17 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, dies at 82
Jan 17 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Veliotes], American R&B musician, songwriter, producer and talent scout ("Willie and the Hand Jive"; "Cupid's Boogie"), known as "the godfather of rhythm and blues", dies at 90
Jan 17 Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and umpire supervisor, dies of a heart attack at 74
Jan 19 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch ballet dancer an choreographer (Painted Birds), dies from lymphoma at 78

Etta James (1938-2012)

Jan 20 American singer ("Roll With Me"; "At Last"), dies from leukemia at 73

Jan 20 John F Baker Jr, United States Army Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient dies at 66
Jan 21 Jonathan Idema, American torturer, kidnapper and con-artist, dies from Aids complications at 55
Jan 21 Roy John Britten, American molecular biologist (repeated DNA sequences in eukaryotic genomes), dies of pancreatic cancer at 92
Jan 22 Joe Paterno, American College Football HOF coach (Penn State 1966-2011; NCAA C'ship 1982, 86; Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of 1986), dies from lung cancer at 85
Jan 22 Richard "Dick" Tufeld, American voice actor (Lost in Space - "Robot"), dies at 85'
Jan 23 Anthony Capo, DeCavalcante crime family hitman and informant, dies from heart attack at 52/53
Jan 24 James Farentino, American actor (The Final Countdown; Dynasty; Mary), dies of heart failure at 73
Jan 24 Patricia Neway, American opera and musical theatre singer, dies at 83
Jan 24 Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director (The Travelling Players, Eternity and a Day), dies at 76
Jan 25 Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (Helsinki Chamber Orchestra; Finnish RSO, 1956-72), dies aged 82
Jan 26 Clare Fischer, American musician, composer and arranger, dies at 83
Jan 26 Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), dies at 79
Jan 26 Ian Abercrombie, English actor (Birds of Prey, Desperate Housewives), dies from kidney failure at 77
Jan 26 Roberto Mières, Argentine auto racer (USAC Road Racing C'ship Daytona 1,000 km 1959; 17 x F1 GP), dies at 87
Jan 27 Greg Cook, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals), dies at 65
Jan 27 Kevin White, American politician, dies at 82
Jan 29 Camilla Williams, American operatic soprano, dies at 92
Jan 29 François Migault, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 runner-up; 16 F1 GP), dies from cancer at 67
Jan 29 Goody Petronelli, American boxing trainer and manager, dies at 88
Jan 29 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), dies at 93
Jan 30 Frederick Treves, English actor, dies at 86
Jan 30 Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, dies at 99
Jan 31 Anthony Bevilacqua, American cardinal, dies at 88
Jan 31 Dorothea Tanning, American artist (Nachtmusik, 1943, Night Shadow, 1945), dies at 101
Jan 31 Mike Kelley, American artist, commits suicide at 57
Jan 31 Tristram Coffin, American folklorist, dies from pneumonia at 89

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