Deaths in March 2016

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2016.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

March 2016

1 Carole Achache, 63, French writer, photographer and actress, suicide by hanging. Henry Vernon Atherton, 92, American animal scientist.Henry Vernon Atherton Coca Crystal, 68, American television personality and political activist, respiratory failure.Coca Crystal, Avatar of Counterculture and Provocateur, Dies at 68 Adam Dziewonski, 79, Polish-born American geophysicist. Ítalo Estupiñán, 64, Ecuadorian footballer (Toluca), cardiac arrest.Falleció Ítalo Estupiñán en México Beatrice Gillam, 96, British naturalist and ecologist.Beatrice Gillam Lorenzo Giordano, 52, Canadian mobster, shot.Rizzuto 'underboss' shot dead in Laval Ilir Hoti, 58, Albanian economist and banker, melanoma.Ndërron jetë ish-guvernatori Ilir Hoti Gary Hutzel, 60, American visual effects supervisor (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Defiance), heart attack.Gary Hutzel, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' VFX Supervisor, Dies at 60 William T. Jarvis, 80, American health educator and skeptic.ACSH Advisor William Jarvis Passes Away at 80 Nestori Kaasalainen, 101, Finnish politician.Suomen vanhin elossa ollut ministeri Reijo Kanerva, 72, Finnish footballer. Brina Kessel, 90, American ornithologist.Brina Kessel Jim Kimsey, 76, American technology executive, co-founder and CEO of AOL, melanoma.Popular AOL co-founder Jim Kimsey is dead at 76 and Steve Case pays tribute Michi Kobi, 91, American actress (12 to the Moon, Cry for Happy, Courage the Cowardly Dog).Kobi, Michi Martin Legassick, 75, South African historian and activist, cancer.Historian who lit intellectual veld fires Peter Mathias, 88, British economic historian.OBITUARY Oxford professor for 20 years Dr Peter Mathias Gayle McCormick, 67, American singer (Smith), cancer.Gayle McCormick, Singer Behind Smith's 'Baby It's You,' Dies at 67 Jean Miotte, 90, French abstract painter.Jean MIOTTE Stack Pierce, 82, American actor. Louise Plowright, 59, British actress (Mamma Mia!, EastEnders, Families), pancreatic cancer.Louise Plowright dies aged 59 Lee Reherman, 49, American actor (American Gladiators, Star Trek Into Darkness, Last Action Hero). Mary Ann Scherr, 94, American jewellery designer.Mary Ann Scherr Frank Terpil, 76, American CIA agent and arms dealer.Frank Terpil How a CIA spy went rogue to court the world's worst dictators Georgios Tsakanikas, 81, Greek Olympic shot putter (1956, 1960, 1964).«Φτωχότερη» η οικογένεια του στίβου, απεβίωσε ο Τσακανίκας Tony Warren, 79, English television screenwriter and producer (Coronation Street).Coronation Street creator Warren dies Martha Wright, 92, American actress (South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Goodyear Television Playhouse) and singer.Martha Wright, Who Played Leading Roles in Beloved Musicals, Dies at 92

2 Janusz Bolonek, 77, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat, Apostolic nuncio (1989–2013).Nie żyje arcybiskup Janusz Bolonek Chandra Ranaraja, 77, Sri Lankan politician. Robert Del Tufo, 82, American attorney, New Jersey Attorney General (1990–1993), lung cancer.Robert Del Tufo, Former New Jersey Attorney General, Dies at 82 Noémia Delgado, 82, Portuguese television and film director.Morreu Noémia Delgado, a cineasta de Máscaras Tony Dyson, 68, British film prop designer (R2-D2).The creator of Star Wars droid R2-D2 has died James Anthony Gaffney, 87, British civil engineer. Roger Hickman, 61, Australian yachtsman, winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (Handicap, 2014), brain cancer.Sydney to Hobart veteran Roger Hickman dies after illness Rosemary Hinkfuss, 84, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1988–1994). Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, 83, German royal and art historian.Prinsessan Birgittas make Prins Johann Georg av Hohenzollern har avlidit Dick Hudson, 75, American football player (Buffalo Bills). Grégoire Illorson, 61, Cameroonian Olympic sprinter.Gregory Illorson Marion Patrick Jones, 85, Trinidadian writer. Arthur Keily, 94, British Olympic marathon runner (1960).Athletics: Derby Olympian Arthur Keily dies, age 94 Benoît Lacroix, 100, Canadian Dominican priest and historian.Le père Benoît Lacroix est mort Ghais Malik, 85, Egyptian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Egypt (1984–2000). Aubrey McClendon, 56, American energy and basketball executive, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, part-owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder, traffic collision.Former Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon has died in a car crash a day after being indicted for conspiracy James Barrett McNulty, 71, American politician, Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania (1982–1986), cancer and cardiac disorder.Former Scranton Mayor Jim McNulty dies Allan Michaelsen, 68, Danish football player and coach, brain cancer.En af dansk fodbolds store profiler er død Sergio Ricossa, 88, Italian economist. Reid Scott, 89, Canadian politician and judge.Reid Scott Obituary Kalidas Shrestha, 93, Nepali artist and academic, pneumonia as a complication from a kidney infection.Nepali artist with local ties dies Don Walsh, 81, Australian football player (Collingwood).Vale Walsh and Couch Paul Webley, 62, British educator, president of SOAS, University of London (2006–2015), cancer.Former Soas director Paul Webley dies Władysław Wojtakajtis, 67, Polish Olympic swimmer.Nie zyje stargardzki olimpijczyk wladyslaw wojtakajtis Reiner Tom Zuidema, 88, American anthropologist.Reiner "Tom" Zuidema

3 Ralph Baruch, 92, German-born American media mogul (Viacom).Ralph Baruch, Who Shaped Viacom's Rise, Dies at 92 Per Beskow, 89, Swedish biblical scholar.Per Beskow har avlidit Lord James Blears, 92, British professional wrestler.Lord James Blears Passes Away Rooney L. Bowen, 82, American politician.Rooney L. Bowen Jr. (1933–2016) Obituary Jack Buckalew, 83, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1995–1998).Longtime public servant Col. Jack Buckalew dies at Florida home Berta Cáceres, 42, Honduran indigenous leader, shot.Berta Cáceres, Indigenous Activist, Is Killed in Honduras Anthony Carrigan, 35, British academic, cancer.University mourns loss of Dr Anthony Carrigan Gavin Christopher, 66, American R&B/hip-hop musician, songwriter and producer, heart failure."One Step Closer To You" singer Gavin Christopher dies Martin Crowe, 53, New Zealand cricketer (national team), lymphoma.Martin Crowe dies in Auckland after battle with cancer Marcello De Cecco, 76, Italian economist.De Cecco, economista poliedrico Sir Andrew Derbyshire, 92, British architect.Andrew Derbyshire (1923–2016) Sophie Dessus, 60, French politician, member of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency (since 2012), cancer.Mort de Sophie Dessus, députée de Corrèze Ashok Ghosh, 94, Indian politician, General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc (since 1946), lower respiratory tract infection.Veteran Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh dies Yves Guéna, 93, French politician, President of the Constitutional Council (2000–2004), High Commissioner of Ivory Coast (1960).Yves Guéna, ex-président du Conseil constitutionnel, est mort Hayabusa, 47, Japanese professional wrestler (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling), brain hemorrhage.FMW star Hayabusa passed away at 47 Henry R. Horsey, 91, American judge, member of the Delaware Supreme Court (1978–1994).Retired Del. Supreme Court Judge Dies at 91 Thanat Khoman, 101, Thai politician, Foreign Minister (1959–1971).Thailand's Asean co-founder Thanat Khoman dies aged 101 Laura Knaperek, 60, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1995–2006), ovarian cancer.Former Tempe lawmaker Laura Knaperek dies after battle with ovarian cancer Natalya Krachkovskaya, 77, Russian actress (Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future), heart attack.Natalya Krachkovskaya dies in Moscow Ted McCaskill, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Sharks).Hockey Deaths William O'Brien, 71, American police officer, Chief of Police for Miami (1998–2000), resigned after Elián González custody battle raid, throat cancer.Former Miami Police Chief O'Brien dies of cancer Tome Serafimovski, 80, Macedonian sculptor.Umro vajar Tome Serafimovski Yury Sokolov, 86, Russian Olympic boxer.Yury Sokolov Sarah Tait, 33, Australian rower, world champion (2005), Olympic silver medallist (2012), cervical cancer.Australian rower Sarah Tait dies aged 33 Jim Thistle, 61, Canadian lawyer, negotiated Atlantic Accord (1985), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.St. John's lawyer Jim Thistle dead at 61 Retta Ward, 62, American health official and teacher, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health (since 2013).SFCSO: Secretary of Health Retta Ward dead after car crash Mike Widger, 67, American CFL football player (Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders), Grey Cup Champion (1970, 1974).Former Als star Mike Widger, 67, lived as hard off the field as he played on it

4 Taha Jabir Alalwani, 81, Iraqi-born American Islamic theologian.Dr. Taha Jabir al Alwani dead An Islamic reformist is no more Bankroll Fresh, 28, American rapper, shot.Bankroll Fresh Was Fatally Shot Outside Of Atlanta-Based Studio John Brooks, Baron Brooks of Tremorfa, 88, Welsh politician and boxing executive, president of the British Boxing Board of Control and Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.Lord Jack Brooks, who laid the foundations for Cardiff's transformation, has died aged 88 Jerry Dolyn Brown, 73, American pottery artist.Alabama pottery maker Jerry Brown dies after brief illness Theodor Cazaban, 95, French writer.Théodor CAZABAN Daryl Cohen, 80, Australian Olympic weightlifter.Daryl Cohen Bud Collins, 86, American sports journalist.Bud Collins, famed tennis historian and journalist, dies at 86 Pat Conroy, 70, American author (The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline), pancreatic cancer.Pat Conroy dies after short battle with pancreatic cancer Pirro Cuniberti, 92, Italian artist.Pittura: morto a Bologna Pirro Cuniberti Robert Franklin Durden, 90, American historian and author.Robert Franklin Durden Joey Feek, 40, American country singer (Joey + Rory), cervical cancer.Joey Feek Dead at 40 James Ferris, 83–84, American chemist.In Memory of James Ferris Vincenzo Franco, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro (1974–1981) and Archbishop of Otranto (1981–1993).Archbishop Vincenzo Franco David M. Gates, 94, American ecologist.David M. Gates Dies at 94; Sounded Early Alarm on Environmental Perils Ge Cunzhuang, 87, Chinese actor, heart failure.著名表演艺术家葛存壮去世 享年87岁 Adriana Innocenti, 89, Italian actress (Eye of the Cat, Lobster for Breakfast, The Cat).Torino, il teatro dice addio alla grande Adriana Innocenti Ekrem Jevrić, 54, Montenegrin singer, heart attack.Ekrem Jevrić iznenada umro Thea Knutzen, 85, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1993).Minneord til Thea Knutzen Yuri Kuznetsov, 83, Azerbaijani Soviet football player and coach (Neftchi). Peter Laufer, 79, German Olympic athlete.Peter Laufer Enriquito López, 60, Dominican Republic politician, member of the Senate (2000–2004).Muere ex senador PRD Enriquito López Domenico Maselli, 82, Italian politician.Morto l'ex deputato dell'Ulivo Domenico Maselli Bill Michael, 81, American football coach (UTEP, 1977–1981).Ex-Hog football captain dies at 81 Thomas G. Morris, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's at-large district (1959–1969) and New Mexico House (1953–1958).Thomas G Morris (1919–2016) Obituary Julio Lacarte Muró, 97, Uruguayan diplomat and politician.Murió Julio Lacarte Muró Morgan F. Murphy, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district (1971–1981), prostate cancer.Morgan Murphy Jr., former congressman, dies at 83