Deaths in 2014

This is a chronology of notable deaths in 2014. Names are
reported under the date of death. Names under each date
are reported in alphabetical order by family name or
pseudonym . Deaths of notable animals and other organisms
are also reported here if they first have their own
Wikipedia article. A typical entry reports information in the
following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent
country of citizenship, reason for notability, established
cause of death (if known) and reference.
December 2014
15
14
Andreas Schockenhoff, 57, German politician, MP (since
1990). [1]
13
Ernst Albrecht, 84, German politician, Prime Minister of
Lower Saxony (1976–1990). [2]
Bill Bonds, 82, American television news anchor (WXYZ-
TV ), heart attack. [3]
Martha Sigall , 97, American animator. [4]
12
John Baxter, 78, Scottish footballer (Hibernian ). [5]
John Hampton , 61, American music engineer and
producer, complications of cancer. [6]
11
Tom Adams , 76, English actor (The Great Escape, Licensed
to Kill, Doctor Who ), cancer. [7]
Benigno De Grandi, 90, Italian footballer (Palermo , AC
Milan ). [8]
Dominic Di-Natale , 43, British journalist (Fox News
Channel ), suicide. [9]
John D. Driggs , 87, American politician, Mayor of
Phoenix, Arizona (1970–1974), established the Phoenix
Mountain Preserve , pancreatitis. [10]
Michel duCille , 58, American photojournalist (The
Washington Post), heart attack. [11]
Sergio Fiorentini, 80, Italian actor. [12]
Philip Knights, Baron Knights, 94, English police officer
and peer, Chief Constable of the West Midlands (1975–
1985). [13]
Georges Lagrange , 85, French Roman Catholic prelate,
Bishop of Gap (1988–2003). [14]
Dawn Sears , 53, American country musician (Nothin' but
Good ), lung cancer. [15]
Hans Wallat , 85, German conductor and music director.
[16]
10
Ziad Abu Ein , 55, Palestinian politician, coronary
blockage from heart hemorrhage. [17]
Ralph Giordano , 91, German writer and publicist,
complications from hip fracture. [18]
Raúl Gómez Ramírez, 50, Mexican politician, MP for
Guanajuato (since 2012), injuries sustained in a traffic
collision. [19]
Robert B. Oakley , 83, American diplomat, Ambasssador to
Zaire (1979–1982), Somalia (1982–1984) and Pakistan (1988–
1991), Parkinson's disease. [20]
Bob Solinger , 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red
Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs ). [21]
Judy Baar Topinka , 70, American politician, Illinois
Treasurer (1995–2007) and Comptroller (since 2011),
complications related to a stroke. [22]
Gerard Vianen , 70, Dutch racing cyclist, leukemia. [23]
9
Frank Beck, 87, Norwegian motivational speaker. [24]
Dave Behrman , 73, American football player (Buffalo
Bills , Denver Broncos ), pancreatic cancer. [25]
Sacvan Bercovitch , 81, Canadian literary and cultural
critic. [26]
Ion Butmalai , 50, Moldovan politician, MP (since 2009),
suicide by gunshot. [27]
Jane Freilicher , 90, American representational painter.
[28]
Jorge María Mejía, 91, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate,
cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (1998–
2003), Librarian of the Vatican Library (1998–2003). [29]
Mary Ann Mobley, 77, American actress (Diff'rent
Strokes , Falcon Crest ) and television personality, Miss
America (1959), breast cancer. [30]
Lydia Mordkovitch, 70, Russian violinist. [31]
Blagoje Paunović , 67, Serbian football player and
manager. [32]
Karl Otto Pöhl, 85, German economist, President of the
Bundesbank (1980–1991). [33]
Lila Sapinsley, 92, American politician, member of the
Rhode Island Senate (1973–1984). [34]
Sheila Stewart , 77, Scottish singer, storyteller, and
author. [35]
Sam Swope , 88, American businessman. [36]
Jože Toporišič, 88, Slovenian linguist. [37]
Clifford Wright , 87, Canadian politician, Mayor of
Saskatoon (1976–1988), lung cancer. [38]
8
Cătălin Chelu ( ro), 47, Romanian businessman, cardiac
complications following a coma. [39]
José Feghali, 53, Brazilian pianist, suicide by gunshot.
[40]
Sobho Gianchandani , 94, Pakistani writer and social
scientist, heart attack. [41]
Tom Gosnell , 63, Canadian politician, Mayor of London,
Ontario (1986–1994), cancer. [42]
Earl Hayes , 34, American rapper ("Nolia Clap"), suicide by
gunshot. [43]
Russ Kemmerer , 84, American baseball player (Washington
Senators, Chicago White Sox ). [44]
Nedunuri Krishnamurthy , 87, Indian carnatic vocalist,
lung cancer. [45]
Stephanie Moseley , 30, Canadian television personality
(Hit the Floor ) and dancer, shot. [46]
Knut Nystedt , 99, Norwegian orchestral and choral
composer. [47]
Brian Sullivan, 48, American lawyer and politician,
member of the Washington House of Representatives (1997–
2001), assistant district attorney of Barrow, Alaska, shot.
[48]
Elmārs Zemgalis , 91, Latvian-born American chess player.
[49]
7
Abdellah Baha, 60, Moroccan politician, Minister of State
(since 2012), MP for Rabat (since 2002), hit by train. [50]
Charlie Flowers , 77, American football player (Los
Angeles Chargers, Ole Miss Rebels). [51]
Brian Roy Goble , 57, Canadian musician (Subhumans ),
heart attack. [52]
Mark Lewis, 60, American storyteller, actor and teacher.
[53]
Norman Mair, 86, Scottish rugby union player and
journalist. [54]
Mango, 60, Italian singer-songwriter and musician,
heart attack. [55]
Eddie Rouse , 60, American character actor (American
Gangster , The Number 23 ), liver failure. [56]
William Salomon, 100, American stockbroker (Salomon
Brothers ). [57]
Grahanandan Singh , 88, Indian Olympic field hockey
player. [58]
Khalil Ullah Khan, 80, Bangladeshi film and television
actor. [59]
Nikolai Vasenin , 95, French World War II veteran, Legion
of Honour recipient. [60]
Ken Weatherwax , 59, American actor (The Addams
Family ), heart attack. [61]
Jerzy Wilim , 73, Polish footballer. [62]
6
Ralph H. Baer , 92, American video game pioneer, inventor
and engineer, developed the Magnavox Odyssey , recipient of
the National Medal of Technology (2004). [63]
Mick Barry , 95, Irish road bowler . [64]
Robert T. Bennett , 75, American politician. [65]
Jimmy Del Ray , 52, American professional wrestler,
traffic collision. [66]
Fred Hawkins , 91, American golfer. [67]
Menis Koumandareas, 83, Greek writer. [68] (body
discovered on this date)
Naphtali Lau-Lavie , 88, Israeli writer and diplomat. [69]
Renato Mambor , 78, Italian painter. [70]
Juan Antonio Merlos , 73, Salvadoran football player
(Aguila , national team ) and manager. [71]
Nick Nicolau , 81, American football coach. [72]
Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah , 39, Saudi Arabian-born
external operations chief (al-Qaeda ), shot. [73]
Luke Somers , 33, British-born American photojournalist
and AQAP hostage, shot. [74]
Emma Lou Thayne , 90, American Mormon poet. [75]
István Varga , 71, Hungarian Olympic handball player. [76]
Stella Young , 32, Australian comedian and disability
advocate. [77]
Ahsan Zaheer, 60, Bangladeshi cricketer, heart attack.
[78]
5
Ernest C. Brace , 83, American pilot, longest civilian POW
in Vietnam War . [79]
Manuel De Sica , 65, Italian composer, heart attack. [80]
Queen Fabiola of Belgium , 86, Spanish-born queen
consort of King Baudouin. [81]
Ralph Adam Fine, 73, American judge, member of the
Wisconsin Court of Appeals . [82]
Jackie Healy-Rae , 83, Irish politician, TD for Kerry South
(1997–2011). [83]
Luis Herrera de la Fuente , 98, Mexican conductor and
composer. [84]
Koichi Kawakita, 72, Japanese special effects director
(Godzilla vs. Biollante). [85]
Arthur Leipzig , 96, American photographer. [86]
Gil Marks , 62, American food writer and historian, lung
cancer. [87]
Keith Martin , 44, British record holder, formerly world's
fattest man, pneumonia. [88] (death announced on this
date)
Gennadi Poloka, 84, Russian Soviet-era film director. [89]
Marco Torlonia, 6th Prince of Civitella-Cesi , 77, Spanish
nobleman. [90]
Silvio Zavala , 105, Mexican historian and diplomat,
Ambassador to France (1966–1975). [91]
4
Nikolay Brusentsov, 89, Russian computer scientist. [92]
Bryan Burwell, 59, American sportswriter, cancer. [93]
Hroar Elvenes , 82, Norwegian speed skater. [94]
Claudia Emerson , 57, American poet, complications
associated with colon cancer. [95]
Frank and Louie , 15, American-born Ragdoll cat, world's
oldest diprosopus cat. [96]
Graeme Goodall , 82, Australian recording engineer and
record label owner, co-founder of Island Records . [97]
Jack Gregory , 87, American football coach. [98]
Talât Sait Halman, 83, Turkish poet and academic,
Minister of Culture and Tourism (1971). [99]
V. R. Krishna Iyer, 100, Indian judge, member of the
Supreme Court. [100]
Lynne Kosky , 56, Australian politician, MLA for Altona
(1996–2010), breast cancer. [101]
Vincent L. McKusick , 93, American attorney, Chief
Justice of Maine (1977–1992). [102]
Bob Montgomery , 77, American songwriter ("Heartbeat",
"Misty Blue "), Parkinson's disease. [103]
Nick Talbot, 37, British singer-songwriter (Gravenhurst ).
[104] (death announced on this date)
Jeremy Thorpe , 85, British politician, Leader of the
Liberal Party (1967–1976), MP for North Devon (1959–1979),
central figure in the Thorpe affair , Parkinson's disease.
[105]
Rudolf Vanmoerkerke, 90, Belgian businessman. [106]
3
Herman Badillo , 85, Puerto Rican-born American
politician, member of the U.S. House from New York's 22nd
(1971–1973) and 21st (1973–1977) districts, heart failure.
[107]
Jacques Barrot , 77, French politician, European
Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security (2008–
2010). [108]
Poppy Bermúdez , 86, Argentine-born Dominican chief
executive (Bermúdez ). [109]
Nathaniel Branden , 84, Canadian-born American
psychologist. [110]
Ion Cîlea , 69, Romanian politician, cancer. [111]
L. Stephen Coles, 73, American scientist, co-founder and
the Executive Director of the Gerontology Research Group ,
pancreatic cancer. [112]
Sjefke Janssen , 95, Dutch racing cyclist. [113]
Vicente Leñero , 81, Mexican writer and journalist,
pulmonary emphysema. [114]
Ann Marcus , 93, American television screenwriter (Days
of Our Lives , General Hospital, Peyton Place ). [115]
Ian McLagan , 69, English keyboardist (Small Faces ),
stroke. [116]
Franco Nieto, 33, Argentine footballer, head injury. [117]
Alfredo Ernest Novak, 84, American-born Brazilian Roman
Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paranaguá (1989–2006). [118]
Patrick Edward O'Connor , 82, New Zealand-born
Tokelauan Roman Catholic prelate, Ecclesiastical Superior of
Tokelau (1992–2011). [119]
Luc Oursel , 55, French businessman, CEO of Areva (2011–
2014). [120]
Giulio Questi , 90, Italian director and screenwriter
(Django Kill, La morte ha fatto l'uovo ). [121]
Walter Reyno , 79, Uruguayan actor, respiratory failure.
[122]
James Stewart , 73, Canadian mathematician and
violinist, multiple myeloma. [123]
Jim Swink , 78, American football player (Dallas Texans ),
lymphoma. [124]
Sergio Armando Valls , 73, Mexican judge, member of the
Supreme Court (since 2004). [125]
2
A. R. Antulay , 85, Indian politician, Chief Minister of
Maharashtra (1980–1982). [126]
Dominique Aubier, 92, French author. [127]
Jean Béliveau , 83, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey
player (Montreal Canadiens). [128]
Josie Cichockyj , 50, British wheelchair basketball player.
[129]
Peter Furneaux , 79, English football club chairman and
investor (Grimsby Town). [130]
Bobby Keys, 70, American saxophonist (The Rolling
Stones ), cirrhosis. [131]
Don Laws , 85, American figure skater and coach, heart
failure. [132]
Carlos Mamery , 54, Puerto Rican music producer and
television political critic, heart attack. [133]
A. J. McNamara , 78, American legislator and federal
judge, progressive supranuclear palsy . [134]
Kenneth Melvin, 74, American politician, Mayor of
Jacksonville, Texas (since 2013). [135]
Lyudmila Perepyolkina, 84, Russian actress. [136]
Giampaolo Rugarli, 81, Italian novelist. [137]
Maurice Saxby , 89, Australian academic and author. [138]
Jeff Truman , 57, Australian screenwriter and actor
(Neighbours, Superman Returns , Home and Away). [139]
Deven Verma, 77, Indian film actor. [140]
Dennis Walaker , 73, American politician, Mayor of Fargo,
North Dakota (since 2006), kidney cancer. [141]
1
Mario Abramovich , 88, Argentine violinist and composer.
[142]
Jimmy Duncan, 83, Scottish footballer (Celtic ). [143]
Malia Langen, 38, American television executive (CBS ),
leukemia. [144]
Alexey Larionov ( ru ), 92, Russian Soviet-era military
officer, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). [145]
Sita Murt , 68, Spanish fashion designer and
businesswoman, cancer. [146]
Aco Petrović , 55, Serbian basketball coach. [147]
Roberto Sagastume Pinto ( es), 70, Guatemalan politician,
Mayor of Esquipulas (1996–2000), Governor of Chiquimula
(2001–2003), traffic collision. [148]
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, 76, Greek-born American
epidemiologist and oncologist, advanced the Mediterranean
diet, heart attack. [149]
Rocky Wood , 55, New Zealand-born Australian author,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [150