Deaths in 2006

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2006. Links to other years follow.

Please place names under the date the deceased died, not the date the death was announced. Please keep names under each date in alphabetical order by last name. Review Wikipedia notability guidelines before adding a listing. If the deceased does not have a Wikipedia article, consider adding a link to a source about the deceased which describes his or her eminence.

October 2006

9

Marek Grechuta, 60, Polish singer, composer and lyricist [1] (Polish)
Paul Hunter, 27, English snooker player [2], cancer
Glenn Myernick, 51, assistant coach of the United States men's national soccer team [3]
Raymond Noorda, 82, United States computer businessman [4]
Mario Moya Palencia, Mexican politician, Interior Minister 1969-1976[5]

8

Yaakov Maltz, 73, former Supreme Court of Israel Justice and State Comptroller, heart attack. [6] (Hebrew)
Mark Porter, 31, New Zealand racing driver, from injuries received in the Bathurst 1000 touring car support race. [7]

7

Danifel Campilan, 25, Filipino news reporter with 24 Oras, road accident. [8]
Craig Dobbin, 71, Canadian founder of CHC Helicopter, after illness following lung transplant. [9]
Karen Fischer, 30, German journalist, shot dead in Afghanistan. [10] [11]
Julen Goikoetxea, 21, Spanish cyclist, suicide. [12]
Anna Politkovskaya, 48, Russian journalist, shot dead in Moscow. [13] [14]
Christian Struwe, 38, German journalist, shot dead in Afghanistan. [15] [16]

6

Charlie Bradberry, 24, NASCAR driver, non-racing automobile accident. [17]
Puck Brouwer, 75, Dutch athlete, silver medalist in the 200m at the 1952 Olympics. [18]
Eduardo Mignogna, 66, Argentinian film director. [19] (Spanish)
Buck O'Neil, 94, American baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues. [20]
Heinz Sielmann, 89, German zoologist [21]
Wilson Tucker, 91, American science fiction writer. [22]

5

Al Antczak, 84, longtime editor of The Tidings, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, pneumonia. [23]
Friedrich Karl Flick, 79, German-Austrian billionaire. [24]
Lieutenant General Liao Hansheng, 95, former Deputy Defence Minister of China. [25]
George King, 78, college basketball coach [26]
Speedy O. Long, 78, Democratic Representative from Louisiana, cousin of Huey Long. [27] [28]
Jennifer Moss, 61, British actress who played "Lucille Hewitt" on Coronation Street. [29]
Antonio Peña, 53, promoter of Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, heart attack. [30]
Don Thompson, 73, British race walker and 1960 Olympic gold medal winner, aneurysm. [31]
Dick Wagner, 78, former President of the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros, injuries sustained in a 1999 car crash. [32]
Dr. Gilbert F. White, 94, American geographer. [33]

4

Nigel Angus, 62, Scottish race horse trainer. [34]
R. W. Apple, Jr., 71, American political journalist and food writer for The New York Times, thoracic cancer. [35]
Tom Bell, 73, British actor,Wish You Were Here, Prime Suspect, after short illness. [36]
Gary Comer, 78, founder of the clothing chain Lands' End, and philanthropist, prostate cancer. [37]
General Frantisek Fajtl, 94, Czech WWII fighter pilot, after long illness. [38]
Ralph Griswold, 72, creator of Snobol and Icon programming languages, cancer. [39]
Vic Heyliger, 87, Hall of Fame ice hockey coach of the US national team and at three colleges. [40]
Gene Janson, 72, Chicago-based character actor, died on stage during a performance, heart attack. [41]
Riccardo Pazzaglia, 80, Italian actor, writer and film director. [42] (Italian)

3

Gwen Meredith, 98, Australian writer of all 5,795 episodes of the one-time world's longest-running radio serial Blue Hills, after heart trouble. [43]
Peter Norman, 64, Australian athlete and Olympic silver medalist, heart attack. [44] [45]
Danial Shapiro, 48, American dancer and choreographer. [46]