Jesus Fuertes (68) Spanish cubist painter and protégé of Pablo Picasso, whose works have been exhibited in prominent museums around the world. Fuertes died of a heart attack in Miami, Florida on June 18, 2006.

Donald Reilly (72) prominent cartoonist best known for his 40-year association with the New Yorker. Reilly began drawing for the magazine in 1964 and contributed 1,107 cartoons and 16 covers. He died of cancer in Norwalk, Connecticut on June 18, 2006.

Lyle Stuart (83) renegade journalist and publisher whose picaresque life included clashes with columnist Walter Winchell, the publication of Naked Came the Stranger, and the decision to print The Anarchist Cookbook. Stuart died of a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey on June 24, 2006.

Vern L. Bullough (77) historian of medicine and sexuality noted for chronicling the development of American nursing. Bullough wrote prolifically about prostitution, medieval medicine, and modern sexual practices but found his largest audience in writing about nursing. He died of cancer in Westlake Village, California on June 21, 2006.

Charles H. Sawyer (91) professor of neurobiology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine whose research was influential in the development of the birth control pill and the treatment of infertility. Sawyer died after the rapid onset of Alzheimer's disease, in Irvine, California on June 20, 2006.

William A. Shurcliff (97) physicist who helped to develop the atomic bomb and later played an outspoken role in defeating plans for a supersonic passenger plane in the '60s and the Star Wars antimissile defense system in the '80s. Shurcliffe died of pneumonia in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 20, 2006.

Ric Weiland (53) one of the first five Microsoft Corporation employees and a major local philanthropist. Weiland suffered from depression and committed suicide in Seattle, Washington on June 24, 2006.

Heinz L. Ansbacher (101) University of Vermont psychology professor whose encounters with psychologist Alfred Adler in 1930 led to a lifetime of scholarship devoted to his work. Ansbacher was an authority on the works of Adler, who developed the theory of the inferiority complex. He died in Burlington, Vermont on June 22, 2006.

Denice Denton (46) chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) since February 2005. Denton committed suicide by jumping from the roof of her apartment building in San Francisco, California on June 24, 2006.

Howard Shanet (87) conductor, composer, and professor at Columbia University who wrote an important history of the New York Philharmonic. Shanet also published a music textbook, Learn to Read Music (1956). He died in New York City on June 19, 2006.

Martin Adler (47) award-winning Swedish journalist who had worked in more than two dozen war zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Rwanda, Congo, and Sierra Leone. Adler was fatally shot in the back as he filmed a demonstration in Mogadishu, the restive capital of Somalia, on June 23, 2006.

Maurice Bevan (85) for more than 40 years the baritone with the Deller Consort, the British vocal ensemble that heralded the renaissance of English Baroque and pre-Baroque music. Bevan died in England on June 20, 2006.

Gica Petrescu (91) beloved Romanian singer whose songs have been played at parties for more than 70 years. Petrescu was dubbed the Romanian Frank Sinatra and started his career in 1931 when he sang at his high school prom. He died in Bucharest, Romania on June 18, 2006.

Duane Roland (53) one of the original guitarists in the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet. Roland died in St. Augustine, Florida on June 19, 2006.

Vincent Sherman (99) film director who directed—and romanced— actresses Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, and Joan Crawford during his heyday as a leading Hollywood filmmaker in the '40s and '50s. Sherman kissed and told in his tongue-in-cheek autobiography, Studio Affairs (1996). He died in Woodland Hills, California on June 18, 2006.

Claydes Charles Smith (57) musician best known as cofounder and lead guitatist of the group Kool & the Gang, known for their '60s and '80s hits "Celebration," "Hollywood Swingin',"and "Jungle Boogie." Smith died in Maplewood, New Jersey on June 20, 2006.

Aaron Spelling (83) most prolific producer in American TV, whose company generated hit shows over 50 years, including The Mod Squad, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, and 7th Heaven. Spelling died five days after suffering a stroke, in Los Angeles, California on June 23, 2006.

Richard Stahl (74) actor whose more than 40-year career stretched from New York City theater to film and TV comedies. Stahl's films included Five Easy Pieces, 9 to 5, and Ghosts of the Mississippi. His TV credits included Laverne & Shirley and The Odd Couple. He died after a 10-year battle with Parkinson's disease, in Woodland Hills, California on June 18, 2006.

Moose ("Eddie") the Dog (16) scrappy Jack Russell terrier who played Eddie on TV's Frasier. The canine character drove Kelsey Grammer's lead character crazy for 10 years on the show. Moose died of old age in Los Angeles, California on June 22, 2006.

Bill Daniel (90) member of a prominent Texas political family and former governor of the US territory of Guam. Daniel played a role in the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). He died in Liberty, Texas on June 20, 2006.

Evelyn Dubrow (95) former labor leader for garment workers and a women's rights advocate for more than 50 years. Dubrow died in Washington, DC on June 20, 2006.

Sir Michael Weir (81) British Foreign Office Arabist whose career began in exercising imperial supervision of medieval societies in the Gulf and closed as ambassador in Egypt with a priority of aiding Britain's commercial interests. Weir died in London, England on June 22, 2006.

Khamis al-Obeidi (39) defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein and his half-brother Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti from the time the former Iraqi leader's trial began in Baghdad in October 2005. Obeidi was found shot to death in Baghdad, Iraq on June 21, 2006.

Manny Cortez (67) Las Vegas tourist bureau president who, by approving the ad slogan, "What happens here, stays here," launched a marketing campaign credited with bringing record numbers of tourists to his city. Cortez died of a heart attack in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 18, 2006.

Msgr. Denis Faul (74) straight-talking Roman Catholic priest who helped to end an Irish Republican Army hunger strike in 1981 and spoke out widely on justice matters in Northern Ireland. Faul died of cancer in Dublin, Ireland on June 21, 2006.

Chris & Cru Kahui (3 months) twin brothers, only survivors of premature triplets born to indigent Maori parents, both suspects in the infants' fatal injuries. The parents led their extended family in stonewalling an investigation. The father was later charged with their murder. The twins died of multiple head injuries and broken bones in Auckland, New Zealand on June 18, 2006.

E. Pierce Marshall (67) man who feuded for years with his father's widow, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, over the elder Marshall's oil fortune. E. Pierce Marshall died unexpectedly from an infection in Dallas, Texas on June 20, 2006.

Patsy Ramsey (49) mother of the late JonBenet Ramsey, a slain 6-year-old beauty queen found beaten and strangled in her parents' basement in Boulder, Colorado on December 26, 1996. Patsy Ramsey and her husband John were thrust into the national spotlight by the still unsolved murder of their daughter. Patsy died of ovarian cancer in Roswell, Georgia on June 24, 2006.

Lamont Reese (28) Texan convicted of fatally shooting three other black men outside a convenience store in Fort Worth, Texas in 1999. Reese was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas on June 20, 2006.

Harriet the Tortoise (176) giant tortoise believed to be one of the world's oldest living creatures and owned by Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. Harriet was long said to have been one of three tortoises taken from the Galapagos Islands by Charles Darwin on his historic 1835 voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. She died of heart failure in a Queensland, Australia zoo on June 23, 2006.

Rev. Melvin H. Watson (98) clergyman who influenced Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped to train other civil rights leaders. Watson died after surgery in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19, 2006.

Robert Barkheimer (90) raceway promoter credited with bringing NASCAR racing to the West Coast in 1954. Barkhimer turned a love for the sport into a lifelong career as a track promoter. He died in Los Gatos, California on June 18, 2006.

Theo Bell (52) former NFL receiver who won two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers before finishing his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bell died after a long battle with kidney disease and scleroderma, in Tampa, Florida on June 21, 2006.

Budhi Kunderan (66) star cricketer who played cricket for both India and Scotland. Kunderan died of lung cancer in Glasgow, Scotland on June 23, 2006.