Julio Galan (46) provocative Neo-Expressionist Mexican painter. Galan began showing his artwork in Monterrey, Mexico at age 20. He suffered a brain hemorrhage while staying in Zacatecas, in central Mexico, and died on the plane taking him back to Monterrey on August 4, 2006.

Sylvia Goaman (82) British winner of an international reputation in the specialized field of postage stamp design. In professional partnership with her husband, Michael, Goaman undertook commissions for Great Britain and Commonwealth postal issues throughout the '50s and '60s. She died in England on August 3, 2006.

Dr. John Haase (82) dentist and author whose 1966 novel was turned into the film Petulia (1968), the dark, offbeat drama that became director Richard Lester's memorably stylish ode to the swinging '60s. Haase practiced dentistry in Westwood, California for 40 years. He died of emphysema in Montecito, California on August 3, 2006.

Arlene Raven (62) pioneering historian and advocate of women's art. Raven was a cofounder of the Feminist Studio Workshop in Los Angeles, California. She died of cancer in Brooklyn, New York on August 1, 2006.

Jason Rhoades (41) Los Angeles artist who became more celebrated in Europe than in the US for elaborate installations that broke down walls between performance and conventional art. Rhoades died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 2006.

Trinidad ("Trino") Sanchez Jr. (63) poet and activist who inspired audiences with his writing about culture and social issues. The Pontiac, Mich. native's topics included race, children killed by handguns in Detroit in the late '80s, and spicy food. Sanchez had been hospitalized in San Antonio, Texas since mid-July after suffering two strokes and died there on July 30, 2006.

Ed Thrasher (74) former art director for Reprise Records who designed hundreds of major LP album covers. Thrasher was nominated 12 times for Grammys before he finally won for best album package for Mason Proffit's Come & Gone (1974). He died of cancer at Big Bear Lake, California on August 5, 2006.

Dr. Vincent P. Dole (93) New York City physician whose research in the '60s established that methadone could be used to treat heroin addiction. Dole died of a ruptured aorta in New York City on August 1, 2006.

Richard L. Fisher (65) prominent New York City developer who helped to support military families and served on the board of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Fisher's company had built more than 10 million square feet of office and residential real estate in New York. He died of cancer in New York City on August 5, 2006.

Richard T. Greene Sr. (93) for 30 years president and a director of the Carver Federal Savings Bank in Harlem, which he built into the country's largest black financial institution. Greene died of heart failure in Brooklyn, New York on August 3, 2006.

Joan Guggenheimer (54) soft-spoken lawyer trusted by two of the world's biggest banks. As general counsel of Citigroup and later of J. P. Morgan Chase, Guggenheimer guided both companies through Wall Street's legal pitfalls, defending Smith Barney against sexual harassment charges in the "Boom Boom Room"¯ case and helping to resolve the Enron litigation at J. P. Morgan in 2005. She died of colon cancer in Scarsdale, New York on July 30, 2006.

Warren Iliff (69) president emeritus and founding chief executive of the Aquarium of the Pacific, whose energetic leadership helped to make the Long Beach waterfront attraction one of southern California's leading tourist destinations. Iliff died of lung cancer in Long Beach, California on August 5, 2006.

Kim McLagan (57) British fashion model in the '60s and wife of former Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan. The couple moved to Texas in 1994, where Kim started a spa business called K. M. Skincare. She was killed when she ran a stop sign and was hit by a truck near Austin, Texas on August 2, 2006.

Esther Snyder (86) president and one of the founders of the California-based fast-food restaurant chains In-N-Out Burger with her husband Harry Snyder in 1947. Esther Snyder died in Baldwin Park, California on August 4, 2006.

Dr. Jonathan R. Spicehandler (57) specialist in infectious diseases who led research and development for drug maker Schering-Plough and was involved in the development of some of that company's most significant pharmaceutical products. Spicehandler died of cancer in Short Hills, New Jersey on July 30, 2006.

Ted K. Bradshaw (63) University of California at Davis professor who helped numerous California communities to realize that the economic challenges created by military base closures were generally not catastrophic. Bradshaw died of a heart attack while running near his Oakland, California home on August 5, 2006.

Frederick G. Kilgour (92) distinguished librarian who nearly 40 years ago transformed a consortium of Ohio libraries into what is now the largest library cooperative in the world, making the catalogues of thousands of libraries around the globe instantly accessible to far-flung patrons. Kilgour died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on July 31, 2006.

Thomas Osborn (72) former conductor of the Pepperdine Orchestra and longtime professor of music at Pepperdine University. Osborn died after suffering a heart attack at Los Angeles International Airport while returning from a trip to the North Pole on July 30, 2006.

Iris Marion Young (57) political philosopher and feminist, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago. Young's research covered contemporary political theory, feminist social theory, and normative analysis of public policy. She died of esophageal cancer in Chicago, Illinois on August 1, 2006.

Jay Zorn (75) professor of music at the University of Southern California who wrote several books, including a leading music appreciation text, Listening to Music, part of the curriculum at several universities. Zorn died of lung cancer in Glendale, California on July 31, 2006.

John Alderson (90) British-born US character actor in western movies and TV series. Alderson came to Hollywood in 1949 after serving in the British army during World War II. He learned to ride a horse, and that skill served him well over the next several decades in western TV series including Maverick, Gunsmoke, Have Gun—Will Travel, Death Valley Days, and Bonanza. He also appeared on film in Blazing Saddles (1974) and, in his final role, Young Guns II (1990). He died in Woodland Hills, California on August 4, 2006.

Gay Delanghe (65) modern-dance choreographer and performer whose work was staged in New York City in the '60s and '70s. Delanghe became an influential teacher known for her authoritative, witty dancing in performances of her own work. She died of ovarian cancer in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 1, 2006.

Anthony Galla-Rini (102) internationally known accordion player, composer, and arranger. A self-taught musician, Galla-Rini performed on a vaudeville stage at age 7 and conducted summer-camp ensembles in his 90s. He died of a heart seizure in Corona, California on July 30, 2006.

Rufus Harley Jr. (70) billed as "the world's first jazz bagpiper" who emitted his haunting sounds alongside some of the greats of jazz. Harley became a frequent sideman on records and in concerts with other jazz musicians. He died of prostate cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 1, 2006.

Michael Hartnack (60) veteran Associated Press reporter who chronicled Zimbabwe's rise to black rule and its struggles since. Hartnack defied numerous obstacles to write about a troubled nation where journalists are constantly harassed. He died of a stroke in Harare, Zimbabwe on August 2, 2006.

Arthur Lee (61) eccentric singer/songwriter/guitarist with the influential '60s psychedelic rock band Love, which he formed in Los Angeles in 1965. Lee died of leukemia in Memphis, Tennessee on August 3, 2006.

Bill Peterson (58) popular Rochester TV meteorologist and weatherman forced to retire in 2001 because of lung disease caused by prolonged cancer treatment. Peterson was diagnosed with cancer at age 27, and the treatment weakened his heart and lungs. He died in Rochester, New York on August 5, 2006.

Ken Richmond (80) 6-foot-5, ripple-armed wrestler who for decades was seen striking the gong that heralded the opening credits for dozens of films produced by the now-defunct J. Arthur Rank Studio in England. But the famous "golden gong" never rang for Richmond; it was actually made of papier-maché. He died of a heart attack in Christchurch, England on August 3, 2006.

Harold Ronk (85) stentorian-voiced ringmaster who sang "Welcome to the Circus!" at the start of thousands of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey performances for 30 years (1951-81). Ronk died in Canton, Ohio on August 2, 2006.

Daniel Schmid (64) one of Switzerland's best-known film and opera directors. Schmid began directing his own TV movies in 1970. He also directed documentaries, including Tosca's Kiss (1984), about elderly opera singers. Schmid died of cancer in Flims, Switzerland on August 5, 2006.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (90) famed 20th-century German soprano who won global acclaim for her renditions of Mozart and Richard Strauss. Schwarzkopf was an aunt of US General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. She died in Schruns, Austria on August 3, 2006.

Marie Klausova (91) mother of Czech president Vaclav Klaus. Klausova was born in 1914 in Prague, Czechoslovakia and died there on August 5, 2006.

Akbar Mohammadi (34) Iranian student sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the 1999 student protests at Tehran University, Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the '79 Islamic Revolution. Mohammadi had recently been on a hunger strike for more than a week protesting the refusal of the Revolutionary Islamic Regime to give him proper medical treatment for his life-threatening injuries suffered as a result of a savage beating by prison guards. He died of a heart attack in his prison cell in Tehran, Iran on July 30, 2006.

Garry Abrams (58) award-winning columnist for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, a newspaper that covers the legal community in southern California. Abrams had been battling prostate cancer for eight years. He died in South Pasadena, California on August 5, 2006.

Duygu Asena (60) best-selling writer and crusader for women's rights in Turkey. Ignoring taboos, Asena was the first Turkish writer to explore such topics as women's sexuality and wife-beating. She died of respiratory problems in Istanbul, Turkey on July 30, 2006.

Richard Avent (58) Welshman at the forefront of the heritage movement in Britain in his role as Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments & Historic Buildings at CADW (Welsh for "to preserve"), the organization that looks after the heritage of Wales under the aegis of the Welsh Assembly Government. Avent died, along with his younger son Rhydian, in a scuba diving accident off Gozo, Malta on August 2, 2006.

Murray Bookchin (85) early proponent of what he described as social ecology. Bookchin was a proponent of left-leaning libertarian ideas and among the first people in the early '60s to promote the then-emerging field of ecology into political debate. He died of heart failure in Burlington, Vermont on July 30, 2006.

William Edman Massee (87) one of the first American wine writers in the post-World War II era. Massee's books championed American wines at a time when connoisseurs dismissed them as inconsequential. He died of pancreatic cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 5, 2006.

Tim McKay (59) longtime environmental activist in Humboldt County, California. McKay worked for more than 30 years on assorted environmental issues, including investigating the causes of salmon deaths in the Klamath River. He died of a heart attack while bird-watching at Stone Lagoon north of Eureka, California on July 30, 2006.

Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (76) Colombian archbishop and longtime Vatican envoy to trouble spots who retired in 2005 as ambassador to the US. Montalvo died of lung cancer in Rome, Italy on August 2, 2006.

Fr. Bernard T. Pagano (81) Roman Catholic priest wrongly accused of being the "Gentleman Bandit" who pulled a string of holdups in 1979. Pagano was suspected of committing nine robberies in Delaware and Pennsylvania in which a polite, middle-aged man pulled a gun on store clerks and demanded money. In a dramatic turn, Ronald Clouser of Philadelphia came forward in the middle of the trial and admitted he was the real Gentleman Bandit. Pagano died of a stroke in Wind Gap, Pennsylvania on August 1, 2006.

Woodford Roy Porter Sr. (87) first black chairman of the University of Louisville board of trustees and a champion of causes, including health care, education, and the arts. Porter was the retired owner of A. D. Porter & Sons Inc. funeral home in Louisville, Kentucky, where he died after a long battle with numerous illnesses on July 30, 2006.

Johannes Cardinal Willebrands (96) Dutch cardinal, a key figure in the Catholic Church's efforts to improve relations with other Christians and Jews. Willebrands was known at the Vatican as "The Flying Dutchman" for his travels promoting Christian unity. He died in The Hague, Netherlands on August 1, 2006.

William Wyatt Jr. (41) former Texas county jail officer convicted of raping and smothering his girlfriend's 3-year-old son. Wyatt was the 17th prisoner put to death this year in Texas, the nation's most active capital punishment state. He was executed in Huntsville, Texas on August 3, 2006.

Elden Auker (95) submarine-style baseball pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth, faced Dizzy Dean, and helped the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series championship. Auker died in Vero Beach, Florida on August 4, 2006

Susan Butcher (51) dog musher who rose to fame when she became the second woman to win the Iditarod dogsled race in 1986 and later became the second four-time winner in '90 and the first to win four out of five. Butcher died of complications from a bone marrow transplant in Seattle, Washington on August 5, 2006.

Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (82) former owner of the Philadelphia '76ers and a civic leader. Dixon was perhaps best known for bringing Julius Erving to town in 1976 by paying the basketball star about $6.6 million—only a few months after buying the team for $8 million. He died of skin cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 2, 2006.

Paul Eells (70) voice of the Razorbacks whose trademark call of "Touchdown, Arkansas!" endeared him to generations of sports fans. Eells was sports director of Little Rock TV station KATV for nearly 30 years. He was killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 40, near Russellville, Arkansas on July 31, 2006.