Richard Boes (59) author, screen actor, and decorated Vietnam War veteran who served with the US Army in Vietnam (1969-70) with the First Air Cavalry. Boes wrote and published two best-selling books, The Last Dead Soldier Left Alive (2007), a first-hand account of his inquiry into why thousands of Vietnam veterans have committed suicide, and Last Train Out (2008). As an actor, he had roles in several feature films, including Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Night on Earth (1991), Dead Man (1995), and Trees Lounge (1996). In recent years, he suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder but finished writing his third book, In the Valley of Dry Bones (2009). He died of throat cancer in Albany, New York on February 21, 2009.

Ibrahim Hussein (72) award-winning Malaysian artist whose abstract works with a political edge were admired by royalty at home and collectors abroad. Hussein blended printing with collage for his work, which incorporated political and social themes that ranged from race relations in Malaysia to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He died of a heart attack in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 19, 2009.

Christopher Nolan (43) Irish poet and novelist who refused to let cerebral palsy keep him from writing. Nolan's brain was deprived of oxygen during birth, leaving him unable to speak or control his arms or legs. A drug, Lioresal, restored some of his muscle function. His parents nurtured their partially paralyzed son's literary talent; using a "unicorn stick" strapped to his forehead to tap the keys of a typewriter, he laboriously wrote out messages and, eventually, poems and books. He choked on a piece of food and died in Dublin, Ireland on February 20, 2009.

Tayeb Salih (80) one of the Arab world's top novelists, who portrayed characters torn between the cultures of West and East. Salih was best known for The Season of Migration to the North, a novel about an intellectual torn between the culture of his native Sudan and that of Europe, where he moved. Salih died in London, England on February 18, 2009.

Dr. Ian Alger (82) New York psychiatrist who pioneered the use of innovative therapeutic techniques, including video, in family and couples therapy and was an early proponent of telethereapy, in which therapist and patient communicate remotely by videoconferencing. Alger died of heart failure in New York City on February 21, 2009.

Frank C. Ashby Jr. (76) real estate appraiser to the stars. Soon after Ashby established his Los Angeles appraisal company in 1965, actor Charlton Heston reportedly became his first celebrity client. Dozens of others followed, attracted by the wide variety of appraisal services—and Ashby's ability to keep mum about the abodes of the rich and famous that he scrutinized. He died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 2009.

J. Max Bond Jr. (73) most influential black architect in New York and one of a few black architects of national prominence. Bond was the partner in the firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas in charge of the museum portion of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. His family includes prominent 20th-century educator Horace Mann Bond and civil-rights leader Julian Bond. J. Max Bond Jr. died of cancer in New York City on February 18, 2009.

Dr. Eugenia Calle (57) prominent cancer researcher, managing director and vice president of analytic epidemiology (the study of disease in the human population) at the American Cancer Society since 1989 until her retirement just last month. Calle also was an adjunct professor of epidemiology at Emory University. She was credited with making "important strides" in groundbreaking cancer research, including the discovery of a link between cancer and obesity. She was found beaten to death after an apparent struggle during a possible robbery at her upscale high-rise condo in Atlanta, Georgia on February 17, 2009. Authorities arrested a suspect, Jamal Thompson (22), currently charged with murder.

Konrad Dannenberg (96) German rocket scientist, member of the Wernher von Braun team that helped to put the first American astronauts on the moon. Once part of Hitler's Nazi war machine, Dannenberg and 117 other Von Braun team members were brought to the US in 1950 to compete against the Soviet Union for supremacy in space. Only six are still living. Dannenberg died in Huntsville, Alabama on February 16, 2009.

Gregory Russell Dillon (86) Hilton Hotels Corp. executive, a confidant of company founder Conrad Hilton (d. 1979). Dillon was a retired Hilton vice chairman and director emeritus. He traveled around the world to negotiate Hilton management contracts and established a corporate properties division that oversaw planning, financing, and construction of Hilton projects. He died in Los Angeles, California on February 18, 2009.

John Kanzius (64) broadcasting engineer and leukemia patient with no medical background who invented a device that kills cancer cells. Kanzius's device, still in experimental trials, uses heat from radio waves to kill cancer cells without harming other cells. He died of pneumonia in Florida on February 18, 2009.

Victor Zarnowitz (89) noted economist and expert on business cycles who traced the history of economic predictions and often found the forecasting faulty. Zarnowitz died of a heart attack in New York City on February 21, 2009.

Edmund Hlawka (92) acclaimed Austrian mathematician, a major influence in modern number theory. Scholars have hailed Hlawka as one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century. He was a leading number theorist who did groundbreaking work on the geometry of numbers and analytic number theory. He was a visiting professor at Princeton University and the Sorbonne in Paris but did most of his work at Vienna's Technical University. He died in Vienna, Austria on February 19, 2009.

David S. Phelps (79) East Carolina University archaeologist who in 1998 unearthed a 16th-century gold signet ring while exploring ties between native people and the doomed English colonists who first tried to settle the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The ring was the first evidence that Sir Walter Raleigh's explorers had contacts with the Indians. Phelps died in Fort Pierce, Florida on February 21, 2009.

Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro (79) Russian Jew, a mathematics professor at Yale University since 1977, whose outstanding mathematical contributions stretched over a long career despite early hardships in the Soviet Union and later the debilitating effects of Parkinson's disease. Piatetski-Shapiro died in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 21, 2009.

Wanda Wilk (88) philanthropist, musicologist, and champion of Polish classical music who cofounded the Polish Music Center at USC. Wilk died in Los Angeles, California on February 18, 2009.

Doris Cole Abrahams (88) theatrical producer who helped to bring Peter Shaffer's Equus and Tom Stoppard's Travesties to Broadway. Abrahams died of heart failure in New York City on February 17, 2009.

Eric Blau (87) poet and former ghost writer and children's TV producer who, with composer Mort Shuman, created one of off-Broadway's biggest hits, Jacques Brel Is Alive & Well & Living in Paris, an evening of the Belgian singer's pop songs. Blau and Shuman translated Brel's lyrics into English and added connecting material. Performed by a cast of four (including Shuman and Blau's wife, Elly Stone), the show opened at the Village Gate in early 1968, ran for more than four years, and spawned hundreds if not thousands of productions in professional and amateur theaters all over the world. Blau died of pneumonia after a stroke, in New York City on February 17, 2009.

Dorothy Bridges (93) poet, widow of Sea Hunt actor Lloyd Bridges (d. 1998; to whom she was married for 60 years), and mother of actors Jeff and Beau Bridges. Dorothy Bridges died in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2009.

Joe Cuba (78) salsa bandleader and conga player dubbed the "Father of Latin Boogaloo." Cuba helped to change the sound of salsa in the '60s. Until then, most popular salsa had been played by orchestras; but Cuba led a six-member band with three singers who also played percussion and danced. He had fought a bacterial infection for several years and died of its complications after doctors disconnected his life support, in New York City on February 15, 2009.

Snooks Eaglin (72) rhythm and blues singer and guitarist, a local New Orleans legend known for picking strings with his thumbnail. Eaglin played and recorded with a host of New Orleans giants, and other musicians, including Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, and Bonnie Raitt, would seek him out to watch him perform. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 but died of a heart attack in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 18, 2009.

Kelly Groucutt (63) former bass player (1974-83) with '70s rock hitmakers ELO—short for Electric Light Orchestra—which combined rock 'n' roll with orchestral arrangements replete with string sections, choirs, and symphonic sweep. ELO had a string of British and US chart hits during the '70s and early '80s, including "Livin' Thing," "Mr. Blue Sky," and "Don't Bring Me Down." Groucutt died of a heart attack in Worcester, central England on February 19, 2009.

Mary Jacobus (52) veteran newspaper executive who in 2006 became president and chief operating officer of the New York Times Co.'s Regional Media Group, which includes 15 daily newspapers and 24 weeklies, mostly in the southeastern US and California, and regional magazines and Web sites. Jacobus died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in Tampa, Florida on February 20, 2009.

Oreste Lionello (81) entertainer and film dubber, Italy's "voice" of Woody Allen, Jerry Lewis, and other comic stars. Few Italian cinemas show films in the original language, so Italian moviegoers often know the voices of Hollywood stars only through dubbers like Lionello. He died in Rome, Italy on February 19, 2009.

Vincent Marino (91) editor who worked at the Lafayette (La.) Daily Advertiser for more than 50 years, retiring in 2001. Marino was exceptionally good at training young reporters. He died in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 15, 2009.

Nonnie Moore (87) former fashion editor of Mademoiselle, Harper's Bazaar, and later the men's magazine GQ who brought an eclectic mix to the fashion pages and nurtured budding designers who later became famous. Moore died of complications from a choking accident, in New York City on February 19, 2009.

Robert Quarry (83) actor best known for his horror-movie roles as Count Yorga and the Deathmaster. During the '70s, Quarry made his mark in a series of B-movies, starting with the title role in Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), then followed up with The Return of Count Yorga (1971) and played Khorda in The Deathmaster (1972). He also had roles on many TV series, including The Fugitive, Perry Mason, and The Rockford Files. Quarry had heart trouble in recent years and died in Woodland Hills, California on February 20, 2009.

Mary Saludares (20) up-and-coming dancer, a member of the Washington Ballet's Studio Company tour for its 2008-09 season. The award-winning ballet company was scheduled to perform this week at Howard Community College's Smith Theater. Saludares died after being hit by a car in Bel Air, Maryland on February 20, 2009.

Lana Leeds Swanson (63) music teacher, among 32 survivors of the deadly 1966 University of Texas Tower shooting rampage when sniper Charles Whitman sprayed the campus with bullets from the observation deck of the 32-story administration building, killing 14 people. Then-21-year-old Lana Phillips was wounded in the shoulder. She became a theatrical musical director and instructor, training young singers, actors, and musicians to professional standards, and organized several children's stage productions and annual Christmas shows for senior citizens. She died of pancreatic cancer in Austin, Texas on February 15, 2009.

Miika Tenkula (34) original lead guitarist and founding member of the Finnish melodic death metal band Sentenced. Tenkula was one of the group's former members honored with a platinum award for their DVD, Buried Alive, in August 2008 at Century Media Records' 20th-anniversary party in Helsinki. He was found dead at his home in Finland on February 19, 2009.

Robert Ulland (58) veteran cameraman, considered one of the pioneers in Steadicam work, with 22 years of experience. Ulland's work was seen in films including The Fugitive (1993), Batman Forever (1995), The Horse Whisperer (1998), What Women Want (2000), Domestic Disturbance (2001), and The Guardian (2006). On TV, he worked on The West Wing, noted for its Steadicam sequences. A lifelong diabetic, Ulland died in a diabetes-related boating accident in Florida on February 15, 2009.

Anna Watt (85) Scottish entertainer who with her late sister Fran Watt (d. 2003) formed the popular singing and dancing duo Fran & Anna. They later became regular performers on Scottish Television's Thingummyjig country dance show in the '70s. Anna Watt died in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland on February 19, 2009.

Pan Xingyi (27) up-and-coming Chinese TV actress who had recently appeared in several highly publicized snapshots with veteran Hong Kong actor and singer Deric Wan as newlyweds in an apparent "wedding ceremony" to promote a hairdressing brand in central China, after a "flash marriage" that flooded the tabloids earlier this month. Xingyi was killed in a freak accident when she slipped and fell, knocked over and broke a fish bowl, and apparently landed on a piece of broken glass at her home in Beijing, China on February 20, 2009.

Charles Burris (57) first black mayor of Stone Mountain, Ga., the city once widely considered a symbol of racism because it was the birthplace of the modern Ku Klux Klan. Burris first ran for mayor in 1997 and was elected when he surprisingly won the support of James Venable, former Imperial Wizard of the National Knights of the KKK, but lost his bid for reelection in 2001 and relocated to Maryland in '03. He died from postsurgery complications related to amyloidosis, an incurable disease in which an abnormal protein builds up in body organs and tissues, in Annapolis, Maryland on February 19, 2009.

James Flournoy (93) Republican candidate for California secretary of state in 1970, the first black nominated by either major party for a partisan statewide office. A prominent lawyer in Los Angeles for decades, Flournoy was one of the few black politicians in the GOP at the time. He had been in failing health for the last year and died of heart failure in Moreno Valley, California on February 21, 2009.

William Jorden (85) former New York Times reporter who became a US State Department specialist on the Vietnam War and US ambassador to Panama and later wrote a definitive account of the 1978 Panama Canal treaty negotiations. Jorden died of lung cancer in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 20, 2009.

Edward Nathaniel Bell (43) inmate who declared his innocence after he was forcibly carried into Virginia's death chamber. Bell was convicted of killing Winchester police Sgt. Ricky Timbrook (32) as the officer chased him down a dark alley on Oct. 29, 1999. Prosecutors said Bell was a flashy drug dealer who held a grudge against Timbrook for arresting him two years earlier for possessing a concealed weapon. He was executed by lethal injection in Jarratt, Virginia on February 19, 2009.

Loki the Chihuahua (18) Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke's beloved Chihuahua, which accompanied The Wrestler star to the Venice Film Festival in September 2008. Loki died just six days before the actor hoped to crown his own professional resurrection at the Academy Awards ceremony, in Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2009.

James Cook (85) father whose unhappy divorce led him to help write California's pioneering joint custody law in the '70s. Cook died in West Los Angeles, California on February 21, 2009.

Virginia Warren Daly (80) socialite daughter of former California governor and US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (d. 1974) and widow of John Daly (d. 1991), moderator of the long-running TV quiz show What's My Line?. Virginia Daly died of cancer in Washington, DC on February 19, 2009.

Sister Aline Marie Gerber (92) for many years primary caretaker of the Doheny Mansion, the opulent home of Los Angeles oil baron Edward Doheny and his wife, Estelle, that became part of Mount St. Mary's College's downtown campus. The historic structure is often the site of college functions and chamber music concerts. Gerber died three days after her 92nd birthday in Brentwood, California, where she had lived since 2007, on February 15, 2009.

Sal Inghilleri (55) convicted sex offender linked to the notorious case of Katie Beers, who at age 9 was kidnapped and hidden in a dungeon for 16 days at a Long Island home in 1991. Inghilleri was convicted on two counts of sexual abuse and served 12 years for molesting Beers. He was paroled in 2006 but was arrested again for parole violations and had been held in jail since October '07. He collapsed and died after refusing medical treatment at the jail in Riverhead, New York on February 21, 2009.

Barbara Johns (93) daughter of biologist Edward Nelson, a survivor of an ill-fated 1912 voyage to the South Pole. An Englishwoman living in Spain, Johns was retracing her father's voyage to Antarctica aboard the New Zealand tour ship Spirit of Enderby and was about 190 miles (300 km) from Antarctica when she fell aboard ship during a storm and died of head injuries, on February 18, 2009.

Stephen, Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan (86) South Korea's first Roman Catholic cardinal and a tireless advocate for democracy who stood up to a string of military dictators. Kim was ordained a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1969. South Korea was ruled by military strongmen from 1961 until the late '80s, and Kim was outspoken in calling for the country's democratization. He died in Seoul, South Korea on February 16, 2009.

Mary Ridgway (66) Los Angeles County probation officer assigned to gang-ridden neighborhoods in East LA even though she didn't speak Spanish. Ridgway took her youthful offenders to museums, restaurants, concerts, and football games, paying for the excursions out of her own pocket, and guided many of them to college or helped them to find jobs. She died of cancer in Woodland Hills, California on February 21, 2009.

Robert Robideau (61) American Indian activist acquitted of killing two FBI agents in a 1975 shootout in South Dakota. Robideau was a member of the American Indian Movement that occupied the reservation town of Wounded Knee, SD for 71 days in 1973. His death may have been related to seizures caused by shrapnel left in his head from a 1975 explosion, in Barcelona, Spain on February 17, 2009.

Lloyd Sullenberger (68) retired Virginia circuit court judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit (1984–2000), which encompasses Charlottesville and eight counties. In 1985, Sullenberger stayed the execution of Earl Washington Jr., days before the convicted rapist-murderer was scheduled to die. Washington had confessed to the 1982 rape and murder of a woman in Culpeper but was later cleared by DNA evidence. He was set free in 2001 after spending 18 years on death row. Sullenberger died of an apparent heart attack in Charlottesville, Virginia on February 18, 2009.

Carl Venne (62) Crow tribal chairman since 2002 who sought to improve the lives of about 11,000 people on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana. Venne pressed for economic development on the reservation and sought improvements in areas such as health care. He apparently died in his sleep in Hardin, Montana on February 15, 2009.

Luke Williams 3rd (56) South Carolina man who, after trying to collect $525,000 from his family's life insurance policy, was condemned to death for the 1991 capital murder of his wife Linda Williams (39) and their 12-year-old adopted son Shaun, both found beaten and strangled inside a burning van left in a remote patch of woods in Edgefield County. Over the years Williams repeatedly appealed his sentence, but his final attempt was recently denied. He became the first parent to be executed for killing his child in South Carolina since the ban on executions was lifted in 1977. He was executed by lethal injection in Columbia, South Carolina on February 20, 2009.

Janet Witkin (62) executive director of the nonprofit Alternative Living for the Aging who in 1978 set up a roommate-matching service for seniors wanting to stay in their homes, then created co-op housing units for group living among the elderly. Witkin died of breast cancer in Burbank, California on February 21, 2009.

Chet Bulger (91) top lineman on the last Cardinals team to win the NFL championship. Bulger played in the NFL (1942-50), starting with the Chicago Cardinals and spending his final season with the Detroit Lions. In 1947, he helped the Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 for the NFL crown; the Cardinals lost the 1948 title game to the Eagles 7-0, then did not play for the championship again until the 2009 Super Bowl. Bulger died in Fairfax, Virginia on February 19, 2009.

Conchita Cintrón (86) Chilean-born bullfighter, one of the world's first famous female matadors who broke into the male-dominated sport at age 13. Famous for her bullfighting skills on foot and horseback, Cintrón reportedly killed more than 750 bulls during her career in Europe, Central America, and South America. She died of a heart attack in Lisbon, Portugal on February 17, 2009.

Joe Garvey (81) Greyhound bus driver who transported the Dodgers to and from spring training games in Florida for 25 years and whose son, Steve, became first a batboy and later an All-Star first baseman for the team. Joe Garvey had Parkinson's disease, cancer, and diabetes. He died in Palm Desert, California on February 20, 2009.

Larry Miller (64) car sales mogul who bought the Utah Jazz when they were a fledgling franchise in the NBA's smallest market and helped to turn them into one of the league's most stable teams. Miller had a heart attack in June 2008, then was hospitalized for nearly two months with complications from type 2 diabetes. He was in a wheelchair after his release, and his medical problems led to the amputation of both legs 6 inches below the knee in January. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 20, 2009.

Paul Schipper (85) avid skier who hit the slopes every day of the season for more than 24 years. Schipper was a familiar figure at Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley, Me., where he and his wife owned a ski lodge. Between 1980 and January 2005, he skied the 3,903 consecutive days that the mountain was open. Schipper had been hospitalized since breaking his hip in December 2008. He died of pneumonia in Bangor, Maine on February 16, 2009.

Kamila Skolimowska (26) former Olympic hammer throw champion, winner of a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Skolimowska won gold at age 17 when the women's hammer throw was contested for the first time at an Olympics but failed to win a medal at the 2004 Athens Games or at the '08 Beijing Olympics. She had complained recently of "muscle problems." She collapsed and died while training for the World Championships in Berlin in August, in Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal on February 18, 2009.

Brad van Pelt (57) former linebacker for the New York Giants, perhaps the best player on their woeful teams in the '70s. Van Pelt excelled in pass coverage, intercepting 20 passes in his career. He played 11 seasons with the Giants (1973-83) and for five consecutive seasons (1976-80) was named to the Pro Bowl. The Giants named him their player of the decade for the '70s. He died of a suspected heart attack in Harrison, Michigan on February 17, 2009.

Mike Whitmarsh (46) Olympic silver medalist in beach volleyball and a star on the professional tour for 15 seasons. After leaving the volleyball tour, Whitmarsh worked in real estate in San Diego County. He was found dead, a suicide from inhalation of carbon monoxide from car exhaust, in the garage of a friend's home in Solana Beach, California on February 17, 2009.