The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2012.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference (and language of reference, if not English).
March 2012
1 Blagoje Adžić, 79, Serbian politician. Eddie Allen, 93, American football player. Phillip R. Allen, 72, American actor (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, The Bad News Bears). Alt URL Alice Arden, 97, American Olympic (1936) high jumper. Henryk Bałuszyński, 39, Polish footballer, heart attack. Luigi Bazzoni, 82, Italian film director (Pride and Vengeance, The Fifth Cord).Francesco Barilli, "In Nero", Nocturno Cinema N. 116, Aprile 2012, p. 4. Andrew Breitbart, 43, American publisher and political commentator, heart attack. Mushtaque Changezi, 78-79, Pakistani actor. Jerome Courtland, 85, American actor, director, and producer (Escape to Witch Mountain, Tokyo Joe), heart disease. Lucio Dalla, 68, Italian singer-songwriter ("Caruso", "4/3/1943", "Piazza Grande") and musician, heart attack. Jack Fouts, 86, American football player and coach. Peter Graeme, 90, British oboist. Robert Mills Grant, 85, American rancher and politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1983–1992).Robert Mills Grant Paul Hürlimann, 78, Swiss Olympic equestrian. Fathulla Jameel, 69, Maldivian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1978–2005), heart disease. 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, 80, Tibetan-born Mongolian Buddhist spiritual leader. Archie Kalokerinos, 85, Greek-Australian physician. Thomas J. Lydon, 84, American federal judge, sepsis and car accident complications. Altamir Heitor Martins, 32, Brazilian footballer (BEC Tero Sasana F.C.). Gemma McCluskie, 29, British actress (EastEnders), blunt force trauma. Germano Mosconi, 79, Italian sportswriter and news presenter. Callan Pinckney, 72, American fitness professional, created Callanetics. Randy Primas, 62, American politician, Mayor of Camden, New Jersey (1981–1990), bone marrow cancer. Conrad Soares, 72, Bermudan Olympic sailor.Conrad Paul Soares' obituary , localobituariesonline.com, March 18, 2012
2 Lawrence Anthony, 61, South African conservationist and environmentalist, heart attack. Van T. Barfoot, 92, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, head injuries from a fall. Gerry Bridgwood, 67, English footballer (Stoke City), heart attack. Frank Carlucci, 84, American politician. Nydia Ecury, 86, Aruban-Dutch writer, translator and actress, Alzheimer's disease. George Firestone, 80, American politician, Secretary of State of Florida (1978–1987), Alzheimer's disease. Doug Furnas, 52, American professional wrestler, heart disease. Vera Galushka-Duyunova, 66, Russian volleyball player, cardiac arrest. Brajamohan Jamatia, 106, Indian politician. Sir Keith Jones, 100, Australian medical practitioner and surgeon. Gary Kubly, 68, American politician, Minnesota State Senator (since 2002), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Rui Maia, 86, Portuguese Olympian José Adolfo Mojica Morales, 75, Salvadoran Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sonsonate (1989–2011). John Panelli, 85, American football player (Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals). George Reynolds, 83, Australian racing driver. Gérard Rinaldi, 69, French actor and singer (Les Charlots), lymphoma. Norman St John-Stevas, 82, British politician and author, Leader of the House of Commons (1979–1981). Stan Stearns, 76, American photographer (John F. Kennedy Jr. salute), lung cancer.Stan Stearns, Photographer of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Salute to Father, Dies at 76, The New York Times, March 5, 2012. Frits Wijngaard, 85, Dutch Olympic boxer.Frits Wijngaard James Q. Wilson, 80, American political scientist, co-author of the broken windows theory, leukemia. Isagani Yambot, 77, Filipino journalist, publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (since 1994), heart attack.
3 Fritz Baier, 88, German politician. Viv Bingham, 79, British political activist. Irvin Borish, 99, American optometrist. Steve Bridges, 48, American impressionist (George W. Bush), anaphylaxis. Dave Charnley, 76, British former European lightweight champion boxer.John Rawling (4 March 2012). Dave Charnley obituary. The Guardian Leonardo Cimino, 94, American actor (Moonstruck, Dune, Hudson Hawk), COPD.Leonardo Cimino Dies at 94; Distinctive Actor The New York Times Mike Darby, 69, Australian football player. *A R Shamsud Doha, 83, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982–1984). Felícia Fuster, 91, Spanish Catalan painter and poet. Henryk Grabowski, 82, Polish Olympic athlete. Anthony Grainger, 36, English police victim, shot. Lloyd Hittle, 88, American baseball player (Washington Senators). Per J. Husabø, 83, Norwegian politician. Lutfullah Khan, 95, Pakistani writer and sound archivist. Franklin McMahon, 90, American artist and reporter.Franklin McMahon, Who Drew the News, Dies at 90, The New York Times. March 8, 2012. Ralph McQuarrie, 82, American conceptual designer and illustrator (Star Wars, Cocoon, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Oscar winner (1986). Frank Marocco, 81, American accordionist, arranger and composer. Ronnie Montrose, 64, American guitarist (Montrose), suicide by gunshot. Jim Obradovich, 62, American baseball player (Houston Astros). Norris Stevenson, 72, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions), cancer. Kason Sugioka, 98, Japanese calligrapher, Order of Culture recipient, heart failure. Alex Webster, 80, American football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes) and coach (New York Giants).
4 Ali Ahmed Abdi, 26, Somali journalist, shot. Maurice De Muer, 90, French cyclist and sports director. Christopher Joseph Earl, 86, British neurologist. William E. Galbraith, 86, American businessman.["William E. Galbraith 1926 - 2012. The Nebraska Legionnaire, Vol LXXXVIII, Number 5, April/May 2012, p. 1".] Bill Green, 50, American sprinter, cancer. Robert Brendon Keating, 87, American diplomat, Ambassador to Madagascar and the Comoros (1983–1986), pneumonia. Paul McBride, 46, British lawyer. Pete McCaffrey, 74, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1964) basketball player. Don Mincher, 73, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Oakland Athletics), President of the Southern League (2000–2011). Runako Morton, 33, Nevisian Test cricketer (West Indies), traffic collision. John C. Reiss, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Trenton (1980–1997). Shmuel Tankus, 97, Israeli naval officer, fifth commander of the Navy. Joan Taylor, 82, American actress (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, The Rifleman), natural causes.
5 Don Andrews, 82, Australian guitarist. Yehuda Ben-Haim, 56, Israeli Olympic boxer. Jörg Balke, 75, German Olympic athlete.Jörg Balke Sobha Brahma, 82, Indian painter and sculptor. Willard Cochrane, 97, American agricultural economist. Rafael Corporán de los Santos, 71, Dominican television producer, host, and politician, Mayor of Distrito Nacional (1990–1994), heart attack. Fernando Da Silva, 91, American painter. Paul Haines, 41, New Zealand writer, cancer. Zahir Howaida, 67, Afghan singer. William Heirens, 83, American serial killer. Rushworth Kidder, 67, American ethicist and writer, natural causes. Godwin Kotey, 46–47, Ghanaian actor, producer, educator, playwright and director, leukemia. Marian Kuszewski, 78, Polish Olympic silver medal-winning (1956, 1960) fencer. Roland Lakes, 72, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants). Philip Madoc, 77, Welsh actor (Dad's Army, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George). Maurice Pechet, 94, American academic. Ken Shipp, 83, American football coach. William O. Wooldridge, 89, American army officer.
6 Marcos Alonso, 78, Spanish football player (Real Madrid). Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 75, East Timorese politician, President (1975).East Timor founding father Francisco Xavier do Amaral dies Jaap Boersma, 82, Dutch politician, Minister of Social Affairs (1971–1977), Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (1973). Jan Dawidziuk, 74, Polish-born American bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church. Antonio Garzya, 85, Italian professor. Lucia Mannucci, 91, Italian singer. Louis J. Michot, 89, American politician. Maurice Moyer, 93, American clergyman and civil rights leader. Suwa Nejiko, 92, Japanese violinist. Donald M. Payne, 77, American politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (since 1989), colon cancer. Frederick M. Reed, 87, American politician, Attorney General of Vermont (1957–1960). Robert B. Sherman, 86, American songwriter and composer (Mary Poppins, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Oscar winner (1965). Arthur A. Vogel, 88, American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. Helen Walulik, 82, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League). Sayuri Yamauchi, 55, Japanese voice actress (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Crayon Shin-chan), cancer.
7 Jeanne Achterberg, 69, American psychologist, breast cancer. Cris Alexander, 92, American actor and photographer. Gary DeCramer, 67, American politician, Minnesota state senator (1983–1993). Tony Drake, 89, English hiker. Harold K. Forsen, 79, American nuclear engineer. Gherardo Gnoli, 74, Italian historian. Dave Hrechkosy, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues), brain cancer. Sir Raymond Lygo, 87, British admiral and businessman. Félicien Marceau, 98, French novelist, member of the Académie française. Marcel Mouchel, 85, French footballer and manager. Greg Novak, 61, American writer and wargame designer. Big Walter Price, 97, American blues singer, songwriter and pianist. Włodzimierz Smolarek, 54, Polish footballer. Pierre Tornade, 82, French actor. Ramaz Urushadze, 72, Georgian footballer. Aníbal Villacís, 85, Ecuadorian painter.Arte y pureza de Villacís, en ausencia
8 Corinna Adam, 75, British journalist, home fire. Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, 61, Norwegian civil servant. LaVerne Carter, 86, American bowler, heart failure. S. Henry Cho, 77, Korean martial arts instructor. Pat Claridge, 73, Canadian football player, Alzheimer's disease. Leslie Cochran, 60, American street personality, activist, and politician, head trauma. Simin Daneshvar, 90, Iranian academic, novelist, fiction writer and translator. Ursula Dronke, 91, British medievalist. Mike Fetchick, 89, American golfer. Compton Gonsalves, 85, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic cyclist. Bugs Henderson, 68, American blues guitarist, cancer. Charlie Hoag, 81, American Olympic gold medal-winning basketball player (1952). Scott Huey, 88, Northern Irish cricketer. Elena Libera, 94, Italian Olympic (1948) fencer. Minoru Mori, 77, Japanese businessperson, chairman and executive director of the Mori Building Company, founder of the Mori Art Museum, heart failure. Elio Pagliarani, 84, Italian poet and literary critic. Jens Petersen, 70, Danish footballer and manager. Steven Rubenstein, 49, American anthropologist. Mick Walker, 69, British motorcycling writer.
9 Peter Bergman, 72, American comedian (The Firesign Theater), leukemia. Dennis Bowen, 61, American actor (Caddyshack II; Welcome Back, Kotter). Brian Bromley, 65, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth). Herb Carnegie, 92, Canadian ice hockey player. Anton Crișan, 70, Romanian ice hockey player.Anton Crisan Harry Dagnall, 97, British philatelist. Willye Dennis, 85, American civil rights activist and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1992–1999). John Holt, 82, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1972–1984).The Hon Walter John Holt, LL.B (1929-2012) Thomas Locker, 74, American author and painter. Fotis Mavriplis, 92, Greek Olympic skier.Fotis Mavriplis Joy Mukherjee, 73, Indian actor.