The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in April–June 2023. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
April
April 1 Leonard Abrams, 68, journalist (East Village Eye) (b. 1954)Leonard Abrams, 68; In covering the arts scene, his East Village Eye created ‘a community in print’ Kwame Brathwaite, 85, photojournalist and activist (b. 1938)Kwame Brathwaite, Influential Photographer Who Proclaimed ‘Black Is Beautiful,’ Dies at 85 Alicia Shepard, 69, journalist and writer (b. 1953) Roger Vinson, 83, jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1997–2004) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida (b. 1940)Pensacola federal judge Roger Vinson passes away after battle with cancer April 2 Toni Elling, 94, burlesque dancer (b. 1928)Detroit burlesque legend Toni Elling has died at 94 years old Judy Farrell, 84, actress (M*A*S*H) and screenwriter (Port Charles) (b. 1938)M*A*S*H Star Judy Farrell Dead at 84 after Suffering Stroke Frank Gilliam, 89, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1934)Vikings Mourn Passing of Frank Gilliam, NFL Scouting Pioneer Seymour Stein, 80, Hall of Fame music executive, co-founder of Sire Records (b. 1942)Seymour Stein, Legendary Music Exec Who Signed Madonna and Talking Heads, Dies at 80 Garn Stephens, 78, actress (Phyllis, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Sunshine Boys) (b. 1944)‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ Actor Garn Stephens Has Passed Away April 3 William M. Barker, 81, jurist, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1995–2009) (b. 1941)Former Supreme Court Justice Mickey Barker Dies Neal Boenzi, 97, photographer (b. 1925)Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97 David Finfer, 80, film editor (The Fugitive, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause) (b. 1942)David Finfer, Oscar-Nominated Editor of ‘The Fugitive,’ Dies at 80 Heklina, 54, drag queen and actor (b. 1968)SF drag legend Heklina reportedly has passed away Jane LaTour, 76, labor activist and journalist (b. 1946)An Activist For Women In Unions, Jane LaTour Dies At 76 Roy McGrath, 53, public official and fugitive, chief of staff to the governor of Maryland (2020) (b. 1969)Roy McGrath killed during encounter with FBI in Tennessee after three-week manhunt Herb Rule, 87, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (b. 1937)Former Arkansas legislator, attorney Herb Rule dies at 87 April 4 David Bartholomae, 75, scholar (b. 1947)Obituary: David John Bartholomae, Ph.D. | Professor who led Pitt's English department and focused on writing Ethan Boyes, 44, track cyclist (b. 1978)USA Cycling champion dies after being struck by car in San Francisco’s Presidio Craig Breedlove, 86, racecar driver (b. 1937)‘King Of Speed’ Dies At 86 Bob Lee, 43, tech executive (Cash App, Square, Inc.) (b. 1979)Cash App Creator Bob Lee Dead After Stabbing In San Francisco Vivian Trimble, 59, musician (Luscious Jackson, Dusty Trails, Kostars) (b. 1963)Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Dead At 59 Billy Waugh, 93, Special Forces army soldier (b. 1929)Special Forces legend Billy Waugh passes away at 93 April 5 Harrison Bankhead, 68, jazz double bassist (b. 1955)Harrison Napoleon Bankhead, III Bill Butler, 101, cinematographer (Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Grease) (b. 1921)Bill Butler, Cinematographer on ‘Jaws’, Dies at 101 Nancy Detert, 78, politician, member of the Florida Senate (2008–2016) and House of Representatives (1998–2006) (b. 1944)Sarasota County Commission Vice Chair Nancy C. Detert dies Cedric Henderson, 57, basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Albany Patroons, Olympique Antibes) (b. 1965)Morto Cedric Henderson: fu protagonista dello scudetto 1986 dell’Olimpia Milano Leon Levine, 85, businessman, founder of Family Dollar (b. 1937)Philanthropist, Family Dollar founder Leon Levine dies at 85 Booker Newberry III, 67, singer ("Love Town") and keyboardist (b. 1956)"Love Town" hitmaker Booker Newberry III dies at age 67 April 6 Jim Caldwell, 80, basketball player (New York Knicks) (b. 1943)Ex-Georgia Tech, ABA player Jim Caldwell passes Katie Cotton, 57–58, communications chief (Apple Inc.) (b. 1965)Katie Cotton, Guardian of the Apple Brand for 18 Years, Dies Bill Hellmuth, 69, architect, chairman of HOK (since 2005) (b. 1953)Bill Hellmuth, FAIA, Chairman and CEO of HOK, dies at 69 Hobie Landrith, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)Hobie Landrith, the first Mets player ever, dead at 93 Kent C. Nelson, 85, businessman (b. 1937) Mimi Sheraton, 97, food critic (The New York Times, The Daily Beast) (b. 1926)The Legacy of Mimi Sheraton, the Pioneering Critic Who Died at 97 April 7 Ben Ferencz, 103, Hungarian-born lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial) (b. 1920)‘No one is to be treated as subhuman’: Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz dies at age 103 Carl Fischer, 98, art director and photographer (b. 1924)In Memoriam : Carl Fischer (1925–2023) Billy Hahn, 69, basketball coach (West Virginia Mountaineers) (b. 1953)Coach Billy Hahn Has Died Tracy Johnson, 56, football player (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1966)Clemson Football: Former Tiger Tracy Johnson passes away Kidd Jordan, 87, jazz saxophonist (b. 1935)Edward 'Kidd' Jordan, New Orleans avant-jazz saxophonist, music educator, dies at 87 Harry Lorayne, 96, magician (b. 1926)Harry Lorayne, Dazzling Master of Total Recall, Is Dead at 96 Steve H. Murdock, 74, sociologist, director of the United States Census Bureau (2008–2009) (b. 1948)Steve Murdock, Texas scholar who headed Census Bureau, dies Rachel Pollack, 77, science fiction writer (Unquenchable Fire, Doom Patrol) (b. 1945)Rachel Pollack, Trailblazing Doom Patrol Writer, Dies at 77 John Regan, 71, bass guitarist (Frehley's Comet) (b. 1951)Former Frehley's Comet Bassist John Regan Dies James W. Valentine, 96, evolutionary biologist (b. 1926)James William Valentine April 8 Elizabeth Hubbard, 89, actress (The Doctors, As the World Turns, Ordinary People) (b. 1933)Elizabeth Hubbard, Soap Star on ‘As the World Turns’ and ‘The Doctors,’ Dies at 89 Michael Lerner, 81, actor (Barton Fink, Eight Men Out, X-Men: Days of Future Past) (b. 1941)Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81 Edward L. Rissien, 98, production company executive and producer (Snow Job, Saint Jack, Castle Keep) (b. 1924)Edward L. Rissien, ‘Castle Keep’ Producer and Filmways, Playboy Productions Exec, Dies at 98 Mickey Slaughter, 81, football quarterback (Denver Broncos) (b. 1941)La Tech football great Mickey Slaughter, who also played QB in NFL, dies at 81 Norman H. Stahl, 92, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1992) and the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire (1990–1992) (b. 1931)Federal Judge Norman Stahl of Manchester Dies at Age 92 April 9 Karl Berger, 88, German-born jazz pianist, composer, and educator (Creative Music Studio) (b. 1935)Jazz musician and local treasure, Karl Berger dies at 88 Bruria David, 84, American-born Israeli rebbetzin, founder of Beth Jacob Jerusalem (b. 1938)BD"E: Rebbetzin Bruriah David A"H, Founder And Leader of BJJ Seminary Alexander J. Dessler, 94, planetary scientist (b. 1928)Alex Dessler, founding father of Rice space science, dies at 94 Donald W. Ernst, 89, film editor (The Brave Little Toaster, The Lord of the Rings) and producer (Fantasia 2000) (b. 1934)Animation Editor-Producer Don Ernst Dies Age 89 Paul Hinrichs, 97, baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1925)Paul Hinrichs Chuck Morris, 46, percussionist (Lotus) (b. 1976)Bodies of father and son who disappeared on kayaking trip have been recovered, sheriff's office says (body discovered on this date) Fred Pancoast, 90, football coach (Vanderbilt Commodores, Memphis State Tigers, Tampa Spartans) (b. 1932)Ex-College Football Coach Died At 90 This Week Dick Springer, 75, politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1981–1989) and Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1948)Richard "Dick" Springer Valda Setterfield, 88, British-born dancer, pneumonia.Valda Setterfield Dies at 88; a Star in the Postmodern Dance Firmament James Timlin, 95, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1984) and bishop (1984–2003) of Scranton (b. 1927)The Most Reverend James C. Timlin, Eighth Bishop Of Scranton, Dies At 95 Tom Yurkovich, 87, Olympic ice hockey player (1964) (b. 1935)Thomas Michael Yurkovich April 10 Jane Davis Doggett, 93, graphic designer (b. 1929)Aviation industry icon Jane Davis Doggett dies at 93 Richard Ieyoub, 78, politician, attorney general of Louisiana (1992–2004) (b. 1944)Former Louisiana AG Richard Ieyoub dies at 78 Al Jaffee, 102, cartoonist (Mad, Trump, Humbug) (b. 1921)Al Jaffee: 1921–2023 Frank Lasky, 81, football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1941)Frank Lasky Ronald Whyte, 80, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern California (since 1992) (b. 1942)‘Dean of the Silicon Valley Bench’: Retired Judge Ronald Whyte Dies at 80 Rick Wolff, 71, writer and radio host (b. 1951)Rick Wolff, longtime WFAN host, dead at 71 after brain cancer battle April 11 Carol Locatell, 82, actress (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Coffy, The Family Stone) (b. 1940)Carol Locatell, ‘Friday the 13th Part V’ Favorite, Dies at 82 Jerry Mander, 86, activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television) (b. 1936)Jerry Mander, San Francisco’s radical adman, dies at 86 Lesley Swick Van Ness, 42, television news anchor (WGEM) (b. 1980)Remembering Lesley Swick Van Ness Donald Voet, 84, biochemist (b. 1938)Donald Herman Voet (1938–2023) April 12 Ivo Babuška, 97, Czech-born mathematician (Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem, Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition) (b. 1926)Ivo Babuška, Mathematician Known for Finite Element Method Breakthroughs, Dies at 97 Carolyn Long Banks, 82, civil rights activist and politician, member of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997) (b. 1940)Inquirer Family Mourns the Loss of Friend and Activist Carolyn Long Banks James Bradley, 67, basketball player (Pallacanestro Trieste) (b. 1955)James Bradley Jr. Louis Gaskin, 56, convicted murderer (b. 1967)'Ninja killer' Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 slaying of NJ couple in Florida David Hurles, 78, gay pornography distributor (b. 1944)Legendary gay pornographer David Hurles dies Megan Terry, 90, playwright (b. 1932)Megan Terry, Feminist Playwright and Rock Musical Innovator, Dies at 90 Doug Tibbles, 83, television writer (Bewitched, My Three Sons) and drummer (The Stone Coyotes) (b. 1940)Douglas F. Tibbles Blair Tindall, 63, oboeist and journalist (b. 1960)Blair Tindall Dies: ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ Author Was 63 G. I. Williamson, 97, theologian, pastor, and author (b. 1925)G.I. Williamson, 97, Called Home to Glory April 13 Mike Baxes, 92, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1930)Michael Baxes Norm Kent, 73, attorney and gay rights activist (b. 1949)Norm Kent – Noted Attorney, Publisher, LGBT Rights Activist, Baseball Aficionado – Dies at 73 Larry LeGrande, 83, baseball player (Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs) (b. 1939) Don Leppert, 91, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators) (b. 1931)Don Leppert, first base coach for ‘71 Pirates title team, dead at 91 Marilyn McReavy, 78, Olympic volleyball player (1968) (b. 1944)Marilyn McReavy April 14 Mark Arneson, 73, football player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1949)Former St. Louis Cardinals Linebacker Mark Arneson Dies at the age of 73