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An alphabetical listing of names beginning with the letter B which have been in RECENT DEATHS since we started that feature. Names remain in RECENT DEATHS for two months, based on date of death.
After two months, they are moved here in the DEATHS ARCHIVES. For a listing of people who have died less than two months ago, visit RECENT DEATHS.

Horace W. Babcock - August 29, 2003 (90) Astronomer and former director of Carnegie Observatories
Hilary Bader - November 7, 2002 (50) Television writer
Parley Baer - November 22, 2002 (88) Actor
Morris E. "Snake" Bailey - July 17, 2002 (77) Former TCU college football player
Benjamin Baker Jr. - July 14, 2003 (101) Physician
Buddy Baker - July 26, 2002 (84) Composer
John Baker - June 8, 2002 (49) Race car driver
Julius Baker - August 6, 2003 (87) Former principal flute player for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Winthrop P. Baker Jr. - June 7, 2003 (72) Former president of Westinghouse Broadcasting
Joaquin Balaguer - July 14, 2002 (95) Former Dominican Republic president
Nina Elias Bamberger - November 20, 2002 (48) Television producer of programs for children
Alden Barber - January 17, 2003 (83) [Stroke] Former chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America
Asa Barber - June 16, 2003 (66)[Lou Gehrig's disease] Columnist for Playboy magazine
Jim Barnes - September 14, 2002 (61) Former National Basketball Association player
Robert Barnes - August 9, 2002 (42) Political consultant
Murray Baron - September 23, 2002 (94) President of Accuracy in Media
George Barrie - November 16, 2002 (90) Songwriter and creator of Brut Cologne
Al Bart (birth name Al Babartsky) - December 29, 2002 (87) Former football player at Fordham University, Chicago Cardinals and Chicago Bears
Peter Barton - September 8, 2002 (51) Former president and chief executive of Liberty Media Corporation
Goldie Bateson - February 1, 2003 (87) Former professional golfer and golf teacher
Robert Batscha - July 4, 2003 (58) [Cancer] President of the Museum of Television and Radio
Edwin R. Bayley - October 27, 2002 (84) Former dean of the graduate school of journalism at the University of California-Berkeley
Edward Beach - December 1, 2002 (84) [Cancer] Writer. Writings included Run Silent, Run Deep
William L. Beale Jr. - October 27, 2002 (97) Former Washington, DC bureau chief of the Associated Press
Roderick W. Beaton - July 2, 2002 (79) Former president of United Press International
Audrey Jones Beck - August 22, 2003 (79) Houston, Texas philanthropist
Kenneth Beeson - January 3, 2003 (78) Former mayor of St. Augustine, Florida
Milos "Sharkey" Begovich - August 9, 2002 (76) Former owner of Sharkey's Nugget casino
Fernando Belaunde - June 4, 2002 (89) Former president of Peru
Kevin Belcher - June 28, 2003 (42) Former football player for the New York Giants
Aaron Bell - July 28, 2003 (82) Musician and former chairman of the performing arts department at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey
Derek Bell - October 17, 2002 (66) Musician
Byron Belt - August 10, 2002 (73) Former arts critic for Newhouse News Service
Boyd Bennett - June 2, 2002 (77) Musician, television producer, and songwriter
Charles Bennett - September 6, 2003 (92) Former United States representative from Florida, for 44 years
Charles S. "Chalky" Bennett - September 7, 2003 (75) Former managing editor of The Millville Daily, in Millville, New Jersey
Harold C. Bennett - July 27, 2003 (78) [Pancreatic cancer] Former president-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention
Robert Bennett - July 11, 2002 (89) Former Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Richard E. Bennis - August 3, 2003 (52) [Melanoma] Retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral and former captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey
Mildred Wirt Benson - May 28, 2002 (96) Original author of the Nancy Drew series
Barbara Berjer - October 20, 2002 (82) Actress. Played Bridget Connell on Another World
Bernard E. "Barney" Berlinger - December 2, 2002 (94) [Heart failure] Former member of the U.S. Olympic team and former winner of the Sullivan Award
Morris Berman - June 16, 2002 (92) Photographer
Russell Berrie - December 25, 2002 (69) Philanthropist and chief executive officer and chairman of Russ Berrie and Company
Philip Berrigan - December 6, 2002 (79) [Kidney and liver cancer] Anti-war activist
Bill Berry - November 13, 2002 (72) Musician and bandleader
Jay Berwanger - June 26, 2002 (88) First Heisman Trophy winner
Hollis G. Best - August 15, 2003 (77) Federal judge in Yosemite National Park and former presiding judge of the Fresno County Superior Court in Fresno, California
Pepsi Bethel - August 30, 2002 (83) Dancer and choreographer
Robert Alan Bicks - December 25, 2002 (75) [Respiratory failure] Former United States assistant attorney general
Donald E. Biederman - August 8, 2002 (67) Entertainment attorney
Ross Bigelow - September 3, 2002 (77) Former California Superior Court judge
Richard Biggs - May 22, 2004 (44) Actor. Player Dr. Marcus Hunter on Days of Our Lives, Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5 and Clayton Boudreauz on Guiding Light.
Morris "Moe" Biller - September 5, 2003 (87) Former president of the American Postal Workers Union
Wilfrid G. Binette - July 5, 2003 (65) [Alzheimer's disease] Sports writer and sports editor
Virginia McKnight Binger - December 22, 2002 (86) Philanthropist
Billie Bird (real name Billie Bird Sellen) - November 27, 2002 (94) Comedian and actress
Bill Bishop - September 28, 2002 (56) Sports director of radio station KFKA-AM, and football broadcast color analyst for the University of Northern Colorado
Staige D. Blackford - June 23, 2003 (72) [Car crash] Editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review
Estelle Blanc - January 12, 2003 (92) [Heart failure] Widow of cartoon voice Mel Blanc
Bill Blass - June 12, 2002 (79) Fashion designer
Freddie Blassie - June 2, 2003 (85) [Heart failure] Former professional wrestler
Ed Bliss - November 25, 2002 (90) Former news writer and news editor for CBS radio and television and founder of the broadcast journalism program at American University
Denver Blocker - August 19, 2003 (80) [Pinned under overturned tractor] Councilman in Allenhurst, Georgia
Jimmy Bloodworth - August 17, 2002 (85) Former baseball player for the Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati
Lucile Bluford - June 13, 2003 (91) Editor and publisher of The Kansas City Call
Robert Blumofe - July 22, 2003 (94) Movie producer
True Eames Boardman - July 29, 2003 (94) [Pancreatic cancer] Actor and writer
Ernest J. "Ernie" Boch - July 13, 2003 (77) [Liver cancer] Car dealer, owner of radio stations and philanthropist
Arnie Boehm - October 9, 2002 (69) Boxing coach
Nils Bohlin - September 21, 2002 (82) Inventor of the three-point seat belt
Maurice Bois - January 13, 2003 (85) [Found dead after he wandered away in the cold from a nursing home] Former New Hampshire Supreme Court justice
Frank E. Bolden - August 28, 2003 (90) Former reporter for the Pittsburgh Courier
Bobby Bonds - August 23, 2003 (57) [Lung cancer] Former baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, California Angels, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals
Leslie N. Boney Jr. - June 12, 2003 (83) Architect
Jose Bonilla - June 14, 2002 (34) Former flyweight boxing champion
Barbara Brewster Bonner - August 1, 2003 (46) Veterinarian and founder of the Turtle Hospital of New England
Thomas Bonner - September 2, 2003 (80) Former president of the University of New Hampshire
Margaret Booth - October 28, 2002 (102) Film editor
Vic Bottari - January 6, 2003 (86) Former All-American football player for the University of California
Henry Botterell - January 3, 2003 (106) Canada's last World War I fighter pilot
John P. Bourcier - August 15, 2002 (75) Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
Mel Bourne - January 14, 2003 (79) Television and movie production designer
Wes Bowen - September 2, 2003 (79) Former host of "Just Jazz" on radio station KUER, in Salt Lake City, Utah
Marvin Bower - January 22, 2003 (99) Former managing director of McKinsey & Company
Harley Bowers - December 24, 2002 (81) Former columnist and sports editor for the Macon Telegraph in Macon, Georgia
Gene Boyer - August 19, 2003 (78) Founder of the Wisconsin Women's Network and the Wisconsin Jewish Women's Coalition
Eddie Bracken - November 14, 2002 (87) Comedian and actor
J. Michael Bradford - September 8, 2003 (50) [Suicide] Former U.S. Attorney
Frederick Bradlee - July 12, 2003 (84) Writer and actor
Ruby Bradley - May 28, 2002 (94) Army nurse and former prisoner of war
Ruby Braff - February 9, 2003 (75) Jazz musician
Linda Braidwood - January 15, 2003 (93) [Pneumonia] Archaeologist
Robert Braidwood - January 15, 2003 (95) [Pneumonia] Archaeologist
Paul Wilson Brand - July 8, 2003 (88) Orthopedic surgeon, clinical professor of orthopedics emeritus at the University of Washington
Erik Braunn - July 25, 2003 (52) [Cardiac arrest] Musician, producer and songwriter. Former guitarist for Iron Butterfly
Bruce Brewer - July 12, 2003 (33) [Drowned in a cave] Photographer and cave explorer
Carson Brewer - January 15, 2003 (82) [Pneumonia] Former columnist for The Knoxville News-Sentinel, and author
Walter Brewer - July 31, 2003 (43) [Car crash] Chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission
Mary Brian - December 29, 2002 (96) [Heart failure] Actress
Rob Brickle - September 2, 2003 (21) [Accidental shooting] Disc jockey, known as "Rob Ray", on WMBG-FM in Macon, Georgia
William R. "Bill" Bright - July 19, 2003 (81) [Complications of pulmonary fibrosis] Founder of Campus Crusade for Christ
David Brinkley - June 11, 2003 (82) [Complications from a fall] Former television news anchor and television journalist
Robert N. Broadbent - August 9, 2003 (77) [Cancer] Former assistant secretary of the Interior Department
Charles Bronson - August 30, 2003 (81) [Pneumonia] Actor
Marx Brook - September 3, 2002 (82) Physics professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Hadda Brooks - November 21, 2002 (86) Singer and pianist
Herb Brooks - August 11, 2003 (66) [Car crash] Former U.S. hockey team coach and former coach of the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils and Minnesota North Stars
Rand Brooks - September 1, 2003 (84) Actor
Stella Brooks - December 13, 2002 (92) [Colon cancer] Jazz singer
William Broom - February 10, 2003 (78) [Parkinson's disease] Former Washington bureau chief for Ridder Newspapers, former president of the National Press Club and former vice president for public affairs for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Charlie Brown - June 10, 2003 (82) [Emphysema] United States congressman from Missouri
David Brown - February 1, 2003 (46) [Breakup of the space shuttle Columbia] Astronaut
Dee Brown - December 12, 2002 (94) [Heart disease] Historian and writer
Earle Brown - July 2, 2002 (75) Composer
J. Carter Brown - June 17, 2002 (67) Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Jesse Brown - August 15, 2002 (58) Former Veterans Affairs Secretary
Joe Brown - August 24, 2003 (65) [Lung cancer] Former police chief of Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Norman O. Brown - October 2, 2002 (89) Writer
Ray Brown - July 2, 2002 (75) Musician
W. T. "Billy" Brown - December 29, 2002 (84) [Congestive heart failure] Former member of the United States Olympic team and former vice president of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
John Browning - January 26, 2003 (69) Pianist
George Brumley, Jr. - July 19, 2003 (68) [Charter plane crash] Physician. Former chairman of the Emory University Department of Pediatrics.
Preston Buchanan - January 24, 2003 (54) Musician
Joel Buchsbaum - December 29, 2002 (48) [Found dead on his apartment floor] Contributing editor for Pro Football Weekly, football draft analyst for ESPN, and football analyst on KMOX radio in St. Louis, Missouri
Jack Buck - June 18, 2002 (77) [Cancer] Sports broadcaster
Carter L. Burgess - August 18, 2002 (85) Former assistant secretary of defense
Adrian Burk - July 28, 2003 (75) Former NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles and former NFL official
Larry Burkett - July 4, 2003 (64) [Heart disease and kidney cancer] Writer of and radio talk show host of Bible-based financial advice
I. W. "Tubby" Burnham - June 24, 2002 (93) Founder of Burnham Financial Group
Martin Burnham - June 7, 2002 (42) Missionary
Clarence "Du" Burns - January 12, 2003 (84) [Kidney failure] Former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland
Stan Burns - November 5, 2002 (79) Television comedy writer
Charles Burton - July 15, 2002 (59) Explorer
Jim Butler - July 28, 2003 (76) [Pneumonia] Former radio personality at KMOX radio in St. Louis, Missouri