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An alphabetical listing of names beginning with the letter R 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.

Maxwell Rabb - June 9, 2002 (91) Former United States ambassador to Italy
Jesse C. Rabinowitz - September 9, 2003 (78) [Melanoma] Former professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California-Berkeley
Ken Raffensberger - November 10, 2002 (85) Former pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic - July 31, 2003 (66) [Car crash] Neuroscientist at Yale University
Ilan Ramon - February 1, 2003 (48) [Breakup of the space shuttle Columbia] Astronaut
Dee Dee Ramone - June 5, 2002 (50) Real name Douglas Glenn Colvin - A founding member of punk rock band the Ramones
Claire Rampton - June 2, 2003 (78) [Cancer] Radio broadcaster for Northern Iowa University basketball and football games
Leon Rasmussen - August 15, 2003 (88) Former columnist for Daily Racing Form
John Rawls - November 24, 2002 (81) Harvard University professor and philosopher
Dave "Snaker" Ray - November 28, 2002 (59) Musician
Chuck Rayner - October 6, 2002 (82) Former National Hockey League goalie, mainly for the New York Rangers
Tony Razzano - July 2, 2002 (77) Former San Francisco 49ers scout
Lawrence A. Reed - November 4, 2002 (63) Former chief executive officer of Dow Corning Corporation
Leighton Rees - June 8, 2003 (63) [Heart problems] Former world professional darts champion
Donald T. Regan - June 10, 2003 (84) [Cancer] Former U.S. treasury secretary and former White House chief of staff
Jacques Richard - October 8, 2002 (50) Former NHL hockey player for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques
Fred Riechmann - October 1, 2002 (86) Former president of the Evansville Courier
Mike Reasor - September 19, 2002 (60) Professional golfer
Russell Rebholz - August 1, 2002 (93) Former Canadian Football League player and former University of Wisconsin basketball and football player
Barry C. Reed - July 19, 2002 (75) Lawyer and writer
Donald Upham Reed - October 31, 2002 (75) Former United Press International Managing Editor
Jay Reed - November 8, 2002 (73) Columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Stephanie Reinhart - September 23, 2002 (50) Co-director of the American Dance Festival
Karel Reisz - November 25, 2002 (76) Movie director
Joseph Remcho - January 4, 2003 (58) [Helicopter crash] Attorney for California Democratic politicians
Randy Renfrow - August 9, 2002 (46) Motorcycle racer
Shelby A. Rhinehart - September 19, 2002 (75) Member of the Tennessee state House of Representatives
John Jacob Rhodes Jr - August 24, 2003 (86) [Cancer] Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona
Charles Dana Rice - June 2, 2002 (47) El Paso Corporation Senior Vice President
Stan Rice - December 9, 2002 (60) [Brain cancer] Poet and painter
George Rickey - July 17, 2002 (95) Sculptor
Bernard H. Ridder Jr. - October 10, 2002 (85) Former chairman of Knight Ridder and former chairman of the Minnesota Vikings
Dean Riesner - August 18, 2002 (83) Screenwriter
Herb Ritts - December 26, 2002 (50) [Pneumonia] Celebrity photographer
John Roach - July 11, 2003 (81) Archbishop. Former leader of the Archdioceses of Minneopolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
Frederick C. Robbins - August 4, 2003 (86) [Heart failure] Physician, Nobel Prize winner for medicine, and former dean for the medical school at University Hospitals of Cleveland
Sherman M. Robbins - June 18, 2003 (57) Editor in chief of Palm Beach Illustrated
Bobby Roberts - June 22, 2002 (74) Former Clemson basketball coach
Lucille Roberts - July 17, 2003 (59) [Cancer] Founder and director of Lucille Roberts Health Club
Mike Roberts - August 21, 2003 (63) [Cancer] Former executive director of the North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Jimmie Lee Robinson - July 6, 2002 (71) Musician
Matt Robinson - August 5, 2002 (65) Television writer, producer and actor
Robert Rockwell - January 25, 2003 (82) [Cancer] Actor
Selden Rodman - November 2, 2002 (93) Poet and writer
Norman Roettger - July 26, 2003 (72) [Heart attack] Senior U.S. district judge
Fran Rogel - June 3, 2002 (74) Former Pittsburgh Steelers player
Billy Rogell - August 9, 2003 (98) [Pneumonia] Former baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
Stephen Rogers - November 12, 2002 (90) President of The Post Standard newspaper in Syracuse, New York
Warren Rogers - August 31, 2003 (81) [Cancer] Freelance newspaper reporter and book author
Herman Rohrig - July 14, 2002 (84) Former Green Bay Packers player and NFL official
Ralph Rohweder - July 18, 2003 (86) [Congestive heart failure] Public policy consultant, civic activist and former national vice president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tony Roma - June 13, 2003 (78) [Lung cancer] Founder of Tony Romas Restaurants
Patrick Rooney - December 18, 2002 (67) [Bone marrow disorder] Former chairman and chief executive officer of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company
Burns W. "Bud" Roper - January 20, 2003 (77) [Lung cancer] Pollster. Former chairman of the Roper Organization.
Harold Rose - September 8, 2003 (92) Horse racing trainer and owner
Tim Rose - September 24, 2002 (62) Folk-rock singer and musician
John Roseboro - August 16, 2002 (69) Former baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Washington Senators
Victor Rosellini - January 9, 2003 (87) [Complications from a fall] Restaurant owner and former president of the National Restaurant Association
William Rosenberg - September 20, 2002 (86) Founder of Dunkin' Donuts
Jerome Rosow - October 11, 2002 (82) Former Department of Labor assistant secretary
Ted Ross - September 3, 2002 (68) Actor
Eugene V. Rostow - November 26, 2002 (89) Former Yale University law school dean and former U.S. State Department undersecretary of state
Kyle Rote - August 14, 2002 (74) Former New York Giants football player
Phil Roth - July 15, 2002 (74) Actor
Walter Rothschild Jr. - June 20, 2003 (83) [Surgery complications] Former president of Abraham & Strauss department stores and former chairman of the National Urban Coalition
Ralph M. Rourke - August 28, 2003 (80) Director of The Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Barbara Rowell - August 12, 2002 (54) Nature photographer
Galen Rowell - August 12, 2002 (61) Writer and nature photographer
Wallace R. Roy - June 16, 2003 (97) Former vice president of technical services for Minute Maid Corporation
Irv Rubin - November 13, 2002 (57) Chairman of the Jewish Defense League
Joe Ruetz - January 2, 2003 (86) Former athletic director at Stanford University
Al Ruffo - February 10, 2003 (94) Former mayor of San Jose, California and former part-owner of the San Francisco 49ers
Ed Runge - July 25, 2002 (84) Former American League baseball umpire
William L. Russell - July 23, 2003 (92) Biologist
William Russo - January 11, 2003 (74) [Pneumonia] Bandleader and composer