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12.30.2001 00:07
Notable deaths of 2001
JANUARY
William Hewlett, 87. The shirt-sleeved engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage in 1938 and pioneered Silicon Valley and the computer age itself. Jan. 12.
Leonard Woodcock, 89. He shepherded the United Auto Workers union and then served as ambassador to China in the Carter administration. Jan. 16.
Michel Navratil, 92. The last male survivor of doomed Titanic, whose identity was a highly publicized mystery for days. Jan. 31.
FEBRUARY
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 94. The wife of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, who became his co-pilot and wrote about their pioneering adventures in flight. Feb. 7.
Dale Evans, 88. Singer-actress who teamed with husband Roy Rogers in popular Westerns and wrote their theme song, "Happy Trails to You." Feb. 7.
Dr. William H. Masters, 85. A leading researcher in the field of human sexuality, he co-wrote 1966 best seller "Human Sexual Response" with his future wife Virginia Johnson. Feb. 16.
Dale Earnhardt, 49. Seven-time Winston Cup champion and one of the most beloved stars in auto racing. Feb. 18. Head injuries in crash during the Daytona 500.
Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone, 82. Reputed mafia captain who many believe knew the secret behind the 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Feb. 23.
MARCH
James A. Rhodes, 91. Former governor of Ohio whose decision to send National Guard troops to Kent State University to quell an anti-war protest in 1970 led to four student deaths. March 4.
Harold E. Stassen, 93. Perennial presidential candidate whose name became a synonym for political futility despite a distinguished career as governor, diplomat and university president. March 4.
APRIL
Joey Ramone, 49. Punk rock icon whose signature yelp melded with the Ramones' three-chord thrash to launch an explosion of bands like the Sex Pistols. April 15. Lymphoma.
Meldrim Thomson, 89. Former New Hampshire governor whose support of conservative causes outraged liberals while his fiery anti-tax stance brought him three terms in office. April 19.
MAY
Douglas Adams, 49. British author whose science fiction comedy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" spawned a mini-industry. May 11. Apparent heart attack.
Rep. Joseph Moakley, 74. Fifteen-term congressman from working-class South Boston hailed as "the last of the old-style pols." May 28.
Anthony Quinn, 86. The Oscar winner remembered for his roles as the earthy hero of "Zorba the Greek" and the fierce Bedouin leader in "Lawrence of Arabia." June 3.
Timothy McVeigh, 33. Oklahoma City bomber. June 11. Executed.
Carroll O'Connor, 76. Actor whose gruff charm as the cranky bigot Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" began a new era of frankness in TV comedy. June 21.
John Lee Hooker, 80. Bluesman whose rich, sonorous voice, coupled with a brooding rhythmic guitar, inspired countless musicians with songs like "Boom Boom" and "Boogie Chillen." June 21.
Jack Lemmon, 76. Actor who brought a jittery intensity to his roles as finicky Felix Unger in "The Odd Couple," the boastful Ensign Pulver in "Mr. Roberts" and a cross-dressing musician in "Some Like It Hot." June 27.
Eudora Welty, 92. Wise, meticulous writer whose loving depictions of small-town Mississippi brought her international acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize. July 23.
AUGUST
Aaliyah, 22. Rhythm and blues singer known for hits such as "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number"; also a budding actress in films such as "Romeo Must Die." Aug. 25. Plane crash.
SEPTEMBER
Troy Donahue, 65. Heartthrob actor of the 1950s and '60s who starred in teen romances like
A Summer Place
and
Parrish.
Sept. 2.
Pauline Kael, 82. Brash, witty movie critic who thrashed both facile commercialism and self-indulgent pretense from her lofty perch at The New Yorker. Sept. 3.
Isaac Stern, 81. The master violinist who saved Carnegie Hall from the wrecking ball and helped advance the careers of generations of musicians who followed. Sept. 22.
OCTOBER:
Emilie Schindler, 93. She helped her industrialist husband save hundreds of Jews from Nazi death camps in a saga memorialized by the movie
Schindler's List.
Oct. 5.
Herbert L. Block, 91. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist who under the name "Herblock" skewered every president since Herbert Hoover. Oct. 7.
NOVEMBER
Ken Kesey, 66. He won fame as a novelist with
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
, then took an LSD-fueled bus ride that became a symbol of the psychedelic 1960s. Nov. 10.
George Harrison, 58. The "quiet Beatle" who added rock 'n' roll flash and a touch of the mystic to the band's timeless magic. Nov. 29. Cancer.
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