Deaths in 2008

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed under the date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.

A typical entry appears in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

May 2008

4

• Charles Caccia, 78, Canadian politician, environmentalist and Liberal MP for Davenport (1968–2004). [1]
• Colin Murdoch, 79, New Zealand inventor, best known for the disposable hypodermic syringe and tranquilizer gun, cancer. [2]

3

• Eight Belles, 3, American racehorse, 2008 Kentucky Derby 2nd place finisher, euthanized. [3]
• Lynne Cooper Harvey, 92, American radio producer, Radio Hall of Fame member, wife of radio personality Paul Harvey, leukemia. [4]
• Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, 82, Spanish prime minister (1981–1982), natural causes. [5]

2

• Nasimuddin Amin, 54, Malaysian entrepreneur and founder of Naza, lung cancer. [6]
• Dominic Dim Deng, Sudanese politician, defence minister for Southern Sudan, plane crash. [7]
• Robert M. Isaac, 80, American politician, mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado (1979–1997), pneumonia. [8]
• Justin Yak, Sudanese politician, minister for cabinet affairs for Southern Sudan (2006–2007), plane crash. [9]

1

• Buzzie Bavasi, 93, American baseball executive (Dodgers, Angels, Padres). [10]
• Philipp von Boeselager, 90, German World War II resistance fighter. [11] (German)
• Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", Somalian leader of insurgent group Al-Shabab, air strike. [12]
• Jim Hager, 61, American television actor (Hee Haw), heart attack. [13]
• Mark Kendall, 49, British footballer (Tottenham, Newport County, Wolverhampton) [14]
• Sir Anthony Mamo, 99, Maltese politician, first president of the Republic of Malta. [15]
• Alberto Estima de Oliveira, 74, Portuguese poet. [16] (Portuguese)
• Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, American escort agency proprietor, apparent suicide by hanging. [17] [18]

April 2008

See Deaths in April 2008.

March 2008

See Deaths in March 2008.

February 2008

See Deaths in February 2008.

January 2008

See Deaths in January 2008.

External links

• Obituaries on the Web
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    • Lasting Tribute: Obituaries
  • Australia
    • The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Obituaries

• Specialized websites
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  • Written in Stone - Literary deaths

For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 2007, Deaths in 2006, Deaths in 2005, Deaths in 2004, Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, ...