Marla Ruzicka, a longtime peace activist and the founder of Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), was killed in a car bombing on April 16. She was 28.
Dr. Jeanne A. Petrek, a prominent surgeon and expert on pregnancy-associated breast cancer, was killed in an accident on April 11. She was 57.
Andrea Dworkin, a feminist who described pornography as a violation of women's civil rights, died on April 9. Cause of death was not released. She was 58.
Libby Dengrove, a courtroom artist who won two Emmy Awards for her illustrated coverage of the "Son of Sam" trial of David Berkowitz and the "Murder at the Met" trial of Craig S. Crimmins, died on April 13 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 86.
Istvan Danosi, the former fencing coach at Wayne State University in Michigan, died on April 8. Cause of death was not released. He was 93.
Dale Messick, the cartoonist who created the long-running, syndicated comic strip "Brenda Starr, Reporter," died on April 5. Cause of death was not released. She was 98.
The Blog of Death, and Audio Obit, will be on hiatus until April 12th. Between now and then, I'll be moving from Seattle to New York City and starting a new job. Feel free to post tributes and e-mail submissions in my absence.
--Jade Walker
Mitch Hedberg, a stand-up comedian TIME magazine once described as "the next Seinfeld," died on March 30. Cause of death was not released. He was 37.
Johnnie Cochran, the flamboyant trial lawyer who became a legal superstar after he helped Hall of Fame football player O.J. Simpson beat murder charges in 1995, died on March 29 of a brain tumor. He was 67.