Dead Celebrity Alert

Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, has died after being struck by a stingray barb in Queensland.

Mr Irwin, 44 died after the stingray barb went through his chest while he was shooting a documentary off Port Douglas. … Read full obituary

Bob Mathias, a two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon and former U.S. congressman, died Saturday. He was 75. … Read full obituary

BOSTON, Sept. 1 (AP) — Charlie Wagner, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1930’s and 40’s and worked for the organization for 70 years, died early Thursday in his hometown, Reading, Pa., after attending a minor league game. He was 93. … Read full obituary

Gyorgy Faludy, Hungarian poet and Nazi resistance fighter; in Budapest.

Nellie Connally, the widow of former Texas Gov. John Connally, has died. She was the last survivor among those who were in President John F. Kennedy’s limousine when he was assassinated in November 1963. … Read full obituary

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mayor Bob O’Connor, who learned he had a rare form of brain cancer only seven months into his term, died Friday night, his spokesman said. He was 61. … Read full obituary