Deaths in June - 2013

Civil rights activist Rev. Will D. Campbell died June 3 at the age of 88. A few of his books include Brother to a Dragonfly, Soul Among Lions, Forty Acres and a Goat and The Convention: A Parable.

Journalist Ed Hotaling died June 3 at the age of 75. He was the author of They're Off! Horse Racing at Saratoga and Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield.

I so wanted to be Esther Williams when I was a kid. The swimming film star died June 6 at the age of 91. Her autobiography was called The Million Dollar Mermaid.

Comic novelist Tom Sharpe died June 6 at the age of 85. A few of his many books include Wilt, Riotous Assembly and Blott on the Landscape.

Popular author Iain Banks died June 9 at the age of 59. A few of his most popular works include The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road, Complicity and The Bridge.

Israeli novelist Yoram Kaniuk died June 1 at the age of 85. A few of his books include Adam Resurrected, The Acrophile, and Himmo, King of Jerusalem.

Former president of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Jeanne Knoerle died June 10 at the age of 85. She was author of The Dream of the Red Chamber: A Critical Study.

Nobel winning economist Robert W. Fogel died June 11 at the age of 86. A few of his books include Railroads and American Economic Growth and Time on the Cross.

Championship golfer Miller Barber, aka Mr. X, died on June 11 at the age of 82. He was the author of Top Tips from Senior Pros.

Joan H. Parker, widow of Robert B. Parker and an inspiration for his Spensor heroine, died on June 12 at the age of 80. Her memoir was called Three Weeks in Spring.

Poet and translator Oliver Bernard died June 1 at the age of 87. A few of his collections include Country Matters, Verse &c and The Finger Points at the Moon.

Expert on the Lakota language Albert White Hat has died at the age of 74. A few of his books include Reading and Writing the Lakota Language and Lakota Ceremonial Songs.

Foreign correspondent Michael Hastings died June 18 at the age of 33. He was the author of The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan and I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story.

Thriller novelist Vince Flynn died June 19 at the age of 47. He was author of the Mitch Rapp series. A few of his more popular books include Transfer of Power, Consent to Kill and Term Limits.

Conspiracy theory author Michael Baigent, who famously lost a plagiarism suit against Dan Brown, has died on June 17 at the age of 65. A few of his books include The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Messianic Legacy, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception and The Temple and the Lodge.

Scholar Martin Bernal died June 9 at the age of 76. He was the author of the Black Athena series of works.

Sci-fi legend Richard Matheson died June 23 at the age of 87. A few of his classic works include I am Legend, What Dreams May Come, A Stir of Echoes, The Shrinking Man and Hell House.

Pop music journalist Chet Flippo died June 19 at the age of 69. A few of his books include Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams, Yesterday: The Unauthorized Biography of Paul McCartney and Graceland: The Living Legacy of Elvis Presley.

British archaeologist Mick Aston died on the 24th of June. Well known for his appearance on the 'Time Team' television programme, he was a senior academic and published many works alongside his passion for enthusing the public about archaeology.

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British archaeologist and television opresenter Mick Aston died June 24 at the age of 66. A few of his books include Atlas of Archaeology , Interpreting the Landscape from the Air and Mick's Archaeology.

Photographer Bert Stern died June 26 at the age of 83. His books include The Pill Book and Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.

Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack died June 29 at the age of 91. A few of her many books include Vi racconto l'astronomia and Notte di stelle.

Playwright David Rogers died June 5 at the age of 85. He adapted many difficult books for the stage such as Flowers for Algernon.

Social critic Philip E. Slater died June 20 at the age of 86. He was the author of The Pursuit of Loneliness and Wealth Addiction.

Artist Sarah Charlesworth died June 27 at the age of 66. She was the author of In-Photography.

Political scientist Kenneth Minogue died June 28 at the age of 82. He was the author of The Concept of a University and Alien Powers: The Pure Theory of Ideology.

Technology expert James Martin died June 24 at the age of 79. He was the author of The Wired Society and The Meaning of the 21st Century.

Austrian marine biologist Hans Hass died June 14 at the age of 94. A few of his books include Diving to Adventure, Ten Fathoms Down and The Human Animal.

Author Deric Longden died June 23 at the age of 76. A few of his books include Diana's Story, The Cat Who Came in from the Cold, Enough to make a Cat Laugh and I'm a Stranger Here Myself.

Dudley Knight died on June 27, 2013. He wrote Speaking with Skill. He taught at the University of California at Irvine for many years.

Aviation historian Bill Gunstan died June 1 at the age of 86. He was the author of numerous books including Modern Air Combat, Flight Handbook and Airbus: The Complete Story.

Israeli novelist Yoram Kaniuk died June 8 at the age of 83. A few of his more than 30 novels include Adam Resurrected, 1948, King of Jerusalem and The Acrophile.

Botanist David Moore died June 29 at the age of 79. A few of his books include Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands, Vascular Flora of the Tierra del Fuego and Plant Cytogenetics.

Former director of photography for National Geographic, Robert Gilka died June 25 at the age of 96. His work includes Stay this Moment: The Photographs of Sam Abell and Images of the World.