The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2012. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference (and language of reference, if not English). June 2012 1 Faruq Z. Bey, 70, American jazz saxophonist, emphysema. Pádraig Faulkner, 94, Irish politician, TD for Louth (1957–1987), Minister for Defence (1979–1980), Ceann Comhairle (1980–1981). Milan Gaľa, 59, Slovak politician. Avram Goldstein, 92, American pharmacologist. Marcial Gómez Parejo, 81, Spanish Andalusian painter and illustrator. Nick Knilans, 94, American bomber pilot. Marion Sandler, 81, American businesswoman (Golden West Financial). Jörg Schmeisser, 70, German-Australian printmaker. Brahmeshwar Singh, 67, Indian militia chief, head of Ranvir Sena, shooting. Juozas Tunaitis, 83, Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1991–2010). 2 Eliseo Nicolás Alonso, 57, Spanish woodcarver. Avraham Botzer, 83, Israeli general, Commander of the Navy (1968–1972). Adolfo Calero, 80, Nicaraguan businessman, leader of the Democratic Force, pneumonia and kidney failure. Richard Dawson, 79, English-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes) and host (Family Feud), esophageal cancer. L. K. Doraiswamy, 85, Indian chemical engineer, author and academic, heart ailments. LeRoy Ellis, 72, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore Bullets), prostate cancer. Héctor García Cobo, 88, Mexican photo-journalist. David C. Garrett, Jr., 90, American businessman, CEO of Delta Air Lines. *Jan Gmelich Meijling, 76, Dutch politician, Mayor of Castricum (1978–1985) and Den Helder (1985–1994), State Secretary for Defence (1994–1998). Kathryn Joosten, 72, American actress (Desperate Housewives, The West Wing, Wedding Crashers), lung cancer. Frazier Mohawk, 71, American record producer (Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds). Soini Nikkinen, 88, Finnish Olympic javelin thrower and world record holder. Marco Onorato, 59, Italian cinematographer. Oliver, 55, Congolese-born common chimpanzee noted for his upright stature and humanlike traits. Genichi Taguchi, 88, Japanese engineer and statistician. 3 Carol Ann Abrams, 69, American film producer (The Ernest Green Story) and author, mother of J. J. Abrams, cancer. Levi Chibuike Ajuonuma, 60, Nigerian academic, journalist and public relations expert, aircrash. Bob Bill, 72, American football player and businessman, heart failure. Peter Orlebar Bishop, 94, Australian neurophysiologist. Ibrahim Damcida, 78–79, Nigerian administrator, plane crash. Angelo Di Castro, 86, Italian sculptor. James L. Foreman, 85, American judge. Rosa Guy, 89, Trinidadian-born American author, cancer. Andy Hamilton, 94, Jamaican-born British saxophonist and composer. Rajsoomer Lallah, 79, Mauritian lawyer and judge. Alphonse Le Gastelois, 97,