Gareth Powell Williams, rugby union player, 63 14 May – Abdulrahim Abby Farah, Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician, 98 18 June – Frank Vickery, playwright, 67 29 June – Helen Griffin, actress, playwright and screenwriter, 59 1 July – Julian Tudor Hart, doctor and politician, 91 3 July – Meic Stephens, journalist and critic, 79 23 July – Haydn Morgan, 81, rugby player 9 August – Arthur Davies, operatic tenor, 77 (death announced on this date) 12 August – Betty Gray, table tennis player, 96. 1 September – Kenneth Bowen, operatic tenor, 86 5 September – Rachael Bland, journalist and presenter, 40 (breast cancer) 16 September – Tommy Best, footballer, 97 2 October – Ceri Peach, 78, geographer 10 October – Denzil Davies, 80, politician, MP for Llanelli (1970–2005). 19 November – John Mantle, 76, Wales rugby union and rugby league international. References 2010s in Wales Years of the 21st century in Wales Wales