March 31, 2011

2011Gil Clancy, American boxer and trainer (born 1922)^[†]

Gilbert Thomas Clancy was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted television boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s.

2011Alan Fitzgerald, Australian journalist and author (born 1935)^[†]

Alan John Fitzgerald was an Australian author, journalist and satirist. He was known for his unwavering opposition to the Australian republican movement and worked alongside Tony Abbott during Abbott's tenure as president of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM) during the 1990s.

2011Mary Greyeyes, the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces (born 1920)^[†]

Mary Greyeyes Reid was a Canadian World War II servicewoman. A Cree from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, she was the first First Nations woman to enlist in the Canadian Armed Forces. After joining the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) in 1942, she became the subject of an internationally famous army publicity photograph, and was sent overseas to serve in London, England, where she was introduced to public figures such as George VI and his daughter Elizabeth. Greyeyes remained in London until being discharged in 1946, after which she returned to Canada.

2011Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1921)^[†]

Oddvar Ingolf Hansen was a Norwegian footballer and coach, who represented Brann in his hometown Bergen.

2011Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish singer and actress (born 1941)^[†]

Isabella Margaret MacAskill was a heritage activist and traditional Scottish Gaelic singer and teacher, often referred to as the "Gaelic diva".

2011Henry Taub, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)^[†]

Henry Taub was an American businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian-Jewish descent who was a co-founder of ADP.