Bernard Leon Barker, 92, one of the five Watergate burglars whose break-in led to America’s biggest political scandal; in suburban Miami, of cancer.
Omar Bongo, 73, who ruled Gabon for 42 years, making him the world’s longest-serving president; June 8, in Barcelona, Spain, of cardiac arrest.
Norman Brinker, 78, restaurant mogul who popularized the salad bar and built a worldwide casual dining empire that includes Chili’s Grill & Bar; June 9, in Colorado, of pneumonia complications.
Dr. Nathan Friedman, 97, pioneering periodontist and dentistry professor whose comforting rapport with patients drew celebrities such as Danny Kaye and Lucille Ball to his Beverly Hills practice; May 27, in Los Angeles.
Edward Hanrahan, 88, former Cook County state’s attorney whose political career was ruined when police assigned to his office killed two Black Panthers in a pre-dawn raid in 1969; June 9, in River Forest, of leukemia complications.
Bert Kraus, 83, retired winning wrestling coach at Lyons Township High School and co-founder of the Midlands Wrestling Championship; May 27, in Frankfort, Mich., of mesothelioma.
Rajeev Motwani, 47, Stanford University computer science professor who mentored Google’s founders when they were graduate students; June 5, in Atherton, Calif., in a drowning accident.
Donna Schiller, 81, political activist and former president of the Illinois League of Women Voters; June 4, in Tucson, Ariz., of natural causes.
