Deaths in May 2012
31
### 31

* [Natasha Borovsky](/wiki/Natasha_Borovsky "Natasha Borovsky"), 87, Russian American poet and novelist.
* [Christopher Challis](/wiki/Christopher_Challis "Christopher Challis"), 93, British cinematographer (*[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang](/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_%28film%29 "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)")*, *[Top Secret!](/wiki/Top_Secret%21 "Top Secret!")*, *[Mary, Queen of Scots](/wiki/Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots_%281971_film%29 "Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)")*).
* [John H. Ewing](/wiki/John_H._Ewing "John H. Ewing"), 93, American politician.
* [Desmond Fernando](/wiki/Desmond_Fernando "Desmond Fernando"), 81, Sri Lankan doctor and inventor.
* [Roger Fournier](/wiki/Roger_Fournier "Roger Fournier"), 82, Canadian writer and television director.
* [Farid Habib](/wiki/Farid_Habib "Farid Habib"), 77, Lebanese politician, [MP](/wiki/Member_of_Parliament "Member of Parliament") for [El Koura](/wiki/El_Koura "El Koura") (since 2005\), illness.
* [Nélson Jacobina](/wiki/N%C3%A9lson_Jacobina "Nélson Jacobina"), 58, Brazilian songwriter ("[Maracatu Atômico](/wiki/Maracatu_At%C3%B4mico "Maracatu Atômico")"), lung cancer.
* [Randall B. Kester](/wiki/Randall_B._Kester "Randall B. Kester"), 95, American attorney and judge.
* [Mark Midler](/wiki/Mark_Midler "Mark Midler"), 80, Russian Olympic gold medal\-winning ([1960](/wiki/Fencing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_team_foil "Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil"), [1964](/wiki/Fencing_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_team_foil "Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil")) foil fencer.
* [Paul Pietsch](/wiki/Paul_Pietsch "Paul Pietsch"), 100, German Formula One and Grand Prix race car driver, first to reach the age of 100, pneumonia.
* [Paul Sussman](/wiki/Paul_Sussman "Paul Sussman"), 45, British journalist ([CNN](/wiki/CNN "CNN")), archaeologist, and author, ruptured aneurysm.
* [Gareth Walters](/wiki/Gareth_Walters "Gareth Walters"), 83, Welsh musician.
* [Orlando Woolridge](/wiki/Orlando_Woolridge "Orlando Woolridge"), 52, American basketball player ([Chicago Bulls](/wiki/Chicago_Bulls "Chicago Bulls")) and coach ([Los Angeles Sparks](/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks "Los Angeles Sparks")), heart disease.
* [Zhou Ruchang](/wiki/Zhou_Ruchang "Zhou Ruchang"), 94, Chinese academic and [redologist](/wiki/Redologist "Redologist").

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