HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013297.jpg

Paul Desmarais Sr., 86. The Canadian billionaire, who turned an inherited fleet of buses into Power Corp. of Canada, an insurance and financial services conglomerate. Died Oct. 8. Scott Carpenter, 88. The second American to orbit the Earth, he was one of the original seven astronauts in Project Mercury, the first U.S. human spaceflight program. Died Oct. 10 of complications from a stroke. Wilfried Martens, 77. A former prime minister of Belgium, who presided over nine governments from 1979 to 1992, deepening the nation’s integration in the European Union while leaving a legacy of debt. Died Oct. 10. Wally Bell, 48. A Major League Baseball umpire for 21 years. Died Oct. 14 of a heart attack. Hans Riegel, 90. The German billionaire owner of Haribo GmbH, a candy maker started by his father, whose best-known product is the Gummy Bear. Died Oct. 15 of heart failure. Peter A. Levy, 77. He followed the path of his father, Gustave Levy, becoming a partner at Goldman Sachs, until departing to co-found investment funds, including Harmony Capital Management LP, a New York-based fund of private-equity funds. Died Oct. 18 of cancer. Tom Foley, 84. He was a Democratic congressman from Washington State from 1964 to 1994 and rose to speaker of the House. Died Oct. 18 of pneumonia following a series of strokes. Sally Dawson, 39. A British-born banker who spent 17 years at the London office of Deutsche Bank AG, specializing in high- yield and distressed-debt sales. Died Oct. 18 of cancer. C.W. “Bill” Young, 82. A U.S. representative from Florida, he was the longest-serving Republican in Congress and an advocate of military spending. Died Oct. 18 of complications following surgery. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013297