Deaths of note from around the world:

Ronnie Franklin, 58: a jockey who rode 1,403 winners in 9,242 starts from 1978-92 and had purse earnings of more than $14 million. He rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before their Triple Crown try was derailed in the Belmont. Died Thursday in Baltimore of lung cancer.

Charles M. Campion 62: a stalwart of Democratic campaigns, a co-founder of the Dewey Square Group, a public affairs consultancy in Boston, and a key operative for presidential candidates, including Walter Mondale, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. Died of complications of surgery Wednesday in Boston.

Chris Gedney, 47: an All-American tight end at Syracuse who played seven seasons in the NFL with four seasons for the Chicago Bears and three for the Arizona Cardinals. Died Friday.

Nitin Vadukul, 52: a photographer of hip-hop artists whose creative work included giving Eminem a chain saw, captured LL Cool J morphing into a superhero and portrayed Missy Elliott as Neo, the protagonist of the movie “The Matrix.” Died Feb. 17 in Manhattan of colorectal cancer, which had spread to the liver.

— From wire reports