The British newspaper The Independent published a half-page obituary of Professor Douglas G. Northcott, FRS, on Monday, May 2nd, 2005. Northcott passed away on April 11.
In other sad news, Saunders Mac Lane, one of the foremost algebraists of the 20th century, has passed away, age 95. In addition to an an obituary at University of Chicago, several mathematicians have written thoughtful tributes to Mac Lane’s life and work, including John Baez and Mac Lane’s student David Eisenbud (PDF link).