In Memoriam
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Steve Cropper was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records.
Fuzzy Zoeller was the golfer who won the 1979 Masters and 1984 US Open.
Colleen Jones was the curler who the won world women’s championships in 2001 and 2004 and was a six-time Canadian women’s champion. She made 21 appearances at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts national championships and played more Scotties games than any curler in Canadian history.
Jimmy Cliff wa a reggae legend.
Gary “Mani” Mounfield was the bassist for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
Sally Kirkland was the actress best known for her starring role in 1987’s Anna, which earned her a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination. She appeared in over 250 film and TV productions, including 1991’s JFK and 2003’s Bruce Almighty.
Lenny Wilkens was a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach. He coached 2,487 games in the NBA, which is still a record, including 263 with the Toronto Raptors.
Mel Bridgeman played 14 seasons in the NHL, playing in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was also the first GM of the moder-day Ottawa Senators.
Diane Ladd was an actress who appeared in over 200 films and television shows, receiving three Academy Award nominations for her roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose.
Dick Cheney was the 46th vice-president, who served alongside Republican President George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009.
June Lockhart was the actress best known for her roles in TV shows Lassie and Lost in Space.
David Ball was one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, alongside vocalist Marc Almond. From Marc: Dear Soft Cell fans It is hard to write this, let alone process it, but it is with the greatest sadness that the other half of Soft Cell, the wonderful brilliant musical genius
Sam Rivers was a founding member and bassist for Limp Bizkit. Hate the nu metal band if you must, but I still dig Re-Arranged. Great bass line.
Ace Frehley was the co-founder and lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Kiss.
D'Angelo was the Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)".
Sandy Alomar Sr. played 1,481 Major League Baseball games and fathered Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar and six-time All-Star Sandy Alomar Jr.
Diane Keaton was the actress best known for Annie Hall (for which she won an Oscar), The Godfather, Father of the Bride and Something’s Gotta Give.
John Lodge was the singer and bassist for The Moody Blues.
Dr. Jane Goodall was the renowned conservationist and animal welfare advocate who became the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after spending decades studying them in the wild in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park.
Hall of Famer Bernie Parent won two Stanley Cups as a goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy both seasons, as well as the Vezina Trophy. He broke in as a rookie with the Boston Bruins before playing for Philadelphia, but he played 65 games for the
Sonny Curtis was a member of Buddy Holly and the Crickets who would go on to write "I Fought The Law" and "Love Is All Around", better known as the theme song for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Riff Markowitz was the creator of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein and Party Game for CHCH in Hamilton, The Hitchhiker and more for HBO, and he was a co-founder of First Choice in 1983.
Robert Redford was the celebrated actor best known for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” but he also directed award-winning films such as “Ordinary People” and “A River Runs Through It.” To me, though, he'll always be Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was
Eddie Giacomin was the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie who played most of his NHL career for the New York Rangers, compiling 290 wins and 54 shutouts in 610 regular-season games.
Beverly Thomson was a weekend anchor on CTV News Toronto before moving to Global News and then returning to CTV as co-host of Canada AM. When Canada AM ended, she continued on at CTV News Channel.