In Memoriam
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Bob Pulford played primarily for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1956–1970, winning four Stanley Cups in 1962, ‘63, ‘64 and ‘67. He then finished his playing career with the Los Angeles Kings from 1970–1972. After retiring as a player, Pulford coached the Kings from 1972–1977, winning the
David Branch was commissioner of the OHL for 45 years, from 1979 until his retirement in 2024. He also held the role of CHL president from 1996 to 2019, helping shape major junior hockey across Canada.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. was the actor I knew best for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on The Wire. Sheeeeeeeee-it!
Brigitte Bardot was a French actress, singer, model and animal rights activist who was one of the best-known symbols of the sexual revolution.
Annette Dionne was the last surviving Dionne quintuplet.
Jack Pedler drummed for Teenage Head for over 20 years until he was replaced by Gene Champagne. He also drummed for Buxton Kastle, The Mercy Brothers, Ray Materick, Dave Rave, Coyote Shivers, and Daniel Lanois.
Chris Rea was the singer-songwriter and guitarist who is now best known for his popular Christmas song Driving Home For Christmas, but he also recieved radio play for Road to Hell, Auberge, and On the Beach.
James Ransone is the actor I knew best as Ziggy Sobotka on The Wire. Here's my review of season two of The Wire, which heavily featured the character. I also enjoyed him as Cpl. Josh Ray Person in Generation Kill.
Gil Gerard was the actor best known for playing the titular character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".
Michael Whalen was at TSN since its launch acting as a rinkside reporter for Montreal Canadien games from 1987 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to joining TSN, he was a science and medicine reporter for CFCF-TV in Montreal. Here's his old TSN.ca biography: Michael Whalen is one of
Anthony Geary was best known as a soap opera actor, most famously portraying Luke Spencer in General Hospital. He also appeared in Weird Al Yankovic's UHF as Channel 62 engineer Philo.
Rob Reiner was the son of Carl Reiner who gained fame as Mike "Meathead" Stivic on All In the Family before directing such gems as This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, Misery and A Few Good Men.
Sophie Kinsella sold 50 million books from her popular "Shopaholic" series.
Raul Malo was the lead singer of the Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles.
Toronto-born Frank Gehry was the acclaimed architect who designed a new facade for the Art Gallery of Ontario on Dundas Street and whose works include Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.
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.
Tom Stoppard was the playwright and screenwriter best known for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, Night and Day, The Real Thing, Arcadia, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia, Rock 'n' Roll, and Leopoldstadt.
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.
