John Cerutti was 44.  He was a former pitcher for my Toronto Blue Jays and a current Blue Jays television announcer. A left-hander from Albany, Cerutti joined the Blue Jays in 1985 and spent six seasons with the club.  He was to work today's season finale against the Yankees but

Billy Reay was 86.  He was a legendary NHL head coach who is sixth all-time with 542 wins in 1,102 games behind the bench.  He also won two Stanley Cups as a player.

Russ Meyer was 82.  He produced, directed, wrote, edited and shot over 20 films, including the 1965 cult hit "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!".

Johnny Ramone was 55.  He was the guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones" that influenced a generation of rockers.

Laura Branigan was 47.  She was a a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit "Gloria".

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross was 78.  She was a psychiatrist who revolutionized the way the world looks at terminally ill patients with her book "On Death and Dying" and later as a pioneer for hospice care.

Ivan Hlinka was 54.  He was an exceptional hockey player who later coached the Czech Republic hockey team to a gold medal at the 1998 Olympics.  He played for the Vancouver Canucks and coached the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Julia Child was 91.  She was the world's first celebrity chef as well as a famed cookbook author.

Fay Wray was 96.  She was a Canadian-born actress who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic "King Kong".

Rick James was 56.  He was a funk legend best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak".

Henri Cartier-Bresson was 95.  He was a legendary French photographer who travelled the world for more than half a century capturing human drama with his camera.

Eugene Roche was 75.  He played the kitchen-cleaning "Ajax man" in TV commercials and had memorable roles in the TV shows "All in the Family," "Magnum P.I.," "Webster" and "Soap."

Arthur Kane was 55.  He was the bassist for the New York Dolls, the pioneering '70s glam rock group.

Isabel Sanford was 86.  She was best known as "Weezie", Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons".

Jeff Smith was 65.  He was public television's popular "Frugal Gourmet" before a sex scandal ruined his career.

Marlon Brando was 80.  He revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather". "The Godfather" and "The Godfather: Part 2" are two of my favourite movies of

Ray Charles was 73.  He was the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and ballads like "Georgia on My Mind". A friend of mine recently gave me his record player and a few records.  I hooked this record player up in my

Ronald Reagan was 93.  He was the 40th President of the United States of America. Back in September of 2000, my brothers and I drafted our Dead Pool.  We each selected 15 living celebrities and we receive points every time the celebrity we drafted passes away.  The points awarded for

Brian Linehan was 58.  He was the puckish, always-confident TV personality and interviewer of both Canadian and Hollywood stars. A fixture on Canadian television, I remember him well both from his City-TV show City Lights and Martin Short's satire of him on SCTV.  In the very early 90s I saw

Richard Biggs was 44.  He played Dr. Stephen Franklin on "Babylon 5" and also had a long run on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives".

Tony Randall was 84.  He was the comic actor best known for playing fastidious photographer Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple".

Anna Lee was 91.  Her nearly 70-year acting career in movies and television spanned from her breakthrough role in "How Green Was My Valley" to an extended run on "General Hospital".

John Whitehead was 55.  He was a prominent R&B artist best known for the 1979 hit song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now".

Alan King was 76.  His tirades against everyday suburban life grew into a long comedy career in nightclubs and television that he later expanded to Broadway and character roles in movies.

Clement Dodd was 72.  He was a pioneer of reggae credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers.