Sid Smith was 78.  He was a a former Toronto Maple Leafs captain and three-time Stanley Cup winner with the blue and white.  In 601 NHL games, Smith scored 186 goals and assisted on 183. When he retired only three active players had scored more goals -- Gordie Howe, Maurice

Mike Wadsworth was 60.  He was a former defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts, Canadian ambassador to Ireland and Notre Dame athletic director.

Hubert Selby Jr. was 75.  He was the acclaimed and anguished author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn" and "Requiem for a Dream".

Estee Lauder was 97.  She took a family recipe for skin cream and a passion for female beauty and turned them into a $10 billion cosmetics empire.

Carrie Snodgress was 57.  She was an actress who starred in such films as "Diary of a Mad Housewife", "Pale Rider" and "Wild Things".

Alistair Cooke was 95.  He was the broadcaster who epitomized highbrow television as host of "Masterpiece Theatre" and whose "Letter from America" was a radio fixture in Britain for 58 years.

Peter Ustinov was 82.  He was an Oscar-winning British actor and author best known for films such as "Spartacus", "Death on the Nile" and "Logan's Run".

Jan Berry was 62.  He was a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve", "Surf City" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena".

The former Dutch queen, Juliana, was 94.  She oversaw a period of dramatic social change, taking in the end of empire and the evolution of her country into a leading voice for global liberalism.

Mercedes McCambridge was 85.  She won an Oscar for the 1949 film "All the King's Men" and later provided the raspy voice of the demon-possessed girl in "The Exorcist".

Robert Pastorelli was 49.  He was the boxer-turned-actor best known to television audiences as the house painter Eldin on long-running CBS comedy "Murphy Brown".

Paul Winfield was 62.  He was an Academy Award-nominated actor who was known for his versatility in stage, film and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Spalding Gray was 62.  He laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia" and "It's a Slippery Slope". Gray actually disappeared from his Manhattan apartment two months ago, but his body was only discovered in the East River over the weekend.

Marge Schott was 75.  She was the tough-talking, chain-smoking owner of the Cincinnati Reds who won a World Series but was repeatedly suspended for offensive remarks.

John Randolph was 88.  He was a Tony Award-winning character actor who appeared in numerous films, television series and plays.

Boris Trajkovski was 47.  He was Macedonia's president, a moderate leader credited for helping to unite his ethnically divided country.

Bart Howard was 88.  He was a songwriter and pianist best known for his composition "Fly Me to the Moon". On a personal note, "Fly Me to the Moon" was the tune I bummed my high school graduation quote from.

Jan Miner was 86. She was a New York stage actress who gained fame as Madge, the manicurist in Palmolive television ads. Just the other day Taryn and I were watching a program when a commercial for Palmolive came on the screen.  I wondered aloud what had happend to Madge

Claude Ryan was 79. He was best known across Canada as the cerebral leader of the provincial federalist forces that defeated Rene Levesque in the 1980 referendum.

Jack Paar was 85. He pioneered late-night talk as host of "The Tonight Show".

Jack Tunney was 68. He teamed with Vince McMahon Jr. in 1984 to bring the World Wrestling Federation to Toronto. As a child, I loved watching WWF wrestling.  I remember clearly Billy Red Lyons on CHCH announcing the card coming to Maple Leaf Gardens and it was always brought to

Fanny Blankers-Koen was 85. She claimed four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and was widely considered the greatest female athlete of the 20th century.

Helmut Newton was 83. He was a fashion photographer whose work appeared in magazines such as Playboy, Elle and Vogue.  He was best known for his stark, black-and-white nude photos.

Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan was 76. As Captain Kangaroo he entertained and educated generations of children.

Ann Miller was 81. She was a tap dancer and actress who starred in such Hollywood musical classics as "Easter Parade," "On the Town" and "Kiss Me Kate".