In Memoriam
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Blake Emmons was a country musician who hosted Funny Farm on CBC, Chain Reaction and a variety of different shows.
Jennifer Runyon was the actress best known for supporting roles in films such as "Up the Creek" and "Ghostbusters," as well as playing Gwendolyn Pierce on "Charles In Charge" for one season. #funfact: In the great Simpsons episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" there's a segment about "The Simpson Family Smile-Time
Country Joe McDonald was the lead singer and co-founder of Country Joe and the Fish whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" mesmerized me when I'd stumble upon the Woodstock film on CityTV's late great movies.
Troy Murray played 15 NHL season, mostly with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won the Selke Trophy in 1985-86. We'll never forget him stripping Todd gill of the puck in front of the leafs net and scoring to eliminate them from playoff contention.
Lou Holtz served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996), and the University
Terry Watkinson is best known for playing keyboards with Max Webster. He wrote and sang their first hit "Let Go the Line".
Neil Sedaka was the singer-songwriter behind timeless classics like “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Love Will Keep Us Together.”
I knew Robert Carradine best as Lewis Skolnick in Revenge of the Nerds but my kids knows him best as Sam McGuire in Lizzie McGuire.
Bill Mazeroski was the eight-time Gold Glove Award winner, two-time World Series champion and Hall of Famer who was the only player to hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of a World Series.
Eric Dane is the actor best known for his portrayal of Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy but I'll remember him best as Cal Jacobs on Euphoria.
Jesse Jackson was the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans.
Robert Duvall was the actor best known for his roles in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, but he was pretty awesome in everything.
Bud Cort was the actor best known for playing Harold Parker Chasen in Harold and Maude and Brewster McCloud in Brewster McCloud.
James Van Der Beek was the actor best known for playing Dawson Leery on the treen drama Dawson's Creek.
Brad Arnold was the founder and lead singer of 3 Doors Down, the band best known for the hit singles "Kryptonite", "Loser", "Duck and Run", and "Be Like That".
Charles Negron was the musician best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night.
Grady Demond Wilson was the actor best known for playing Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford, on Sanford and Son.
Toronto's Catherine O'Hara was a key cog in the influential Second City Television wheel before a lengthy string of successful movie and television roles earning her two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. As a lifelong fan, I'm truly shocked and gutted by
Sly Dunbar was a drummer best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie.
Known simply as Valentino, he was the Italian fashion designer known for his luxury fashion house.
Scott Adams was the cartoonist who created Dilbert. Dilbert was cool, but at some point Scott Adams called Black Americans a "hate group" and suggested white Americans "get the hell away from Black people" in response to a conservative organization's poll purporting to show that many African Americans do not
Bob Weir was a founding member of the Grateful Dead. It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues. For over sixty years, Bobby
T.K. Carter was an actor from The Thing, Punky Brewster, and Good Morning Miss Bliss, but I'll always remember him best as Gary McCullough in The Corner.
Ruth Jones McVeigh started the Mariposa Folk Festival, North America’s longest-running folk festival.
Glenn Hall, nicknamed "Mr. Goalie," was a Hall of Fame goaltender known for his incredible durability, playing 502 consecutive games without a mask for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues, winning the Calder, Vezina, and Conn Smythe Trophies, and a Stanley Cup, establishing himself as one