In Remembrance--2011

[Truth Seeker]

Rangers winger Boogaard dead at 28

New York Rangers winger Derek Boogaard died on Friday, aged 28, the team said in a statement.

The Rangers did not provide any details about the Canadian's death but local media reported Boogaard was found dead in his apartment in Minneapolis.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Wallace McCain, Canadian frozen food mogul, dies

Wallace McCain, a billionaire frozen food mogul and philanthropist who helped turn a small Canadian french fry plant into the global McCain Foods empire and later went on to control meat processor Maple Leaf Foods, has died. He was 81.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Pioneering CBS Newsman Joseph Wershba dies at 90

Joseph Wershba, a CBS News producer and reporter whose work for Edward R. Murrow on the "See it Now" segment about Sen. Joseph McCarthy helped end the 1950s communist witch hunt, has died. He was 90.

In Remembrance

 

[Truth Seeker]

Wholesome girl opposite Brando in `Wild One' dies

Actress Mary Murphy has died at 80. She was discovered in a coffee shop and landed a role as the small-town wholesome girl opposite Marlon Brando in "The Wild One."

In Remembrance

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sammy Wanjiru, Kenya's Olympic Marathon winner, has fallen to his death from a balcony in his home. The cause of the fall is being investigated.

Agent: Olympic champion's death 'not suicide' - CNN.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Rapper M-Bone shot in apparently random drive-by (currently under investigation)

Cali Swag District's M-Bone Dead: 'Teach Me How To Dougie' Rapper Shot To Death Sunday Night

 

[Truth Seeker]

'The Four Freshmen' tenor Bob Flanigan dies at 84

Bob Flanigan, an original member of the four-part jazz vocal harmony group The Four Freshmen, has died in Las Vegas at age 84, a manager of the group said Monday.

Flanigan died Sunday at home of congestive heart failure, with family members nearby and several local trombonists playing songs, IVI Management agent Dina Roth said.

In Remembrance

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

MLB Legend Harmon Killebrew has died.

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies of cancer at age 74 - ESPN

 

[Thunderfoot]

I wondered who the third athlete was going to be... While no death is good, I'm glad it wasn't yet another athlete who was still competitive. That said, Mr. Killebrew will be sorely missed; if Stan Musical is baseball's "Perfect Knight" then Mr. Killebrew would be it's "favorite squire."

 

[jaerdaph]

'Sherlock Holmes' actor Edward Hardwicke dies at 78

'Sherlock Holmes' actor Edward Hardwicke dies at 78

Hardwicke was known for playing Dr. Watson opposite Jeremy Brett in Granada's Sherlock Holmes series.

RIP