David Braley, owner of three Canadian Football League franchises Dead at 79
The Hamilton businessman David Braley owned the Tiger-Cats, B.C Lions, and Toronto Argonauts at one time dead at 79.
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Doctor J. Michael Lane, a globe-trotting epidemiologist, waged a 13-year war against smallpox dead at 84
Wife of Dr. J. Michael Lane, Lila Elizabeth Summer, said her husband’s died from colon cancer. John Michael Lane was born in Boston on Feb. 14, 1936, to Eileen O’Connor and Alfred Baker Lewis II. Their subsequent marriage was her…
Jerry Walker the US Texian Country Dead at 78 of Cancer
Jerry Walker (Jerry Jeff Walker) was a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles.” Walker died Friday, Oct. 23, of cancer, a family spokesman John T. Davis told The Associated Press. “He had battled throat cancer…
British musician Tony Lewis is Dead at age 62
The British musician Tony Lewis, who enjoyed chart success with the British rock band “The Outfield” with their 1980s hit “Your Love,” died suddenly at age 62. Tony’s publicist revealed he passed away ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’ near his home in London on…
James Redford an Activist and Filmmaker Dead at 58
James Redford, the beloved activist, filmmaker, and the son of Hollywood icon Robert Redford, died from liver cancer at 58. Kyle Redford, his wife, confirmed her husband’s death on Twitter Monday. Mrs. Redford wrote, “We’re heartbroken. She said he lived…
Bernard Cohen, age 68, a civil liberties attorney, is Dead
Bernard Cohen was a civil liberties attorney and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates; he died at age 68. On April 10, 1967, with co-counsel Philip Hirschkop, he presented an oral argument for the petitioners in Loving v. Virginia before the U. S. Supreme Court. On June 12,…
Eddie Van Halen passes away from cancer at 65, son says
There is breaking news that Eddie Van Halen, the legendary hard rock guitarist and co-founder Van Halen has died after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 65 at the Providence St John’s hospital Santa Monica. Reporter…
John Turner, PM and Liberal leader who battled free trade with U.S., dead at 91
John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister who spent decades in federal politics as a cabinet minister and Liberal Party leader during some of the most turbulent moments in modern Canadian history, has died at 91. Turner led Canada for 79 days…
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87
There is sad breaking news coming out of Washington. The United States Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is dead at 87. She has been battling pancreatic cancer and died from the disease. That is the information coming out of…
British Actress Dame Diana Rigg is dead at 82
British actress Diana Rigg is dead at 82. Her screen and stage career spanned more than 60 years. Diana Rigg gained fame as a secret agent in the 1960s TV series The Avengers, and more recently, Rigg appeared in the…
