General ‘Stormin Norman’ Norman Schwarzkopf dead at age 78
KJ Mullins: Retired United States General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr died Thursday in Tampa, Florida from complications of pneumonia. In 1991 Schwarzkopt led the United States military during Operation Desert Storm. Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey. His father was one of the investigators working the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case before [...]
Raymond Souster: January 15,1921 – October 19, 2012
Obituary by James Deahl Raymond Holmes Souster, OC, was the true bard of Toronto, the city where, aside from service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, he spent his entire ninety-one years, never far from his beloved Humber River. No other poet has written so deeply about the Queen City. Souster [...]
Toronto leader Charles Roach dead at 78
One of the most devoted civil rights leaders in Toronto has died. Charles Roach, 78, passed away from brain cancer in Toronto yesterday. Charles Roach was the founder of the Caribana festival and continued to be a driving force for the yearly event. Despite being ill he took part in the event this year, resting [...]
The Monkee’s singer Davy Jones dead at age 66
Davy Jones was a teen heart throb during the 1960s as The Monkees lead singer. Today he suffered a fatal heart attack in Florida. Davy Jones, born David Thomas Jones in Manchester, England on December 30, 1945. He died Wednesday at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Florida. He was in hospital after experiencing chest pains [...]
Gary Murphy Remembered As Passionate And Dedicated Community Builder Worldwide
Scott Mills-Toronto: On February 6, 2012 Michael Gordon-Gibson issued a statement to the world advising of Murphy’s death: In Memory of Gary Murphy, Past President of Crime Stoppers International by Crime Stoppers International on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12:56pm Message From Crime Stoppers International President Michael Gordon-Gibson Monday February 6, 2012. I am sad [...]
Blues singer Etta James, dead at age 73
Grammy award winning singer Etta James has died from complications from leukemia with her family by her side in California. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2010. Etta James was known for her soulful voice. The 2001 Blue Hall of Fame inductee started her career in the 1950s. She battled drug addiction, which lead [...]
Sarah Burke dead at 28 after ski accident in Utah
She was a beautiful blonde skiing maverick changing the sport for women worldwide. The slopes were her second home, a home that would claim her life. On Thursday Superpipe and Slopestyle skier Sarah Burke, 28, died in a Utah hospital from injuries of a training accident on January 10. She was born in Barrie, Ontario [...]
Rosemary Hardwick passed away suddenly Saturday
She lived her life in Canada with love in her heart. Rosemary Hardwick died suddenly on Saturday from heart failure at the age of 54. Rosemary Hardwick came to Toronto from Queensland, Australia in 1986. As soon as she landed on Canadian soil she made a difference in the lives of LBGT youth in Toronto [...]
Christopher Hitchens has died
Journalist Christopher Hitchens has died from complications from cancer at the age of 62 reports Vanity Fair. He was diagnosed last year with esophageal cancer. Oxford educated Hitchens didn’t shy away from controversy, rather he embraced it. From authoring the bestseller God is Not Great to penning critical columns at Vanity Fair on Wonston Churchill, [...]
MASH star Harry Morgan dead at 96
M*A*S*H star Harry Morgan died Wednesday at the age of 96 at his Los Angeles home. He had recently been treated for pneumonia. Morgan is best known for his television roles as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet and Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H. The last show of the M*A*S*H, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” has became the [...]
