Reg Presley was 71.  He was the singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose best known hit was "Wild Thing".

Stan Musial was 92.  He was one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades. He won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and helped the Cardinals capture three World Series championships in the 1940s. My

Earl Weaver was 82.  He was the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles. On September 15, 1977, in Toronto, Weaver asked umpire Marty Springstead to have a tarpaulin covering the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen area removed; the tarp was weighed down by

Pauline Phillips was 94.  She was an advice columnist and radio show host who began the "Dear Abby" column in 1956. Pauline Phillips' identical twin sister, Eppie Lederer, started Ann Landers.

Conrad Bain was 89.  He was the actor best known as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude. He reprised the role of Phillip Drummond for the series finale of Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Fontella Bass was 72.  She was the St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965.

Jack Klugman was 90.  He was the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's The Odd Couple and the crime-fighting coroner in Quincy, M.E.. He was also Juror #5 in Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men.

Daniel Inouye passed away today at the age of 88.  Daniel Inouye, a long-time United States senator,  was a real hero.  The following is from his Wikipedia page. Inouye was at the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 as a medical volunteer.In 1943, when the U.S. Army dropped its

Ravi Shankar was 92.  He was India’s most famous interpreter and innovator of Indian classical music in general and sitar music in particular.

Dave Brubeck was 91.  He was a jazz musician who attained pop-star acclaim with recordings such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk."

Héctor "Macho" Camacho was 50.  He was a three time world champion boxer who awed fans with his quick hands and ring antics, developing a reputation for flamboyance.

Larry Hagman was 81.  He was the actor best known for playing J. R. Ewing in Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in I Dream of Jeannie.

Lincoln Alexander was 90.  He was lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991 and Canada's first black member of Parliament, elected to the House of Commons in 1968 as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Hamilton West.

Alex Karras was 77.  He was a defensive lineman and four-time Pro Bowl selection who played for the Detroit Lions from 1958 to 1970, went on to star in the 1980s sitcom “Webster” and also played the horse-punching Mongo in the 1974 movie “Blazing Saddles".

Barbara Ann Scott was 84.  She was known as “Canada’s sweetheart”, capturing world and Olympic figure skating titles in 1947 and 1948.

Andy Williams was 84.  He was an Emmy-winning TV host and popular singer best known for his rendition of "Moon River."

Sam Sniderman was 92.  He was the founder of Sam the Record Man.  I spent many hours perusing the floors of his flagship store at 347 Yonge Street.

Michael Clarke Duncan was 54.  He was best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

Neil Armstrong was 82.  He was the first man to walk on the moon.

Ron Palillo was 63. He portrayed  class joker Arnold Horshack in the 1970s television series Welcome Back, Kotter.

Maeve Binchy was 72.  He was the novelist best known for her novels Circle of Friends and Light a Penny Candle. My Irish grandmother ate Maeve Binchy books for breakfast.  Every time I'd visit we'd end up at the Bradford library where she'd pick up a Binchy book or two

Sherman Hemsley was 74.  He was the actor most famous for his role as George Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons, and as Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen.

Ernest Borgnine was 95.  He was the film and television actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty." If you're like me, you loved Ernest Borgnine in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz N the Hood".  I can't find a good clip of Borgnine

Andy Griffith was 86.  He starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show and later on Matlock, a show super popular with Abe Simpson's crew. Here's Andy Griffith vs. The Patriot Act. He was always awfully sensible.

Nora Ephron was 71.  She was the Oscar-nominated director and author best known for writing When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and Julie & Julia.