Jerry Van Dyke died on Friday, February 5, 2018 from congestive heart failure. According to his wife, Shirley Ann Jones, Van Dyke’s health had been deteriorating since a traffic accident in 2015 when he was “injured very badly”. The four-time Emmy nominee was 86 years old. Jerry Van Dyke’s career began at much the same…

Actress Heather Menzies-Urich who starred in the 1965 classic “The Sound of Music” passed away on Sunday night at the age of 68 in her home in Ontario, Canada. Menzies-Urich was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, her son Ryan told the press. The estate of Rodgers and Hammerstein, which produced the Oscar-winning 1965 musical, also confirmed…

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay passed away at the early age of 40 in a plane crash in Florida. The tragedy struck the baseball world yesterday, November 7th. The Pasco Country sheriff’s office confirmed the news in a press conference, saying that their “hearts and prayers go out to the family”, and that Halladay…

“And I’m free, free fallin’ Yeah I’m free, free fallin’” Tom Petty, frontman of the Heartbreakers and one of the greatest American songwriters, passed away on Monday, October 2nd. Found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest, he was rushed to the hospital, according to TMZ, and was placed on life support. His death was later confirmed by…

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