Michael Crichton has Died from Cancer

Michael Crichton, who created the TV show ER, and Jurassic Park, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 66. Crichton kept his illness a secret from the public. He is survived by a wife and a daughter.

Very sad.

Alexei Cherepanov Dies During Game in KHL

New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench at or near the end of Omsk’s Kontinental Hockey League game and died a short time later, he was 19.

Omsk head coach, Wayne Fleming said Cherepanov collapsed on the bench during the third period of the game and did not see anything that happened on the ice that may have contributed to it.

Fleming also said medical authorities tried to get Cherepanov’s heart beating again after it had stopped.

He set the RSL record for goals by a rookie with 18, beating the previous mark held by Pavel Bure (17 goals), during the 2006-07 season. His total of 29 points in his rookie campaign was more than Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk during their first initial RSL seasons.

"We are extremely saddened by the tragic passing of Alexei," said New York Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather. "On behalf of the New York Rangers organization, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family. Alexei was an intelligent, energetic young man, with tremendous talent and an extremely bright future."

Sudden Cardiac Death can hit anyone. In most cases with young athletes, it is an electrical malfunction, that can be treated only with the surgical implantation of an internal cardioverter defibrillator, that has a pacemaker as well.

It seems rather inappropriate that the music is blaring so loud while attempts are made to save Alexei’s life in the video below.

Very sad.

Rick Wright from Pink Floyd Has Died

Richard Wright, who was a founding member of Pink Floyd, died at the age of 65 from cancer at his home in Britain. Very sad news.

Rest in peace.

Charlie Walker Has Died

Charlie Walker, a Grand Ole Opry member, died at the age of 81 on Friday morning. Charlie was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, and is survived by his wife Connie and 10 children.

Charlie was honky-tonk singer best known for his 1958 recording of Harlan Howard’s Pick Me Up on Your Way Down, he also enjoyed a successful career as a radio broadcaster and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.

Don’t forget to eat food with a lot of fiber.

Jerry Reed has Died

Jerry Reed, the Burt Reynolds sidekick in the Smokey and the Bandit movies, died yesterday from Emphysema at the age of 71. In the video Reed plays the song East Bound and Down, which he wrote for Smokey and the Bandit.