"cAPTAIN" lOU aLBANO, 76

Former wrestler/actor.

He was Cyndi Lauper's dad in "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

He was also the Fixer in "Wise Guys".

Dead of natural causes.

uPDATE: sIR rOBERT "bOBBY" rOBSON, 76

Soccer player/coach.

Someone you've never heard of. Died in July.

Congrats and 24 points to P.J. , who did his homework this year with Google and "people dying of cancer" !

Apologies for missing Sir Robert.

As a reminder folks- double check those lists.

uPDATE: pATRICK sWAYZE, 57

Actor; best known from Dirty Dancing, but I always preferred Roadhouse.

Dead of pancreatic cancer.

Congrats and 43 points to:

EVERYONE EXCEPT JOSH.

uPDATE: jIM cARROLL, 60

Author, poet, musician.

Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries.

Dead of a heart attack.

Left the party far too early.

RIP: eDWARD "tED" kENNEDY, 77

Senator.

He will be missed.

Dead of brain cancer. My wife is crushed.
She had the pleasure of meeting him once, walking his dog in D.C.

Sad, sad, sad.

23 points to: everyone but Josh.

BRAIN CANCER, JOSH. BRAIN CANCER.

uPDATE: rOBERT nOVAK, 78

Asshole conservative reporter.

Dead of brain cancer.

Congrats and 22 points to:

Kristine and..

me.

uPDATE: lES pAUL. 94. RIP

One of the all-time greats.

If there's a heaven, they're having one hell of a jam session right now.

If you enjoy anything played on electric guitar from the late 1930's on. . .

. . . thank Les.

Six points to:
P.J.
Kristine
me.