Two More Recent Deaths
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First, Christopher Reeve,

"'Superman' actor Christopher Reeve, who became a leading advocate for spinal cord research after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, has died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. He was 52."

Christopher Reeve had guts. He had determination. Even though I disagreed with his politics, I could admire the man. he confounded doctors by regaining use of parts of his body they thought he never would regain the use of.

Then, former baseball star Ken Caminiti,

"Ken Caminiti was never short of fearless on a baseball field. He made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most men. Friends and former teammates shocked by Caminiti's death Sunday in New York at age 41 remembered not only the great plays, but many off-field struggles.

"...He admittedly used steroids at the height of his career and had been arrested on cocaine charges in recent years. Early in his career, he admitted to abusing alcohol and painkillers."

Caminiti, though fearless, was a young man struck down, no doubt, by his abuse of his body.