Historical Stones of
Toronto's Mount Pleasant
Cemetery
​Greg Bond
Plot K, Lot 1110
Birth: Jan. 31, 1954
Death: Apr. 10, 1989
Actor, writer, musician. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Bond became a fixture in the Toronto musical theatre scene, particularly after he got rave reviews for his performance as Rum Tum Tugger in CATS. Prior to that, he appeared on stage all over Canada and in Sydney, Australia, in productions such as Oklahoma, Carousel, and Anne of Green Gables, The Musical, of which, the latter enjoyed a successful run at the Charlottetown Festival. His television credits included small parts in Judge and Homefires. Later on he developed a brand new following among Canadian children when he became a regular on the TV Ontario series, The Polka Dot Door. His last appearance was on Toronto's Factory Theatre stage where he was trying out a one-man show which he wrote and produced, called Heros. During production, he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He died two months later. In 1991, the Greg Bond Memorial Award was established, honoring actors who "best exemplify the integrity and dedication to excellence which Greg represented." In 1999, his family released a CD compilation of his music, which included his signature track, Funny Day Saturday, a composition that he wrote, and which he performed often.
Danny Tshindind Kassap (24 June 1982 – 2 May 2011) was a Congolese-Canadian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. He competed at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie in Canada, and subsequently settled in Toronto. He worked in a fish and chips shop while pursuing a career in running. At the 2004 Toronto Waterfront Marathon he achieved his lifetime best time in the marathon, of 2:14:50 hours. He also had 28:57.28 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Hamilton. He finished fifteenth in the 2008 London Marathon. The same year he changed nationality from Congolese to Canadian. He had health problems which started later in 2008, when he collapsed mid-race in the Berlin Marathon. He was diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation. He slowly recovered, but in May 2011 he was forced to withdraw from another race. He died on the next day at Sunnybrook Hospital.
