Elisabeth Sladen, a.k.a. Sarah Jane Smith, Dead of Cancer at 63

This is being reported by the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674

The SF media blog io9 has a warm and sentimental obituary.

http://io9.com/#!5793664/rip-elisabeth-sladen-doctor-whos-apprentice

Thanks to forsinain42 for this.

"Pain and loss define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it’s a world or a relationship… Everything has its time and everything ends."

Sarah Jane Smith
Doctor Who: Series 2 - School Reunion

I am crying at my desk.