i am coming south monday december 18 [ to]friday , january 12 .
 
instead of looking forward to socializing with ms. sherman on what was to be the first day of her vacation , friends of the couple are reeling – stunned that the pair were found hanging from a railing partly surrounding their basement lap pool on friday .
apotex founder barry sherman , 75 , and his wife , honey sherman , 70 , both died from " ligature neck compression , " meaning strangulation , police said in a statement issued sunday .
 
as questions mount about the cause of the deaths , some news outlets are quoting police sources , saying the case is being investigated as a murder - suicide .
in a statement released saturday , the family said " our parents shared an enthusiasm for life and commitment to their family and community totally inconsistent with the rumours regrettably circulated in the media as to the circumstances surrounding their deaths . "
it occurred last friday , when his body was rolled out of his toronto police announced that its homicide team was leading the investigation , and that “ the cause of death for both deceased was ligature neck compression .
what happened to barry sherman , a canadian billionaire , generic - drug mogul and philanthropist , once promised that the autobiography he was writing would be a page - turner , packed with stories of intrigue , duplicity and outright corruption by his competition .