Which celebrity deaths genuinely made you sad?

[sublime]

norman fell

[Duke]

Alec Guinness
Milton Friedman
Pat Morita
Phil Hartman
James Brown
Chris Farley

[dylan's alias]

I still remember how sad my dad was the day Bob Marley died.

For me, I don;t really remember the day John Lennon was killed, but it still bothers me today.

[Low Limit Loser]

Funny how I was sad when John Belushi died, but I wish for Jim Belushi to be eaten by ants daily.

Also, I am still sad that Jerry Mathers (the Beaver) died in Vietnam eating pop rocks and drinking Coca-Cola. I miss that guy.

LLL

[mosdef]

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Feel free to laugh but I was saddened by the death of Mr. Rogers. It may be cool to make fun of his incurable lack of hipness but he was a genuinely caring person who did a lot of good in the world.

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I feel the same way about Mr. Dressup (kind of a Canadian Mr. Rogers).

After he died, they left his show on the air for a couple of years. I watched it a few times with my son, and he liked it just as much as I used to.

Can you imagine having a job where your make tens of thousands of kids happy each day? My job is so trivial.

[wdcbooks]

Jim Henson was the one that got me. Pretty much everything I watched as a kid was created by him.

[Bicycles_Biatch]

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Although this ended up being a case of someone who did not die, Magic Johnson's HIV+ announcement in 1991 was akin to a death sentence at the time in the eyes of most of the public. He was forced to retire just a few months after taking the Lakers to the Finals and was clearly the most recognizable figure to that point to catch it (and arguably still is).

As a fan of the NBA, it made me as sad as anyone who died, since it seemed like a matter of time before he was gone. And here we are 15+ years later and he looks as good as ever. Still sucks as a commentator though. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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ditto... when I was growing up... my parents went through a couple REALLY ugly break-ups and make-ups.

the only fun I had for about 5 years of my childhood was those 2 hour blocks where I could watch basketball with my dad and my mom would leave us both alone. For some reason even she understood the sanctity of the Lake-Show.

when Magic announced he had aids I cried at school. Still chokes me up to this day.

[ScottieK]

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He was one of my favorite players...even though I'm a Giants fan, DT got me to watch the Chiefs more and more. After he died, I stopped watching the Chiefs.

ScottieK

[Bicycles_Biatch]

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Among others mentioned...


He was one of my favorite players...even though I'm a Giants fan, DT got me to watch the Chiefs more and more. After he died, I stopped watching the Chiefs.

ScottieK

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I was living in Kansas in the army when this happen... i wasn't a huge fan, but the whole region was really upset. I remember seeing decals and bumper stickers for a couple years saying RIP 58.

My girlfriend at the time was working at the hospital where he died and she said it was a total fluke.

[adsman]

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Also, I am still sad that Jerry Mathers (the Beaver) died in Vietnam eating pop rocks and drinking Coca-Cola. I miss that guy.

LLL

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Those damn kong!