Robin Williams
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This one hit me hard. I'm 39 and a huge movie and stand up comedy nerd, also dealing with lifelong depression, and growing up watching Robin always put me in a better place. Felt like losing a family member. I can't quite bring myself to watch much of his stuff nowadays. It almost feels like watching old home videos to me. The one exception is World's Greatest Dad. I lost my father to depression, he took his life a few years ago and I can't help feeling like I'm going to end up the same sometimes. That movie, I just connect to on such a deep level, it somehow makes me happy to watch.
You matter.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
I'm sorry for your loss 💔
Thank you.
This is the correct answer.
Terry Pratchett. I'm grateful for the books he wrote and the impact he had on my life, but I feel we lost a champion for wit and empathy when he died.
I'm with you on this one. GNU PTerry
Came here to answer PTerry too. I cherish his books (going to re-read them all again soon). I love the way he gave the fantasy genre an unadulterated joy. His books are the only ones that can make me cry with laughter, even on trains where I try to behave 😀 Also, he’s the only author who made me want to read footnotes 😂
The world got a little darker when he died.
Steve Irwin.
George Carlin
Chester Bennington.
30 comments and Chester has already been named. ✌️🙏
My mom
Easy answer, i lost my best friend a few months ago i still think about hem almost daily, miss you bud.
Sorry for your loss. One thing that helps me deal with loss is try to do something in their honor as a way to remember them.
David Bowie. The man was such a pervading creative force, always cooking something or inspiring someone... 😢
I miss that child rapist like you wouldnt believe 😭😭
Steve Irwin, Sean Lock (at least for me)
Lance Reddick is a recent one for me. I never realized how many properties he's contributed to that I've enjoyed. His death was so close to John Wick 4's release and Horizon: Forbidden West. He was in all this media I was consuming to gone.
Anthony Bourdain
My dad
Norm Macdonald
My dog.
Kurt Cobain, imo
David Bowie. Who knew he was holding the world together?
Nah, he had to get out of the way for the new transition. He talked about it in his last album.
There’s a new world being born, and it will be better than you can ever imagine
Iain Banks, such a brilliant author. Good sense of humour too.
Man, every time I remember how quickly he went it makes me sad :(
John Prine
Died in the first few months of Covid.
Gordon Lightfoot. Oddly enough, I'm not really that into folk music but some of his songs are pure poetry.
I had the privilege of seeing him at the mariposa folk festival last year. It was a surprise because he wasn't on the lineup, but he was there accepting an award. I was pretty much in tears at the end of his performance.
The planet is definitely a bit emptier without him, but his music will help to fill the void as long as we continue to listen.
Dave Mirras suicide hit hard. He was a childhood hero. He was also a model citizen. He killed himself because he realized he had CTE, and he didn't want his daughter to see him devolve into someone he didn't love himself.
People in my life. Couldn’t care less about celebrities and people I have no relationship with.
If your life is bothered this much by celebrity deaths you may need to reevaluate your mental health.
That's needlessly harsh imo. There's celebrities or big names at least that people grew up with, who may have contributed to core childhood memories or served as a role model for them. To see someone like that pass away can be a jarring moment for many, as their deaths can feel like a part of your youth/childhood dying along with it.
And that's just the examples that come to mind. I'm sure there's more. There's no need to question people's mental health for feeling sentimental. It just contributes to a society where people's emotions are twisted and repressed.
In a similar vein Chuck schuldiner from death. I really wish I could've seen them in concert.
Ironman