Mr Rogers. Was like a light went out in the world. Robin Williams came close. Each a symbol of joy and kindness.
Robin Williams was my first big celebrity cry.
Robin Williams, I legit cried for a day and couldn’t think or hear his name for a long time without getting upset again.
Still sad that he’s gone.
It’s still hard for me to watch movies he’s in. Just reminds me he’s no longer around.
I’ve been able to watch his stand up bits and some interviews, but yeah still can’t watch his movies yet. One day soon I’ll go on a Robin Williams marathon.
Yes, hardcore for Steve Irwin. His shows taught me what love is, since I never really saw it at home
Seconded for this. I actually bonded with my partner over our intense idolization of Steve Irwin as kids lol
Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Because or seemed like they still had more to contribute
Iain M. Banks too. ;-; Hydrogen Sonata was so good, and I remember seeing if there was another one in the works but turned out, no. Never will be…
Was teary all day at work when Terry Pratchett died
I was okay that day, but lost it while reading The Shepherd’s Crown.
I was a little sad when I heard about it, as well as bittersweet while reading The Shepherd’s crown. Then I closed the book, curled up in bed and wept myself to sleep.
I’ve found joy in passing his name on to the next generation.
Have you read Shaking Hands with Death? It’s… cathartic.
I have not, but I have it mentally bookmarked for when I’m in a better head space. Thank you for the suggestion.
GNU Terry Pretchett
GNU Terry Pratchett
I knew he was gone when I started reading his books, and still I wept for hours when the realisation fully hit me.
Through Discworld I really felt that he was, somehow, in a way, my friend. And then I finished all the books, remembered he was gone and I mourned him like a dear friend.
My second year of University a guy fell off the roof and didn’t make it. Everyone was sent home while they cleaned everything up. That was the first time I cried for someone I didn’t know.
When Akira Toriyama died I had to take some time off in the middle of work and go to the bathroom to cry. I think the reasons are obvious if you know who the man was. Here in Latin America Dragon Ball is almost a religion, you see the Z warriors wherever you look. Akira’s pen drew the childhood of millions around the world for several generations, it is difficult to find someone here who has not been marked by his work. Even now my heart still crumples a little at the memory of him.
May you rest in peace, Master. As long as your memory lives on, you will remain immortal.
Actual cry? No.
But very close. Robin Williams
I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, but something touched me deep inside.
The day the music died.
Oh, my, my, this here Anakin guy, may be Vader some day later, now he’s just a small fry. He left his home and- shit, wrong song.
George Carlin was the only one I ever felt attached enough to, to have really felt a sense of loss by his passing.
Alan Turing, they did him him real fucking dirty for way too fucking long
Not usually, but Chris Cornell hit me hard. I had no connection other than loving his music and everything he did for Seattle musicians in the late 80s and early 90s, but I still think about it.
I was working as a Wilderness Ranger in north Georgia USA when he died, and there was a place folks were building a shrine to him.
No, but the closest I’ve ever gotten to it was Steve Irwin. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and he was just the most genuine, caring guy you could ever meet. His entire being was dedicated to making the world a better place.
Robin Williams and Steve Irwin hit me the hardest for sure
Robin Williams for me, too. I’ve often used comedy as a coping mechanism for depression, so I always looked up to comedians who spoke openly about their mental struggles. His death hit me really hard, because I thought to myself “if he - with his wealth and fame and success and adoration and near-infinite support system - couldn’t make it, then what hope do I have with none of that?” That news really made me spiral for a bit.
I later learned about the Lewy body dementia diagnosis, and that definitely changed things for me.
Steve Irwin was my first, but Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington back to back definitely got me hard. I choked up when LP played numb with nobody at the mic during their remembrence concert
