I Would Mourn The Death Of A Certain Celebrity Stories of Experiences

When Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch passed away last month, I posted a letter I had gotten from him back in 2009 on Facebook in his honor. I had found his contact info, I wrote to him and, after telling him of several trips I made...

In the summer of 2008, I made a trip to my homestate's capitol (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) because I have an interest in touring State Capitol Buildings. As I was walking out the State Capitol Building, I noticed a State Government...

When I was beguinning my interest in US Presidents, I talked my parents into taking a road trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to tour the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum. A month afterwards, my father was talking to one of his co-workers...

When I was in highschool, I remember being on some website and finding out the name of the Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger (Thurl Ravenscroft). After doing some research, I was able to find his mailing address (the Disney Studio in...

When I was in gradeschool, I was a fan of the Carmen Sandiego quiz shows on PBS. I always enjoyed the seriousness Lynne Thigpen brought as The Chief. In my senior year in highschool (2003), I found out Lynne Thigpen passed away. I...

My dear friend, Henry Rollins turned 52 on Wednesday. It won't happen naturally for many years. I have promised myself that I will fly to the US for whatever tribute to his life occurs.
I forget he's of some fame until he mentions a...

The day Ian Abercrombie passed away (aka Seinfeld's Mr. Pitt), I ate a Snickers bar with a knife & fork in his honor (honest truth).

Recently, the last surviving Andrews Sister, Patty, passed away. In her honor, I listened to several of The Andrews Sisters' songs for a half hour.

To this day, Fred Rogers remains someone who I turn to in personal situations. When he announced his retirement from TV in 2000, I wrote to him and asked what he would miss about doing his show. There had been a lot of talk regarding...

I went to a special education high school, and everybody knew I had an interest in the US Presidents. I was still going to this school when Ronald Reagan passed away. Everybody came up to me in the hallway, put thier arm around my...

Sometimes, celebrities can mean a lot to us. In my lifetime, the most mourning I ever did over a celebrity was for Freddie Mercury. And, I've never really gotten over his death either! It makes me more driven towards AIDS awareness.

I wouldn't kill myself over the grief of their death or anything, but I would cry about it in the privacy of my room while pouring over the Internet articles. Maybe I would light a candle in their honor in my room or in anywhere in the...

She's my everything...& she doesn't even know I exist...