View Full Version : You know some IDIOTS at my Job were Laughing t my reaction to Mike Evans Death?


TVFactFan
12-22-2006, 03:02 PM
When I found out I was eating my breakfast and the Initial Shock of hearing he passed away stopped me from eating and they asked me what's wrong and I told then I just found out The First Lionel from the Jeffersons and everyone started laughing. Very Immature. Atleast there was one woman I work with in her 60's who took the news the same way I did. As Far as the other *******, I'm stunned at their immaturity

Ireneparalegal
12-22-2006, 03:26 PM
When I found out I was eating my breakfast and the Initial Shock of hearing he passed away stopped me from eating and they asked me what's wrong and I told then I just found out The First Lionel from the Jeffersons and everyone started laughing. Very Immature. Atleast there was one woman I work with in her 60's who took the news the same way I did. As Far as the other *******, I'm stunned at their immaturity
If they are young, then I can understand why. I am not condoning their actions, just saying they wouldn't understand or care since they are not from that era.

TVFactFan
12-22-2006, 03:34 PM
If they are young, then I can understand why. I am not condoning their actions, just saying they wouldn't understand or care since they are not from that era.


They were 29 to 39

Ireneparalegal
12-22-2006, 03:38 PM
They were 29 to 39
They aren't fans then.

Brieannas21
12-22-2006, 04:38 PM
Some people could care less.

TVFactFan
12-22-2006, 04:50 PM
Some people could care less.


You can not care but Be mature not to find it funny. I wasn't going to tell anyone about it until I was asked

PrettyinPink55
12-22-2006, 09:20 PM
That's just plain insensitive. :(

Some people don't really care about who lives and who dies unless they are directly related to them or unless it will directly affect them, you know? I think that's pretty sad. :(

Yooch
12-22-2006, 09:47 PM
They're insensitive idiots! Jerks!

Mr. Television
12-22-2006, 09:57 PM
That's awful Solomon. Those people are just jerks. You should never laugh when someone dies whether you know them or not.

TVFactFan
12-23-2006, 12:31 AM
That's awful Solomon. Those people are just jerks. You should never laugh when someone dies whether you know them or not.



They were not laughing at his death, they claimed they were laughing at me because I was really bothered by it like I knew him personally. I told them that I was a HUGE FAN of Mike Evans and that's I was Shocked and Sad at the Time

ThomasE
12-23-2006, 04:17 PM
LOL. Unbelievable. I think that they need to chill with that. My coworkers would probably laugh at me as well. This is a shocker about Mike Evans. You have supporters on the boards Solomon. No worries.

Ireneparalegal
12-23-2006, 04:27 PM
They were not laughing at his death, they claimed they were laughing at me because I was really bothered by it like I knew him personally. I told them that I was a HUGE FAN of Mike Evans and that's I was Shocked and Sad at the Time
Hey Sol, we know how much he meant to you and that's all that matters. No one can understand other than those of us here who are fans and who know how much you liked him. Don't worry abt those jerks.

The only times I cried when someone famous died was the following:

JOHN LENNON, the first time I cried for someone's death (murder) that was famous. I am a huge Lennon fan, his murder just pierced my heart.

LUCILLE BALL, she is my all time fave television personality. I LOVE HER TO DEATH. I was really crushed.

PRINCESS DIANA, a lovely woman who did more than all those royals put together and was the definition of a lady who handled herself with class even when the worst was happening to her. A true loss to the world.

So Solomon, the way those co-workers behaved towards you for your feelings don't give a rat's ass abt feelings, PERIOD!

Mr. Television
12-23-2006, 06:39 PM
They were not laughing at his death, they claimed they were laughing at me because I was really bothered by it like I knew him personally. I told them that I was a HUGE FAN of Mike Evans and that's I was Shocked and Sad at the Time
They are just being insensitive. I remember I was pretty torn up when John Ritter died. I never knew him but I invited him into my home every week for most of my life. Whenever I was down he would cheer me up. I also grew up with Mike Evans first on AITF and then The Jeffersons. I was real shocked to hear of his death. Like Irene said, those of us here do understand how much he meant to you because he meant something to us too. He was part of my childhood and I'll never forget him.

Jrnygrl
12-23-2006, 11:48 PM
They were not laughing at his death, they claimed they were laughing at me because I was really bothered by it like I knew him personally. I told them that I was a HUGE FAN of Mike Evans and that's I was Shocked and Sad at the Time


Same thing happened to me when Lucille Ball died. Although no one laughed, they thought it strange that I would have a reaction as if I knew her personally. I guess they don't understand, that although these people aren't a part of our personal lives, we know them as a character and come to appreciate that character they play.

Big3sCompanyFan
12-24-2006, 04:57 PM
When I found out I was eating my breakfast and the Initial Shock of hearing he passed away stopped me from eating and they asked me what's wrong and I told then I just found out The First Lionel from the Jeffersons and everyone started laughing. Very Immature. Atleast there was one woman I work with in her 60's who took the news the same way I did. As Far as the other *******, I'm stunned at their immaturity

What type of job/work environment was it?

TVFactFan
12-25-2006, 12:05 AM
What type of job/work environment was it?


NON Profit Organization/Job Placement Agency

Janice
12-25-2006, 01:42 AM
Some people can be so cold. Just ignore them Solomon. I took John Belushi's death hard...and Carroll O'Connor's as well, so I understand the feeling.

JuicyCoutureGirl
01-12-2007, 02:27 PM
Hey Sol, we know how much he meant to you and that's all that matters. No one can understand other than those of us here who are fans and who know how much you liked him. Don't worry abt those jerks.

The only times I cried when someone famous died was the following:

JOHN LENNON, the first time I cried for someone's death (murder) that was famous. I am a huge Lennon fan, his murder just pierced my heart.

LUCILLE BALL, she is my all time fave television personality. I LOVE HER TO DEATH. I was really crushed.

PRINCESS DIANA, a lovely woman who did more than all those royals put together and was the definition of a lady who handled herself with class even when the worst was happening to her. A true loss to the world.

So Solomon, the way those co-workers behaved towards you for your feelings don't give a rat's ass abt feelings, PERIOD!

I know how that feels, it doesn't matter if I knew them or not, I was still sad over the deaths of..

JUDITH BARSI-Her death still haunts me to this day, to me it's personal not only she was the same age as me but we are almost alike in many ways. Her tragic murder at ten left me speechless and heartbroken.

AALIYAH-Deaths of people who died very young always upsets me, Aaliyah was not only beautiful but talented, the only that can compare to her today is her clone Ciara.

KATHARINE HEPBURN-One of my favorite actresses, I know she was up there but it was very sad.

OSSIE DAVIS-He was just pure genius, what was sad was that his character on The L Word also passed away the same time he did.

Some jerk actually made fun of me years later after Judith's murder saying "She's been dead longer than she's been alive, so who cares?" Rude, just plain rude. I don't understand the logic of not being upset over an celebrity death.

Ireneparalegal
01-12-2007, 02:37 PM
They are just being insensitive. I remember I was pretty torn up when John Ritter died. I never knew him but I invited him into my home every week for most of my life. Whenever I was down he would cheer me up. I also grew up with Mike Evans first on AITF and then The Jeffersons. I was real shocked to hear of his death. Like Irene said, those of us here do understand how much he meant to you because he meant something to us too. He was part of my childhood and I'll never forget him.
His death tore me up too. So tragic and so young.

We don't have to know someone personally or have them be friends, but just knowing abt them and how much they entertained us, brought us laughter, made us smile, seeing them in reruns and remembering those good ol' days is what it is all abt.

Mike Evans was surely a loss. It is even more saddened by the fact that we found out WAAAAY after he died. I wish there was more information on his life. It seems like he was just somewhere and then suddenly he was gone. I wonder how long he had been ill? Solomon, is there any more info?

TVFactFan
01-12-2007, 10:20 PM
His death tore me up too. So tragic and so young.

We don't have to know someone personally or have them be friends, but just knowing abt them and how much they entertained us, brought us laughter, made us smile, seeing them in reruns and remembering those good ol' days is what it is all abt.

Mike Evans was surely a loss. It is even more saddened by the fact that we found out WAAAAY after he died. I wish there was more information on his life. It seems like he was just somewhere and then suddenly he was gone. I wonder how long he had been ill? Solomon, is there any more info?


I don't think so since he was no longer in the public eye

TV_on_the_Porch
01-12-2007, 10:46 PM
Reading this thread just now (after the shock of the title) is the first I've heard about this. Too bad. :(

Ireneparalegal
01-12-2007, 11:43 PM
I don't think so since he was no longer in the public eye
God, I need more info. I will be the new TVresearcher. ;)

TV_on_the_Porch
01-13-2007, 12:23 AM
He had throat cancer and died in his mother's home:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263070/bio

Ireneparalegal
01-13-2007, 12:44 AM
Yeah, that I know, but I want to know what he did PRIOR to that. Say, like abt 5 to 10 years before. There is nothing.

TV_on_the_Porch
01-13-2007, 01:22 AM
He spent twenty years buying and selling real estate. Short of an aquaintance or relative writing his biography and including some anecdotes from that period of his life, there really isn't anything else to know.

Brieannas21
01-13-2007, 01:43 AM
JUDITH BARSI-Her death still haunts me to this day, to me it's personal not only she was the same age as me but we are almost alike in many ways. Her tragic murder at ten left me speechless and heartbroken.

I remember her, Now THAT'S a tragic death.

JuicyCoutureGirl
01-13-2007, 08:06 AM
I remember her, Now THAT'S a tragic death.

To this very day, her death scares me. I took that to heart considering we were alike in so many ways. Her and her mother died the same way my mother was killed except my sister and I weren't in the house at the time. Judy and Maria died two days before my own mother. My sister and I could have end up like Judith, dead. A friend of mine knew her(they went to the same school) and I had the chance to meet her once, she was a sweet unaffected child star.

Sadly, many people do not know who she was and when they come across her websites and found out that she died, a lot of people feel gulity. One friend of mine started to cry.

Brieannas21
01-13-2007, 12:18 PM
To this very day, her death scares me. I took that to heart considering we were alike in so many ways. Her and her mother died the same way my mother was killed except my sister and I weren't in the house at the time. Judy and Maria died two days before my own mother. My sister and I could have end up like Judith, dead. A friend of mine knew her(they went to the same school) and I had the chance to meet her once, she was a sweet unaffected child star.

Sadly, many people do not know who she was and when they come across her websites and found out that she died, a lot of people feel gulity. One friend of mine started to cry.


I was a kid of the 80's and watched a lot of tv being that I was a latchkey child. So I've seen her over and over and over on Punky Brewster and from watching the reruns and such. Also if you were a little girl in the 80's you've seen her on hundred of baby doll commercials.

JuicyCoutureGirl
01-13-2007, 12:49 PM
I was a kid of the 80's and watched a lot of tv being that I was a latchkey child. So I've seen her over and over and over on Punky Brewster and from watching the reruns and such. Also if you were a little girl in the 80's you've seen her on hundred of baby doll commercials.

Growing up in the 1980's, I've seen her in a whole lot of commericals. Campbell's soup, Ramen noodles etc. She was so cute!

Yes she sure was on Punky Brewster as my little sister pointed out when we saw her as we rode with my friend's mother to pick my friend up from school(my sis and I were on vacation) as soon as my sister spotted Judith she yelled out the window "Hey! It's the Punky Brewster girl!" I've talked to her and realize we had a lot in common but who knew that her home life was an complete wreck?

BensonFan
01-26-2007, 09:10 PM
They were not laughing at his death, they claimed they were laughing at me because I was really bothered by it like I knew him personally. I told them that I was a HUGE FAN of Mike Evans and that's I was Shocked and Sad at the Time

I felt the exact same way when John Ritter died and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I cried like I lost a family member. I guess some people just don't understand why others get so attached to celebrities, but just because we don't know them personally doesn't mean we haven't formed an emotional bond. I don't think that makes us crazy, just human.

camdog
03-19-2007, 02:38 PM
Don't worry about it Solomon those people are the type that don't care who dies. I really liked Mike Evans and his sense of humor in All in the family and the jeffersons. He's better than the other Lionel but he was ok to. I was shocked to hear that he died to my aunt told me around christmas time i was like what. I would really be upset if Sherman Hemsley died to. I really like him. He's a jerk on the show but he's just acting. He's really a good person in life and i would to meet him one day face to face. anyway thats how it is Solomon people don't live forever we all got to to sometime.

TVFactFan
03-19-2007, 05:20 PM
Don't worry about it Solomon those people are the type that don't care who dies. I really liked Mike Evans and his sense of humor in All in the family and the jeffersons. He's better than the other Lionel but he was ok to. I was shocked to hear that he died to my aunt told me around christmas time i was like what. I would really be upset if Sherman Hemsley died to. I really like him. He's a jerk on the show but he's just acting. He's really a good person in life and i would to meet him one day face to face. anyway thats how it is Solomon people don't live forever we all got to to sometime.



And see my friend noticed i stopped eating and it was because of the first reaction to the news. It shocked the hell out of me for a couple of minutes but I think that he thought I was going o be sad ALL DAY not knowing I was in shock for the moment