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

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

What type of job/work environment was it?

NON Profit Organization/Job Placement Agency

[Janice]

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]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

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]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

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]

Reading this thread just now (after the shock of the title) is the first I've heard about this. Too bad.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

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]

He had throat cancer and died in his mother's home:

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

[Ireneparalegal]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by JuicyCoutureGirl

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]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

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]

Originally Posted by JuicyCoutureGirl

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]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

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]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

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.