Celeb Deaths that have stuck with you

[Joe Gillis]

Stan Ogden, when hilda opened his glasses case that she had back from the hospital

[RichardM]

Roy Hattersley

He's still alive isn't he?

[J R Hartley]

😂😂😂 of course I know the pickets, Les was a bit of class and should have achieved a bit more than he did, I looked up to those guys when I was a kid growing up lots of happy memories.

👍🏻

[Harry Lime]

Absolutely this. Horrific following the story over a few days, and the hope that they would be found alive.

Bowie’s death affected me a bit. I wasn’t a massive fan particularly, but it happened around two weeks after my mother passed, and I think I found it a bit overwhelming.

Whitts, Chris Barker and Speedo. Just gone way too soon.

Same here regarding Bowie. Like you, I think I was sensitive to loss as my mother died just before Xmas 2015.

[Madlock]

Same here regarding Bowie. Like you, I think I was sensitive to loss as my mother died just before Xmas 2015.

Sorry for your loss, mate

[MacAdder]

He's still alive isn't he?

So is Elvis

[Harry Lime]

Sorry for your loss, mate

Likewise. Hope you remember the good times, for me it took a while. Just kept going over the last days.
All the best 👍

[RichardM]

So is Elvis

Yes, he works down the chip shop.

[North Cardiff Blue]

My father was his main sparring partner in the build up to the fight and was one of the pallbearers. He still wears a St Christopher that Jonny Owens gave him as a thank you. Very sad.

BBC Iplayer - I just watched Legends of Welsh Sport it's a good short documentary on him. He sounds a hell of a nice character, it's very sad.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...matchstick-man

[goats]

Following Sean Locks death there’s a few celebrity deaths that have given me a lump in my throat in Anthony Bordain
& George Michael and even shed a few tears when Whits and Speedo died.

Strange really when you don’t know them.

Bourdain was a shocker, mainly because he used to put out such positive vibes about dealing with mental health issues, seemed like a really top guy aswell. George Harrison died on my birthday, was in Amsterdam doing something I’m sure he’d approve of…
Gary speed, seemed so out of the blue….

[jon1959]

One I didn't mention above but has definitely stuck with me is Kirsty McCall. A tragedy.

[Cleve van Leef]

Eddie Cochran after seeing him at the Gaumont in January 1960 he died in a car accident just outside Chippenham in April.just a few months later. Amazing stage performer.

[the other bob wilson]

BBC Iplayer - I just watched Legends of Welsh Sport it's a good short documentary on him. He sounds a hell of a nice character, it's very sad.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...matchstick-man

I watched that a couple of days ago. Well worth a look at if you’ve not done so yet.

I was watching a video of knock outs on You Tube a few weeks ago and was shocked to see the Pintor v Owen fight on there. First time I’d ever seen that twelfth round and, although you can’t accurately gauge what your reaction would have been watching it live, it just seemed so much worse than the other knock outs in the video.

[Dave Blue]

Whitney Houston

[goats]

Whitney Houston

That was so surprising considering the states she was getting into though? From church girl to crack….

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I think realising Sala had been killed tragically was one of the worst for me. Hoping for good news, then when it never materialised. I'd heard that Whitts was critically ill in hospital before it was made public and that was a real choker. I admit to sharing a tear over the death of Phil Suarez, even though I never met the guy.

An anecdote about my son and the death of Sala. He wanted a new City shirt with Sala's name on it when it was announced we'd signed him. He printed a photo of Sala and pinned it on his bedroom wall. He was 6 at the time. I remember picking him up from school the day we knew Sala had died, so I wondered how to tell him. In the end I just said what had happened. His reply was "it's ok Dad, we've got other strikers"...

My brothee was concerned about how he should break the news to his young son that the budgie had died. He worded it as sensitively as possible (the onward journey being heaven) only to be asked if the mirror in the cage was now available.

[SOXY BOY]

Elvis, died much too young and wasn’t helped by Parker and the Memphis Mafia.
John Lennon, what an absolute waste
Rory Gallagher, the brilliant Irish guitarist
Gary Speed, such a shock to see the news on tv.
George Best, so sad
Whitts, who I met in the pub where he had his fall. Lovely guy!

[Bobby Dandruff]

None.

I've admired many from afar and it's sad for their families when they croak but I've never felt sad at the death of someone I watch on telly etc.

Quite.

[J R Hartley]

Gary Speed is probably the one that sticks. Obviously never knew the guy personally but I remember being in a state of shock at what I was seeing when I switched on SSN that morning. Can still remember the morning and the day vividly yet I can’t remember why I’ve walked to the kitchen some days.

Whitts too. Absolute kick in the guts in hearing he had passed.

Edit: just seen I answered this 4 years ago

[Taunton Blue Genie]

My brothee was concerned about how he should break the news to his young son that the budgie had died. He worded it as sensitively as possible (the onward journey being heaven) only to be asked if the mirror in the cage was now available.

brothee = brother, of course

[19bluebirds27]

For me David Bowie, only because when I heard of his passing I remember putting his greatest hits on Spotify whilst at the gym.

[Divine Wright]

I think Bowie was memorable for me in part due to the Black Star mini album he released as a “goodbye, I’m gonna die now” album. It’s quite eerie.

[Sparticus_Mills]

Carrie Fisher, she was the first woman I ever "loved"

[NYCBlue]

I have been saddened by many celebrity deaths, but can't say any of them have stuck with me. I'm sad that Bowie died, but it hasn't impacted my life. And I don't dwell on it.

[JamesWales]

Nobody has mentioned Diana , Princess of Wales?

YeH she is the one who stands out for me. Not as a great fan, but for m generation at least (I don't remember Lennon, JFK etc) she was the stand out "you remember where you were when it happened" death. She seemed old to me at the time, but so young too.

The other stand out one is Michael Jackson, who's music, life and gossip had been around my whole life. Arguably the most famous person o the planet when he died.

On the other side we have Jade Goody. That stuck with me, not because I liked her but because I didnt. Made me realise we are not long on this earth and should try and understand and respect people always.

I'm struggling to think of famous people who have left a deep personal feeling. It tends to be big news events that does that, or films or songs for me. And of course tragedies happening to people I know