Have you ever cried at hearing the news of the death of someone famous/a celebrity?

[WDWBarb]

Ok, 2 more that were not famous people but famous animals.
I cried when Barbaro died because he fought so hard and also when Eight Belles died last year at the Kentucky Derby...

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I'm with you on both of these (I was hysterical watching both races - it was horrible to see). I'll also add the late, great Secretariat. He was a miracle of 4 legs.

 

[PaMom001]

John Ritter, Steve Irwin, John Lennon, Andy Gibb and Eric Carr(former KISS drummer, very unexpected).

 

[Rora]

I haven't cried but I have been so incredibly upset and stunned.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

When Princess Diana died, I was a mess.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Randy Pausch-such a hero for me. I can't believe hes gone. He has truly changed my outlook on life.

Also Heath Leger- I felt like I knew him.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Yep. I cried when River Phoenix died and when Selena died.

I forgot about Michael Landon - I was just getting teary about him a few weeks ago as I was telling my daughter about how I was going to marry Charles Ingalls when I grew up...

And Elvis - he was the first I ever cried for. I was in 2nd grade and bawled all day..

Every now and then I'll be up at 4 or 5 am and watch Little House. I just think of how Michael Landon will be rolling in his grave while they're advertising male enchancement pills during his show.

 

[TDC Nala]

Graham Chapman, DeForest Kelley and Don Adams, don't recall at any others.

 

[DisneyCP2002]

John Ritter, Charles Shultz, Mr. Rogers, Steve Irwin, and Michael Landon were the ones I cried over. The only that had such a profound impact on me was Princess Di. I was working that night here online when the story broke. I was talking to one of my co-workers and we were like do we tell the others. I just could not imagine such loss.

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

Selena
Karen Carpenter
Princess Diana
John Ritter
JFK jr.

 

[tinker&belle]

I cried when Tim Russert died.

 

[Castillo Mom]

I cried when Lucille Ball and John Ritter died.

 

[hulagirl87]

oh, I'm a crier. I cried today when I heard of Natasha Richardson. She is so lovely. What a loss. Another I can remember specifically is when Heath Ledger died

 

[chattyann]

I was a huge Dale Earnhardt fan. I cried everytime something about him came on for about 2 weeks. I still cry sometimes when I see clips of him. I actually had my son the day after he passed. My son's middle name is Dale. I also cried over Steve Irwin.

 

[CajunDixie]

Yanno when it hit me? When DW asked "What about Dale, is he okay?". For someone who has been around the sport that long and seen as much as he had to ask that question at a moment when he should have been celebrating his little brother's Daytona 500 win really put into perspective how bad it was.

I grew up an Earnhardt fan. He was rookie of the year the year I was born, and my father was a huge fan. I never met the man - sadly I had my first press passes to cover a Winston Cup event a year too late - but I still miss him. The sport just isn't the same without him.

I knew too when DW starting asking about Dale and they turned his microphone off. DW was getting choked up. BIL called when he saw Helton on announcing Dale's death but I was already teary-eyed. I cried again when I watched the service thinking about little Taylor and hearing Alabama sing Angels Among Us. I cried the first time they had the moment of silence on lap 3, seeing Harvick win, and seeing Dick Berggren wearing an Earnhardt hat.

When the shuttle Challenger crash I cried....although I was home sick from school that day so I was already feeling bad. I remember telling my mom I heard it on the radio and she thought I either dreamed it or my radio station was just joking.

 

[Nancy]

I don't think I have cried over the actual news, it is a shock and it's sad but no crying for that.

I do tend to cry though when I watch things on TV and they show people crying over it. For example at Diana's funeral, I was crying because watching how sad others were made me start. I do sympathy cries..I start cause others are.

 

[themilesfamily]

Princess Diana, Ronald Reagan and Mister Rogers.

 

[Frankiesmom]

Princess Diana; I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news.
Bernie mac-no crying; but I was so sad about that-he was soo funny!

 

[bzelf]

I was just a little girl but when Walt Disney died, it was a sad, sad day. Also when Randy Pausch and Natasha Richardson died, the news really shook me up.

But when Bob "Bawb" Varley died, I cried at the drop of a hat. I never met him and only knew him from the Podcasts. I know the one year anniversary will be a teary one for me.

bzelf

 

[HelenePA]

I knew too when DW starting asking about Dale and they turned his microphone off. DW was getting choked up. BIL called when he saw Helton on announcing Dale's death but I was already teary-eyed. I cried again when I watched the service thinking about little Taylor and hearing Alabama sing Angels Among Us. I cried the first time they had the moment of silence on lap 3, seeing Harvick win, and seeing Dick Berggren wearing an Earnhardt hat.

Isn't it amazing how much nice stuff came out after he was dead that he didn't want anyone to know about? I could cry now just thinking about that day. I had Abby on my lap who was just a few months old then telling her to watch she was seeing history being made.. little did I know the crash was about to happen Heroes aren't supposed to die

 

[christa112]

Steve Irwin and John Ritter