Deaths that Hit you harder than you thought they would

[ogibowt]

a co worker who died a few years ago
Otis Redding..as a teen i had tickets to see him live...but he went down in a plane in Wisconsin..i believe...i couldt hold back the tears
recently it was the death of Ronnie Spector.leadsinger of the 60,s group The Ronnettes.....died January of 2022
and of course my father...7 years ago

 

[Lv Wmn]

People that I don't have a personal connection with their death doesn't faze me.
Only deaths that hit me hard are family and close friends.

This

I might think for a second about someone that was famous but they really have no impact on me

 

[xmontrealer]

Buddy Holly
Ritchie Valens
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Otis Redding
David Ruffin
Michael Bloomfield
Roy Orbison
Ronnie Spector

And yet Keef is still alive....

 

[james t kirk]

My father.

I was always closer to my mother and she predeceased my father by 5 years. That was bad enough.

But when my father died, I really crashed in so many ways. He was born in the depression and was made of steel. He worked his ass off in a hell hole to support his family and he never bitched about it once. He was the kind of guy if he dropped an anvil on his foot, he'd walk a mile out into the forrest before he screamed. He was the dad on our street that would cram his kids and four other kids on the street into a piece of shit Ford and take us all to the Ex. He used to do all kinds of work around the house, groceries, cooking meals, laundry, you name it. It was only as I got older that I realized that he knew the score. Something I didn't think he knew when I was a smart-ass in school living under his roof. Died way before his time just to cap it off.

 

[The Oracle]

When it comes to celebrities.

As a Yankee fan I was listening to an expo broadcast when Dave Van Horne stopped the broadcast to announce that my favourite player Yankee catcher Thurman Munson had died in a plane crash. Can still remember that like yesterday. Can picture exactly where I was. The celebration of his life at the stadium the next game was both spectacular and crushingly emotional.

Gregg Moore. I was watching the race that he died in. When he crashed I was literally praying that somehow he would be okay. I was emotionally spent for a while afterwards. Never watched another race after that.

Bobby Kennedy. I respected him so much and just could not believe that someone would want to kill him. The naivety of youth I guess.

All my animals that I lost have hurt and left an indelible mark on my soul. You feel as if you're supposed to be able to protect them from everything. Sadly you cannot. I still have a hard time driving past the vet clinic where the last one passed. Part of me feels like if I wheel in I can just pick him up and drive him home. On the way there on that fateful day I kept assuring him beside me in the car that everything was going to be okay. That we were going to be home in a hour. He never made it. Watching the light go out in his eyes was devastating. Still wonder to this day what i could have done....

 

[Massivo]

My sister's dog...his name was Rusty...a very lovable creature...

 

[Pleasure Hound]

John Lennon
George Harrison
Gordon Lightfoot
Phil Hartman
Marvin Gaye

 

[Robert Mugabe]

In no particular order, Queen Elizabeth. Taken from us far too soon.
Jeffrey Dahmer. Ditto.

 

[RZG]

Chris Cornell for sure and the suicide of Brad Delp, singer from Boston. Three motorcycle racers.... Mike Hailwood, Cal Rayborn and the tragic end of Danny "Magoo" Chandler.

 

[ogibowt]

My father.

I was always closer to my mother and she predeceased my father by 5 years. That was bad enough.

But when my father died, I really crashed in so many ways. He was born in the depression and was made of steel. He worked his ass off in a hell hole to support his family and he never bitched about it once. He was the kind of guy if he dropped an anvil on his foot, he'd walk a mile out into the forrest before he screamed. He was the dad on our street that would cram his kids and four other kids on the street into a piece of shit Ford and take us all to the Ex. He used to do all kinds of work around the house, groceries, cooking meals, laundry, you name it. It was only as I got older that I realized that he knew the score. Something I didn't think he knew when I was a smart-ass in school living under his roof. Died way before his time just to cap it off.

Jimmy..on occasion you have mentioned that Buddy Holly was one of your father,s favourite performers
think of your father and smile
Peggy Sue - BUDDY HOLLY. - YouTube

 

[Gators]

Most of mine are football players from younger days.

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller I jumped so high i tourched the celing when I was 10 . 1974 final
Johan Cruyf

Diego Armando Maradona
Pele
Muhammad Ali (Truly the Greatest)
Roy Clark
Irene Car a
Francis Albert Sinatra
James Gandolfini
Dean Martin
Donna Summers

and so on ... All RIP

 

[Erosboy]

the geeky kid in my grade 10 art class who was always super quiet and never really hung out with anyone. No one paid her much attention until she stepped out in front of a bus on the road in front of the school.

 

[SexB]

I took Sharon Jones' death pretty hard. I'm a huge fan and had the pleasure of seeing her play a couple times.

I was absolutely devastated by Malika Fantasy's passing. I was a regular client for a couple years. We stopped seeing each other but stayed on good terms. I knew she had been dealing with challenges in her life but her death was still a gut punch.

 

[ogibowt]

I took Sharon Jones' death pretty hard. I'm a huge fan and had the pleasure of seeing her play a couple times.

I was absolutely devastated by Malika Fantasy's passing. I was a regular client for a couple years. We stopped seeing each other but stayed on good terms. I knew she had been dealing with challenges in her life but her death was still a gut punch.

for those not familiar with Sharon Jones....who died way too young
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "100 Days, 100 Nights" - YouTube

 

[SexB]

for those not familiar with Sharon Jones....who died way too young
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "100 Days, 100 Nights" - YouTube

I think that this song fits Ms. Jones better.

 

[K Douglas]

My father.
Dec. 21, 2021

Couldn't agree more with you. My dad passed away in Dec 2020. It hit me way harder than I would have imagined. It still is.

 

[skipstagger]

Charlie Watts, and today is his birthday. Happy heavenly birthday Charlie.

 

[fhp1556]

It still is.

Same here.

 

[dsc]

the geeky kid in my grade 10 art class who was always super quiet and never really hung out with anyone. No one paid her much attention until she stepped out in front of a bus on the road in front of the school.

I knew three kids which took their own lives before I graduated high school. It wasn't that large of a town I lived in.
The first guy was in grade eight. I use to walk to school and would join up with him the odd time. I remember once just after Christmas a couple of us were talking about the gifts we had got. This guy said he got a large bottle of soda and a large bag of chips for Christmas. I think that was the first time I realized not everybody has it good. About six months later he hung himself.

 

[Dartman]

For me it was John Lennon. He was just coming back . He just put out a great album . When i went to New York City i went to the Dakotas where he was shot and cried. It was a great loss. The other person was Jim Croce loved that guy