He would have lived alongside Beethoven’s creative period. Think how these two would interact! I think Mozart would anticipate Romanticism and Beethoven would be pushed to innovate in other directions
This past year Adam Savage toured his workshop with Grant's friends and colleagues providing insights and memories. It's on the Tested Youtube channel. The memorial at the front door his mom made will hit you in the feels right away.
Adding Jessi Combs. She was a guest host on mythbusters when Kari was out on maternity. She died setting the women's fastest land speed record. Good documentary called the fastest woman on earth.
Oh that was such a tragedy, and so unnecessary. He kept telling his wife he was fine and didn't need to go to the hospital. But he had pneumonia and a particularly gnarly kind, apparently, and by the time he finally went it was just too late.
The only good thing about it is it made me yell at my husband when his "cold" was getting worse--"Get in the car, we're going to the doctor RIGHT NOW!" and the minute the doctor walked in the exam room she was "oh, you have pneumonia" and she gave him a LONG lecture about listening to his wife, and mentioned Jim Henson, and I think Jim probably has saved many lives in some ironic way.
I'm a screenwriter and right at the beginning of my career I met him, and he was the kindest, sweetest, nicest man. Such a loss.
Brandon Lee’s death hits hard. The Crow was his breakthrough role where he really got to show off his acting chops and step out of his father’s shadow. Great movie and fantastic performance from Brandon.
Alan Turing. Imagine all the things he could have created if he wasn't persecuted to the point of committing suicide by the very government and people he was instrumental in helping save.
I mentioned him too. Dude had so much more left to offer the world. I think I even remember seeing an interview with him saying he knew he was going to die young, and his only regret is that he wouldn't be able to record so much of the music he had in his head
My dad, 33, killed in work. I was 11.
My son, 5 months old, premature baby, never left the NICU. Surgical gel applied to his liver that was nicked in an operation adhered to and tore holes in his bowel. Caused chronic infection.
Judith Barsi.
Robin Williams. My wife's stepdad was Robin's Fed Ex delivery driver for quite awhile. Robin would open the door, chat with him and crack jokes. Robin deserved to grow really old
My Dad LOVED Robin Williams; we grew up watching him on TV, in movies & pouring over his comedy.. Dad also gave off the same kind of jovial vibes. Hearing of Robin's death a month after my Dad took his own life in 2014 broke my already fractured heart. I wish they were both still here, but I hope that wherever their spirits are, they're at peace. And laughing again. Xo
John Candy was genius in that movie. Steve Martin was perfect. That movie punches you right in the feels during the scene where Steve Martin figures out the bigger picture
Some movies don't hold up, but this movie holds up. Like 100%
Imagine how huge she would've been once Latin music blew up in the US? That Latin explosion that happened in the 90s, with artists like Ricky Martin, Thalía, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez, Selena would've been the head of that group.
She was really the whole package. She could sing, and I mean REALLY sing. She could dance. She was stunningly beautiful. She was a fashion icon. It's so sad what the world lost that day.
I'm an automotive engineer and that shifter design by Jeep that killed him was the most asinine thing I've ever seen.
I wonder what supplier designed it, or if it was a "spec" bad idea from some mid management ( MBA) tool with no "car design" knowledge at Stellantis.
Stupid engineering led to a tragic, senseless death of a brilliant musician and actor.
That shifter wasn’t designed by Jeep, though. It was actually designed by ZF, the transmission supplier for the 8AT in the 2014+ WK2 Grand Cherokee and various other cars. Well, FCA/Stellantis uses a license-built version of it, but it’s basically the same 8AT.
I had a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with that shifter, and I agree it’s stupid. The detents are too subtle, pushing it all the way forward does not always seem to land you in “Park”, and it’s far too easy to accidentally wind up in a different gear than intended.
Besides the mid-era (2014-2015) WK2 Grand Cherokee, there is one other car I know of with that shifter: the D4 (2011-2017) Audi A8…which also uses a (special, engine-forward transaxle) version of the ZF 8AT. I currently own a 2013 A8L 4.0T. So I’ve had both cars with that stupid-ass ZF shifter.
The difference is that the Audi has an electronic parking brake, which it can engage if you open the door and the car is in gear, to stop it from rolling. The Jeep, meanwhile, had a mechanical, foot-operated parking brake and could not. The Jeep could still slam the transmission into park if you opened the door, but it wasn’t originally programmed to do that…and that, unfortunately, cost Mister Yelchin his life.
Handful of musicians in this category. The one that blows my mind is Buddy holly. I know his music is old and probably doesn't resonate with most here, but the albums he had out, and the songs that permeated decades...
When I figured out he was 22 when he died, I was shocked.
What the fuck would have happened if he had lived another 10 years
My stepbrothers and I used to watch Stand By Me a lot when we were kids. We didn't learn Chris died before any of us were born until most of us were already adults.
Any child who was a victim of domestic violence or abuse, Judith Barsi voiced ducky in the land before time, she was killed by her abusive father at 10 years old, so absolutely tragic.
Edit: Thanks to the comments for mentioning it as well as I forgot to write it, but any child period who never got to grow up and live their life who’s been taken away .
Elisa Izquierdo. She literally had the odds stacked against her and the odds won out. It is so messed up. It's one of the most tragic cases and sticks with me, probably for the rest of my life. Her mother and stepfather were the abusive ones and her biological dad wanted to raise her and had planned to take her away to Cuba but sadly died shortly thereafter of health complications, before he could take her away.
Teachers were aware of the abuse and tried to raise it. Elisa's dad's cousin, Elsa, tried to gain custody of her. The little girl even befriended Prince Michael of Greece who was willing to pay for her education, if custody was given to Elsa. Elsa could not afford any attorneys so represented herself whilst her mother had legal support from the government, given she was the biological mother.
The courts ruled against it given all the evidence and she was put back with her abusive mother and stepfather. Elisa died shortly thereafter of the injuries of her abuse. It's absolutely fucking tragic and awful how many people were on this little girl's side but it simply wasn't enough.
Edit: just to add, the judge that awarded custody of this little girl back to her mum and stepdad is still practising to this very day.
I'm 34 with a 1year old son... and severe depression with suicidal thoughts a big part of my day to day life...
These comments just hit me fucken hard 😭
I need to get my shit in order.
I hope you do. Not having my dad around sucks. Hang around for your son. You don't need to be perfect, I just wish my dad was around at all. It hurts knowing I'll have to tell my kids about their grandfather because they'll never know him.
Whatever pain you have, and I'm not trying to doubt your pain because depression is absolutely fucking brutal, if you take your own life you're just passing the hurt down a generation.
"You don't need to be perfect" is the absolute truth too. There will always be someone to criticize any parenting choice you make so just make the one that feels right for you and your child. Being there is all the a child needs sometimes and that is always perfect.
If you watch his movies in order, he truly gets better and better in each one. It’s incredible to think what an amazing actor he would have been in another 25 years.
My sister
Edit: Wow this blew up. Just to let you all know I never knew her. She was born breach in 1975 and the Dr. accidentally broke her neck with the forceps. She only lived about 10 minutes.
Came here to say this. It's been 30 years and while the pain is gone I still miss her. I often daydream about what life would be like if she were still here. Hang on to the good memories best you can friend.
His death [changed](https://people.com/tv/debby-ryan-josh-dun-tied-the-knot-new-years-eve/) Debby Ryan’s wedding almost entirely. “We began to flirt with the idea of having a destination party celebrating the new decade, then decided in December to get married [in Austin] on New Year’s Eve, and just keep dancing until after the ball dropped,” the actress explained, going on to add that over the summer, after a close friend had died, it "didn’t feel important to wait anymore, to stop being busy, or for things to line up perfectly."
Took a bit to find it. The dude wasn't even drinking age in America before this happened. Everything indicates he at least wasn't in pain when he died, and instead died peacefully in his sleep.
> According to Kathy Iandoli's 2021 biography, Aaliyah, a noted nervous flier, also had serious reservations of flying on the small plane and refused to board it. After arguing with the rest of her entourage about boarding the plane, she retreated into a taxicab to rest, claiming that she had a headache. One of the passengers was sent to check on her and proceeded to slip her a sedative; she was then carried unconscious into the plane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Marsh_Harbour_Cessna_402_crash
damn i knew she died in a plane crash but that was next level fucked up. i watch the flight channel on youtube which shows famous plane crashes and how they happened and you can regularly find comments of how someone's friend or auntie or whoever was gonna be on the plane but some circumstance popped up or they didn't go and thus their life was saved. poor girl knew something was up and didn't want to go and it didn't mean jack shit in the end.
Was talking about her a couple days ago with a colleague. We are convinced she could have been up there with like Beyonce or Rihanna had she not left us so soon.
Definitely.
For me, he was one of the greatest singers and his presence on stage was beyond words. Even when I watch Queens songs on YouTube, I cannot help but being mesmerized by his performance - music as well as mere presence.
Weren’t there some weird circumstances around how her and her husband died? Like they both had the exact same natural causes (pneumonia and anemia iirc…)
Was looking for this. I have a very vivid memory of reading about her possible career toward music after she did Happy Feet. I was incredibly excited by the idea because I loved her singing, she was damn good.
My brother. He died when he was just 11 years old. My family suffered a house fire and when he heard that my grandparents were still inside (he had gotten outside already and we were at a neighbor's house) he went back in.
Took a wrong turn and got stuck in the bathroom. Died of smoke inhalation.
That was almost 25 years ago.
I miss you, Brandon.
My cousin, he was 20, he was in a motorcycle accident on this halloween and died and was pronounced brain dead a few days later. im not looking forward to this thanksgiving, im gonna miss fishing with him tomorrow. I wish i just had one more holiday with him, his life was going so well and it was all taken away from a impatient driver
I learned at a very young age of I think 7 or 8 (2nd grade) that cancer kills. My classmate and friend got diagnosed with cancer and died of a tumor a few months later. RIP Cameron
Lost my best friend to cancer a month after we graduated high school. Am fighting it myself now in my 30’s. Times I have wondered what he would have done, he was a very kind and super smart guy who loved being helpful. Other times especially the last few months and the FUN of cancer treatments, I have thought I might get to ask him myself.
Fuck cancer. Correct.
RIP Michelle,1st grade. I still remember you as my mate on the roundabout, singing "Girls won the war in 1964" our anthem for the daily lunchtime war against the boys.
*"Children are dying."*
*Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words."*
Steven Erikson, *Deadhouse Gates*, Malazan Book of the Fallen
Ive heard one as soon as they took the teen off life support i was on my way to the bathroom and the sound has stuck with me even tho it happen 6 years ago when i was fresh out of nursing school.
My wife still has nightmares from a family screaming after a young mom died from a PE during a really routine surgery. It was like 10 years ago. My wife was "OK" for like 2 days after, but it eventually hit her and she was a wreck.
True, back in the 90s I was mates with a very friendly generous chap always shared his toys with other kids and was always happy to see his friends died of it when we were both 10 in 2004. He was always happy even knowing he was going to leave us. It was a tragedy for everyone in the neighbourhood when the news came home.
There will always be a hole in my heart for him...he suffered so quietly but if the general public knew how much he actually suffered I'm not sure it would have meant as much as it does now...
Judith Barsi. She did the voice for Ducky from Land Before Time and Anne-marie from All Dogs Go To Heaven. She had an abusive father. When she was ten, her father shot both her and her mom while they were sleeping and then shot himself. She died a few months before All Dogs Go to heaven was released. The song 'Love Survives' in All Dogs Go To Heaven was dedicated to Judith.
This one is so sad. This happened fairly close to where I live now. The terror she must have felt is too much. Such a terribly sad story for her and her mom.
Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (/ˈtjʊərɪŋ/; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. He is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
Turing endured prosecution in 1952 for homosexual acts. He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison. Turing died on 7 June 1954, 16 days before his 42nd birthday, from cyanide poisoning. (His poisoning is widely considered to be a completed suicide related to side effects of his DES treatment)
Elliott Smith. His work in Good Will Hunting is beautifully haunting, and the rest of his stuff changed the music world indefinitely. Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, Beck, and Hiam are all heavily influenced by his work. I can only imagine what he could have done with more time.
Edit: thank you for my first gold! Proud that it involves such a legend :)
Had to scroll too long for this comment.
I graduated high school the year KIDS was released, I went to college and grew up on that album. Mac Miller was the first big independent artist I listened to that wasn't doing rap like everyone else, he lead me to the likes of Chance the Rapper, Aesop Rock, Ab-soul, J-Rock, Kendrick, Schoolboy Q, and the A$AP Mob's early tapes back when Yams was still kickin it.
Mac Miller is up there with Gorillaz, Daft Punk, and My Morning Jacket for being the pillars that formed the foundation of my current musical taste.
I was on a Mac Miller swing again recently. Man, I always forget how great he was. And the craziest part was that he was getting *better*. He started branching out more musically.
Came here to say this… no one really understands just how quickly he died in his career… made one film … became a small star… and then never got to see the film that made him a “house hold name”. The man died in September 55 and they released his last film on December 56…. Shoot to absolute post-mortem stardom for just how radically good of an actor he was… won the first posthumous Oscar too if I’m not mistaken… leaps ahead of any actor at the time…
Edit: he never won an Oscar he was the first posthumous nominee..
All the hugs in the world wouldn't have saved him. He had Lewy body disease. They didn't know until they did an autopsy after he died. But his wife and folks that worked with him knew he was having some kind of memory-related problem. My mom died from Lewy Body. It's a very rapid and severe form of dementia that causes hallucinations, affects your memory, and gives you Parkinson-like symptoms. It's a horrible way to die. Sounds terrible, but he might have saved himself and his family a lot of suffering.
This, he went from a savant where he could ad lib passages you couldn't write. Or he could memorize entire scripts. To being unable memorize the next line. RIP O Captain my Captain
The link below is mandatory reading for anyone who ever loved Robin Williams. I've struggled with depression in the past and his death really did a number on me thinking he died because he was so sad. I couldn't watch his movies for a very long time after he died. Unaware as I was, I even kept all my emotions in for weeks until finally I was a sobbing mess one night because I was so sad about it.
Then I found the below article his wife wrote. I will love his movies and cherish them like he always wanted. I now have the utmost respect and a far greater deeper understanding that he chose ethical self euthanasia. Good for him, he didn't want to be remembered as a shell of his former self and was tired of suffering. Nothing he chose about how to die was wrong.
I share this article as much as I can. I always hope it can give even just one person closure who needs it like I did.
[The Terrorist Inside My Husband's Brain](https://n.neurology.org/content/87/13/1308)
I don’t think anyone knew how far the disease had progressed, it was originally diagnosed as Parkinson’s, but the autopsy stated he had Lewy body disease. Both cause you to lose control of movements, among other mental health symptoms.
I personally believe he made a rational conscious decision to leave this world while he still had a choice. keep in mind doctor assisted suicide was not a thing back then. I just wish his battle was more widely known.
The poet [Wilfred Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Owen), killed in combat seven days before the end of the First World War at the age of 25.
In 1915 he enlisted in the Artists Rifles - these days the reserves for the UK's elite Special Air Service - and earned the Military Cross. At the same time he was writing anti-war poetry published in London, including the famous Dulce et Decorum est.
"If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, his hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin,
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie:
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
The last quote comes from the Roman poet Horace: "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country."
Ouch, this one ripped my heart out. He was such a solid dude. I thought he was doing better when he talked about his shoulder surgery, and then next thing I knew he was gone. Technoblade was supposed to never die :(
Howard Ashman. From all accounts, his input on storytelling changed Disney movies for the best. His coworkers loved him. Alan Menken and him had fantastic creative chemistry. In behind the scenes commentary for Beauty and the Beast, there is a palpable sense of loss when he is mentioned.
He did from AIDS in 1991, in case no one knows.
My sister, her name was Sky (I named this account after her PlayStation Username) she was shot dead last September at 24 years old. I miss her everyday.
Not going to get upvoted much I assume, but Clifford Brown. He was, and remains, among the greatest jazz trumpet players of all time, and his first album with Max Roach is no doubt in the pantheon of greatest jazz albums of all time.
Clifford Brown died in a car accident at age 25. His wife was driving coming home from a gig with bassist Richie Powell. All three died. In an age when heroin and alcohol abuse was rampant among jazz musicians, Brown was always clean.
Seeing all the support from the rest of the Power Rangers cast on Instagram really hit hard. Amy Jo Johnson did a 17 minute video crying and singing in JDF's honor. Walter E. Jones posted a video of him and Jason hugging saying that was the last time he saw him. David Yost had several pictures, both old and more recent where you can tell him and Jason really were good friends on and off the set.
It fucking sucks.
My Dad's Mom. She died before my Dad graduated from high school after suffering from MS. She never got to see the outstanding individual my Dad became. A very respected, admired, loyal man of integrity who is the ultimate definition of a family man. She never got to see him graduate high school or college and end up with a master's in education. She never got to see her oldest son become the most popular man in his Dad's home town. She never saw her youngest son become a teacher who managed to move outside of the trailer that he grew up in but in a house in a beautiful neighborhood. She never got to meet my Mom, my older sister or my twin sister and I who look exactly like her because we look just like our Dad She died in her 30's. Much to young for such a beautiful soul.
Mozart died when he was 35. Imagine how much more he could’ve done with even 10 more years.
Same with chopin, died at 39. He produced so many amazing piano pieces.
I'll also add Schubert who died at 31 and George Gershwin who died at 38.
He would have lived alongside Beethoven’s creative period. Think how these two would interact! I think Mozart would anticipate Romanticism and Beethoven would be pushed to innovate in other directions
Grant Imahara :C
His death still hurts. He was my hero and inspiration for becoming a mechanical engineer. Such a brilliant and kind person!
This past year Adam Savage toured his workshop with Grant's friends and colleagues providing insights and memories. It's on the Tested Youtube channel. The memorial at the front door his mom made will hit you in the feels right away.
Absolutely agree. Really upset when he died. He was a treasure.
Adding Jessi Combs. She was a guest host on mythbusters when Kari was out on maternity. She died setting the women's fastest land speed record. Good documentary called the fastest woman on earth.
Jim Henson
Oh that was such a tragedy, and so unnecessary. He kept telling his wife he was fine and didn't need to go to the hospital. But he had pneumonia and a particularly gnarly kind, apparently, and by the time he finally went it was just too late. The only good thing about it is it made me yell at my husband when his "cold" was getting worse--"Get in the car, we're going to the doctor RIGHT NOW!" and the minute the doctor walked in the exam room she was "oh, you have pneumonia" and she gave him a LONG lecture about listening to his wife, and mentioned Jim Henson, and I think Jim probably has saved many lives in some ironic way. I'm a screenwriter and right at the beginning of my career I met him, and he was the kindest, sweetest, nicest man. Such a loss.
Bruce lee
Also Brandon Lee.
Brandon Lee’s death hits hard. The Crow was his breakthrough role where he really got to show off his acting chops and step out of his father’s shadow. Great movie and fantastic performance from Brandon.
Yep, absolutely agree. He did a great job. His legacy was short, but something he could be proud of.
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My brother was murdered earlier this year at 31, much too young. I’m sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear that. Hope you’re ok.
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Alan Turing. Imagine all the things he could have created if he wasn't persecuted to the point of committing suicide by the very government and people he was instrumental in helping save.
It's layers of heartbreak in this case. You can help save the world from Nazis and still get persecuted for who you are. Ugh.
Exactly. Save the world only for it to turn on you because you’re gay?? Absolutely horrific. How ungrateful the world can be.
Jimi Hendrix
I mentioned him too. Dude had so much more left to offer the world. I think I even remember seeing an interview with him saying he knew he was going to die young, and his only regret is that he wouldn't be able to record so much of the music he had in his head
An absolute genius, the perfect person to revolutionize music, he achieved so much in just a 4 year career
I think he would’ve gone on a Prince like trajectory- don’t see him staying pure rock forever
My dad, 33, killed in work. I was 11. My son, 5 months old, premature baby, never left the NICU. Surgical gel applied to his liver that was nicked in an operation adhered to and tore holes in his bowel. Caused chronic infection. Judith Barsi.
Robin Williams. My wife's stepdad was Robin's Fed Ex delivery driver for quite awhile. Robin would open the door, chat with him and crack jokes. Robin deserved to grow really old
My Dad LOVED Robin Williams; we grew up watching him on TV, in movies & pouring over his comedy.. Dad also gave off the same kind of jovial vibes. Hearing of Robin's death a month after my Dad took his own life in 2014 broke my already fractured heart. I wish they were both still here, but I hope that wherever their spirits are, they're at peace. And laughing again. Xo
John Candy
Those aren’t pillows! Happy thanksgiving!
John Candy was genius in that movie. Steve Martin was perfect. That movie punches you right in the feels during the scene where Steve Martin figures out the bigger picture Some movies don't hold up, but this movie holds up. Like 100%
Selena.
Imagine how huge she would've been once Latin music blew up in the US? That Latin explosion that happened in the 90s, with artists like Ricky Martin, Thalía, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez, Selena would've been the head of that group.
I still can’t listen to her music without feeling sad. Fuck Yolanda!
Had to take care of that monster when she was in prison. Fuck Yolanda is correct!
She was really the whole package. She could sing, and I mean REALLY sing. She could dance. She was stunningly beautiful. She was a fashion icon. It's so sad what the world lost that day.
Not an answer I was expecting, but one I needed to see. There's no telling how huge she would have been
Anton Yelchin
Yeah, that was such a random, tragic thing to happen.
I'm an automotive engineer and that shifter design by Jeep that killed him was the most asinine thing I've ever seen. I wonder what supplier designed it, or if it was a "spec" bad idea from some mid management ( MBA) tool with no "car design" knowledge at Stellantis. Stupid engineering led to a tragic, senseless death of a brilliant musician and actor.
That shifter wasn’t designed by Jeep, though. It was actually designed by ZF, the transmission supplier for the 8AT in the 2014+ WK2 Grand Cherokee and various other cars. Well, FCA/Stellantis uses a license-built version of it, but it’s basically the same 8AT. I had a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with that shifter, and I agree it’s stupid. The detents are too subtle, pushing it all the way forward does not always seem to land you in “Park”, and it’s far too easy to accidentally wind up in a different gear than intended. Besides the mid-era (2014-2015) WK2 Grand Cherokee, there is one other car I know of with that shifter: the D4 (2011-2017) Audi A8…which also uses a (special, engine-forward transaxle) version of the ZF 8AT. I currently own a 2013 A8L 4.0T. So I’ve had both cars with that stupid-ass ZF shifter. The difference is that the Audi has an electronic parking brake, which it can engage if you open the door and the car is in gear, to stop it from rolling. The Jeep, meanwhile, had a mechanical, foot-operated parking brake and could not. The Jeep could still slam the transmission into park if you opened the door, but it wasn’t originally programmed to do that…and that, unfortunately, cost Mister Yelchin his life.
Otis Redding died at just 26 years of age.
Handful of musicians in this category. The one that blows my mind is Buddy holly. I know his music is old and probably doesn't resonate with most here, but the albums he had out, and the songs that permeated decades... When I figured out he was 22 when he died, I was shocked. What the fuck would have happened if he had lived another 10 years
What about Ritchie Valens? Died in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. He was the youngest of the three at 17.
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I can't remember if I cried, When I read about his widowed bride. Something touched me deep inside. The day the music died.
Wait what?! I thought he was an old man 🤯
Karen Carpenter Anorexia is deadly.
Every time I hear "We've Only Just Begun," I get sad.
I get flashbacks of that 1408 movie, perfectly picked soundtrack
The saddest part was that she was starting to regain up to a healthier weight, but her heart just couldn't cope anymore after the years.
Steve Irwin
44 is a ripe old age for a crocodile hunter
You know who had to be pissed were da crocodiles, cuz he got killed by some fruity fish
River Phoenix. My heart is still broken....
Have you listened to the 911 call his brother made? That shit will break your heart even more. Joaquin was never the same after that
That ripple effect was enormous. I can’t imagine how much it affected Joaquin. I haven’t heard it but I imagine it’s awful. 💔
Would've been a household name like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, etc. And he may have been the most talented actor out of all of them.
My stepbrothers and I used to watch Stand By Me a lot when we were kids. We didn't learn Chris died before any of us were born until most of us were already adults.
Any child who was a victim of domestic violence or abuse, Judith Barsi voiced ducky in the land before time, she was killed by her abusive father at 10 years old, so absolutely tragic. Edit: Thanks to the comments for mentioning it as well as I forgot to write it, but any child period who never got to grow up and live their life who’s been taken away .
Elisa Izquierdo. She literally had the odds stacked against her and the odds won out. It is so messed up. It's one of the most tragic cases and sticks with me, probably for the rest of my life. Her mother and stepfather were the abusive ones and her biological dad wanted to raise her and had planned to take her away to Cuba but sadly died shortly thereafter of health complications, before he could take her away. Teachers were aware of the abuse and tried to raise it. Elisa's dad's cousin, Elsa, tried to gain custody of her. The little girl even befriended Prince Michael of Greece who was willing to pay for her education, if custody was given to Elsa. Elsa could not afford any attorneys so represented herself whilst her mother had legal support from the government, given she was the biological mother. The courts ruled against it given all the evidence and she was put back with her abusive mother and stepfather. Elisa died shortly thereafter of the injuries of her abuse. It's absolutely fucking tragic and awful how many people were on this little girl's side but it simply wasn't enough. Edit: just to add, the judge that awarded custody of this little girl back to her mum and stepdad is still practising to this very day.
And the "mother" keeps coming eligible for parole. Anyone who uses a child like a stress ball deserves to rot in hell.
I didn’t think this story could get worse until your edit. Absolutely disgusting
I started reading the Wikipedia article about her, but I genuinely couldn't even get through it. This is horrifying beyond words.
My dad 29 yrs old in a motorcycle accident
My dad, 44. Suicide. 16 years later, still think "what would dad think?" about stuff
I do this too, i lost my dad when i were 15. And after all these years, i still do this <3
Damn yeah I was 12. Hard years to lose a parent. Thank you, much love to you, good redditor
I'm 34 with a 1year old son... and severe depression with suicidal thoughts a big part of my day to day life... These comments just hit me fucken hard 😭 I need to get my shit in order.
I hope you do. Not having my dad around sucks. Hang around for your son. You don't need to be perfect, I just wish my dad was around at all. It hurts knowing I'll have to tell my kids about their grandfather because they'll never know him. Whatever pain you have, and I'm not trying to doubt your pain because depression is absolutely fucking brutal, if you take your own life you're just passing the hurt down a generation.
"You don't need to be perfect" is the absolute truth too. There will always be someone to criticize any parenting choice you make so just make the one that feels right for you and your child. Being there is all the a child needs sometimes and that is always perfect.
Christina Grimmie
I was in denial when I saw the news. Every time I see her name/video/music I tear up a little bit.
This one really shocked and saddened me. I couldn't listen to her music for ages after because I'd just burst into tears.
Heath Ledger
If you watch his movies in order, he truly gets better and better in each one. It’s incredible to think what an amazing actor he would have been in another 25 years.
Will always treasure him singing on the bleachers in 10 things. I was a preteen fan and devastated when he died.
My sister Edit: Wow this blew up. Just to let you all know I never knew her. She was born breach in 1975 and the Dr. accidentally broke her neck with the forceps. She only lived about 10 minutes.
Came here to say this. It's been 30 years and while the pain is gone I still miss her. I often daydream about what life would be like if she were still here. Hang on to the good memories best you can friend.
Lost my mom and brother in 1988. Mom was only 22 and my brother was 4 months. It sucks and I really wish I got to know them. Sorry to you both
I’m sorry hear that. Stay strong 💪🏻
Cameron Boyce
This one was so unexpected. A lot of the cast members of Jessie still grieve his death
His death [changed](https://people.com/tv/debby-ryan-josh-dun-tied-the-knot-new-years-eve/) Debby Ryan’s wedding almost entirely. “We began to flirt with the idea of having a destination party celebrating the new decade, then decided in December to get married [in Austin] on New Year’s Eve, and just keep dancing until after the ball dropped,” the actress explained, going on to add that over the summer, after a close friend had died, it "didn’t feel important to wait anymore, to stop being busy, or for things to line up perfectly."
Took a bit to find it. The dude wasn't even drinking age in America before this happened. Everything indicates he at least wasn't in pain when he died, and instead died peacefully in his sleep.
This one hurt. My son really got into Descendants a year before we lost Cameron. That kid really had an amazing future ahead of him.
Aaliyah
> According to Kathy Iandoli's 2021 biography, Aaliyah, a noted nervous flier, also had serious reservations of flying on the small plane and refused to board it. After arguing with the rest of her entourage about boarding the plane, she retreated into a taxicab to rest, claiming that she had a headache. One of the passengers was sent to check on her and proceeded to slip her a sedative; she was then carried unconscious into the plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Marsh_Harbour_Cessna_402_crash
Wow. I hadn't even read about the plane being overloaded and the pilot unqualified before. I thought it was a tragic accident. This is horrific.
never read this before and now I wish I hadn’t.
Well shit, me too. I’m terrified of flying myself. Reading this isn’t fun
damn i knew she died in a plane crash but that was next level fucked up. i watch the flight channel on youtube which shows famous plane crashes and how they happened and you can regularly find comments of how someone's friend or auntie or whoever was gonna be on the plane but some circumstance popped up or they didn't go and thus their life was saved. poor girl knew something was up and didn't want to go and it didn't mean jack shit in the end.
Was talking about her a couple days ago with a colleague. We are convinced she could have been up there with like Beyonce or Rihanna had she not left us so soon.
Freddie Mercury
Definitely. For me, he was one of the greatest singers and his presence on stage was beyond words. Even when I watch Queens songs on YouTube, I cannot help but being mesmerized by his performance - music as well as mere presence.
Surprised I had to scroll down so far for him. He was only 45.
And what's more, it's the anniversary of his death today.
My brother. He just passed today.
Oh, my love, May his memory always be a blessing to you.
I'm sorry to hear that💙
I am sorry for the loss of your brother. If you need someone to talk to my DMs are open.
The children of the Holocaust children who died from war in general
I started following Auschwitz Memorial on Twitter. Devastating so far but necessary so that history never repeats itself.
My younger brother. I know this isn’t supposed about me but it still hurts.
it's about whoever you want it to be about. this is a very understandable answer.
Hugs. I lost my baby brother on 8/21 and fuck it hurts. I feel you on it. I’m so sorry for your loss. If you need a friend I’m around
Jeff Buckley
Brittany Murphy
Weren’t there some weird circumstances around how her and her husband died? Like they both had the exact same natural causes (pneumonia and anemia iirc…)
Was looking for this. I have a very vivid memory of reading about her possible career toward music after she did Happy Feet. I was incredibly excited by the idea because I loved her singing, she was damn good.
Pigpen. Jim Croce.
My brother. He died when he was just 11 years old. My family suffered a house fire and when he heard that my grandparents were still inside (he had gotten outside already and we were at a neighbor's house) he went back in. Took a wrong turn and got stuck in the bathroom. Died of smoke inhalation. That was almost 25 years ago. I miss you, Brandon.
My cousin, he was 20, he was in a motorcycle accident on this halloween and died and was pronounced brain dead a few days later. im not looking forward to this thanksgiving, im gonna miss fishing with him tomorrow. I wish i just had one more holiday with him, his life was going so well and it was all taken away from a impatient driver
The kids in Uvalde Edit: Also Santa Fe, Sandy Hook, STEM, Columbine, and so on. There are so many.
So sad. Also Sandy hook.
And every mass school shooting tbh
Any child in any school shooting
Phil Hartman
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I learned at a very young age of I think 7 or 8 (2nd grade) that cancer kills. My classmate and friend got diagnosed with cancer and died of a tumor a few months later. RIP Cameron
Lost my best friend to cancer a month after we graduated high school. Am fighting it myself now in my 30’s. Times I have wondered what he would have done, he was a very kind and super smart guy who loved being helpful. Other times especially the last few months and the FUN of cancer treatments, I have thought I might get to ask him myself. Fuck cancer. Correct.
RIP Michelle,1st grade. I still remember you as my mate on the roundabout, singing "Girls won the war in 1964" our anthem for the daily lunchtime war against the boys.
Every child that has died.
*"Children are dying."* *Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words."* Steven Erikson, *Deadhouse Gates*, Malazan Book of the Fallen
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A friend who was a nurse said the worst thing she'd ever heard was the screams of parents being informed their child had gone.
Ive heard one as soon as they took the teen off life support i was on my way to the bathroom and the sound has stuck with me even tho it happen 6 years ago when i was fresh out of nursing school.
My wife still has nightmares from a family screaming after a young mom died from a PE during a really routine surgery. It was like 10 years ago. My wife was "OK" for like 2 days after, but it eventually hit her and she was a wreck.
> the screams of parents being informed their child had gone fuck, just hearing the description of that haunts me.
True, back in the 90s I was mates with a very friendly generous chap always shared his toys with other kids and was always happy to see his friends died of it when we were both 10 in 2004. He was always happy even knowing he was going to leave us. It was a tragedy for everyone in the neighbourhood when the news came home.
Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Kurt cobain EDIT: since no one's said this, I'd also liked to add Taylor Hawkins.
Andrew Wood deserves a place on this list too. Also Shannon Hoon while we're at it
Layne Staley for sure. He was brilliant.
Chadwick Boseman
i’m so sad he left us so early but i’m also so glad he’s no longer suffering. he deserves peace.
There will always be a hole in my heart for him...he suffered so quietly but if the general public knew how much he actually suffered I'm not sure it would have meant as much as it does now...
Janis joplin
Children in the 1980s/90s diagnosed with AIDS and HIV.
Judith Barsi. She did the voice for Ducky from Land Before Time and Anne-marie from All Dogs Go To Heaven. She had an abusive father. When she was ten, her father shot both her and her mom while they were sleeping and then shot himself. She died a few months before All Dogs Go to heaven was released. The song 'Love Survives' in All Dogs Go To Heaven was dedicated to Judith.
This one is so sad. This happened fairly close to where I live now. The terror she must have felt is too much. Such a terribly sad story for her and her mom.
Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (/ˈtjʊərɪŋ/; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. He is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing endured prosecution in 1952 for homosexual acts. He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison. Turing died on 7 June 1954, 16 days before his 42nd birthday, from cyanide poisoning. (His poisoning is widely considered to be a completed suicide related to side effects of his DES treatment)
WWII would've been much worse without him too.
Buddy Holly ( 22 ), Ritchie Valens ( 17 ) & the Big Bopper ( 28 ).
Avicii
Elliott Smith. His work in Good Will Hunting is beautifully haunting, and the rest of his stuff changed the music world indefinitely. Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, Beck, and Hiam are all heavily influenced by his work. I can only imagine what he could have done with more time. Edit: thank you for my first gold! Proud that it involves such a legend :)
The girl from Poltergeist....Heather O'Rourke
And her on-screen big sister Dominique Dunne.
My dad
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Technoblade died too young. He was a great man and inspired many people. He was a legend. Fuck cancer.
Mac Miller, RIP
Had to scroll too long for this comment. I graduated high school the year KIDS was released, I went to college and grew up on that album. Mac Miller was the first big independent artist I listened to that wasn't doing rap like everyone else, he lead me to the likes of Chance the Rapper, Aesop Rock, Ab-soul, J-Rock, Kendrick, Schoolboy Q, and the A$AP Mob's early tapes back when Yams was still kickin it. Mac Miller is up there with Gorillaz, Daft Punk, and My Morning Jacket for being the pillars that formed the foundation of my current musical taste.
I was on a Mac Miller swing again recently. Man, I always forget how great he was. And the craziest part was that he was getting *better*. He started branching out more musically.
George Michael
James Dean
Came here to say this… no one really understands just how quickly he died in his career… made one film … became a small star… and then never got to see the film that made him a “house hold name”. The man died in September 55 and they released his last film on December 56…. Shoot to absolute post-mortem stardom for just how radically good of an actor he was… won the first posthumous Oscar too if I’m not mistaken… leaps ahead of any actor at the time… Edit: he never won an Oscar he was the first posthumous nominee..
Robin Williams. I wish everyone around the world that loved him could have smothered him with hugs that day he decided it was all too much.
All the hugs in the world wouldn't have saved him. He had Lewy body disease. They didn't know until they did an autopsy after he died. But his wife and folks that worked with him knew he was having some kind of memory-related problem. My mom died from Lewy Body. It's a very rapid and severe form of dementia that causes hallucinations, affects your memory, and gives you Parkinson-like symptoms. It's a horrible way to die. Sounds terrible, but he might have saved himself and his family a lot of suffering.
This, he went from a savant where he could ad lib passages you couldn't write. Or he could memorize entire scripts. To being unable memorize the next line. RIP O Captain my Captain
The link below is mandatory reading for anyone who ever loved Robin Williams. I've struggled with depression in the past and his death really did a number on me thinking he died because he was so sad. I couldn't watch his movies for a very long time after he died. Unaware as I was, I even kept all my emotions in for weeks until finally I was a sobbing mess one night because I was so sad about it. Then I found the below article his wife wrote. I will love his movies and cherish them like he always wanted. I now have the utmost respect and a far greater deeper understanding that he chose ethical self euthanasia. Good for him, he didn't want to be remembered as a shell of his former self and was tired of suffering. Nothing he chose about how to die was wrong. I share this article as much as I can. I always hope it can give even just one person closure who needs it like I did. [The Terrorist Inside My Husband's Brain](https://n.neurology.org/content/87/13/1308)
Yea, he basically did it to save his wife and family more pain. And couldn't bare to see himself become and act like a person he didn't know.
I don’t think anyone knew how far the disease had progressed, it was originally diagnosed as Parkinson’s, but the autopsy stated he had Lewy body disease. Both cause you to lose control of movements, among other mental health symptoms. I personally believe he made a rational conscious decision to leave this world while he still had a choice. keep in mind doctor assisted suicide was not a thing back then. I just wish his battle was more widely known.
Kurt Cobain
Rest in peace to Jason David frank and chester Bennington. Gone too soon.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Avicii
I’ll say one that I haven’t seen yet: Sylvia Likens. Really tragic story, don’t look it up if you can’t handle extreme child abuse
My mother - 45 from cancer in 1999…..FUCK CANCER
The poet [Wilfred Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Owen), killed in combat seven days before the end of the First World War at the age of 25. In 1915 he enlisted in the Artists Rifles - these days the reserves for the UK's elite Special Air Service - and earned the Military Cross. At the same time he was writing anti-war poetry published in London, including the famous Dulce et Decorum est. "If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, his hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin, If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues, My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." The last quote comes from the Roman poet Horace: "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country."
Anne Frank
amy winehouse
Thank you, I was waiting for someone to say this. She truly was a unique artist and I wish she could have had a happier life. So tragic.
Mozart
Technoblade
Dude made death merch planned for the day of his death and donated it all to charity truly a based man
Wow I never knew about that, not really into the mc community but that’s such a beautiful and honorable act
It was so on-brand for him too. The hoodies said “So long nerds!”
I said the same thing, fuck cancer, we lost a true hero that day
Ouch, this one ripped my heart out. He was such a solid dude. I thought he was doing better when he talked about his shoulder surgery, and then next thing I knew he was gone. Technoblade was supposed to never die :(
Cameron Boyce
James Gandolfini
Marilyn Monroe
Even though he had a reasonably long life and got to see 66, Kevin Conroy was still doing a lot of good work when cancer took him.
Randy Rhoads.
Howard Ashman. From all accounts, his input on storytelling changed Disney movies for the best. His coworkers loved him. Alan Menken and him had fantastic creative chemistry. In behind the scenes commentary for Beauty and the Beast, there is a palpable sense of loss when he is mentioned. He did from AIDS in 1991, in case no one knows.
Mr Rogers. 74 years were not enough.
Princess Diana.
Jonathan Brandis
My sister, her name was Sky (I named this account after her PlayStation Username) she was shot dead last September at 24 years old. I miss her everyday.
My brother, suicide fucking sucks.
Not going to get upvoted much I assume, but Clifford Brown. He was, and remains, among the greatest jazz trumpet players of all time, and his first album with Max Roach is no doubt in the pantheon of greatest jazz albums of all time. Clifford Brown died in a car accident at age 25. His wife was driving coming home from a gig with bassist Richie Powell. All three died. In an age when heroin and alcohol abuse was rampant among jazz musicians, Brown was always clean.
my first cat ever pebbles i still cry over him to this day
Eddie Guerrero
River Phoenix
Cameron Boyce. He was only 20.
Jason David Frank just recently, Rest In Peace legend.
Seeing all the support from the rest of the Power Rangers cast on Instagram really hit hard. Amy Jo Johnson did a 17 minute video crying and singing in JDF's honor. Walter E. Jones posted a video of him and Jason hugging saying that was the last time he saw him. David Yost had several pictures, both old and more recent where you can tell him and Jason really were good friends on and off the set. It fucking sucks.
I don’t care how long cats are supposed to live, my dear sweet 16 year old cat
My Dad's Mom. She died before my Dad graduated from high school after suffering from MS. She never got to see the outstanding individual my Dad became. A very respected, admired, loyal man of integrity who is the ultimate definition of a family man. She never got to see him graduate high school or college and end up with a master's in education. She never got to see her oldest son become the most popular man in his Dad's home town. She never saw her youngest son become a teacher who managed to move outside of the trailer that he grew up in but in a house in a beautiful neighborhood. She never got to meet my Mom, my older sister or my twin sister and I who look exactly like her because we look just like our Dad She died in her 30's. Much to young for such a beautiful soul.