Famous people who have died that actually stuck with me

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While I'm always sad to hear someone has died there have only been a handful of celebrity deaths that have really bothered me. We don't know celebrities but I think since we always see them on screen we feel like we do and they become part of our lives. I hear people say "they're just people" and well yeah they are but they are people we grew up watching or listening to and they sort of become part of our day. When I'm depressed watching a movie or TV show can brighten my day and in turn these actors or people become apart of my life. It's watching them that I can forget about my own problems for a while so while yes they are just people but you come to feel like you know them. There are few I would say I ever idolized. I tend to idolize people I know in real life but there are a few I have a respect for based on what I do know about them and the things they do for their fans or for others in general but no I don't really know them. As I said there are only a few that when they died it really bothered me beyond just the initial shock. The handful would be Robin Williams, Steve Irwin, Mr. Rogers, John Ritter, and recently Cameron Boyce. Boyce it was more about his age and having watched him grow up on screen. There might be one or two I'm forgetting but those are the ones that have stuck with me. I was sad Doris Day died but she lived a long life. It's sad when a lot of the older celebrities die but they all lived long lives. I grew up watching old movies and TV shows so a good portion of my favorite actors were dead either before I was born or when I was young enough that it didn't sink in. These are the handful that I feel like left a legacy of some sort or should have left a legacy like in Boyce's case. Mr. Rogers was older but I feel like when he died a piece of genuine kindness went with him that we could really use right about now. His show looking back was boring but growing up watching him I remember feeling good about myself watching him and how he had this way about him that made you want to be better or maybe that was just me. I think another reason why Mr. Rogers death felt more tragic was because unlike with movie stars he had a TV series that was on the air for decades and he talked to children about important things in a way they could understand and he preached kindness. I could go on and on about all of the people I mentioned but I think it comes down to these people were part of my life growing up in one way or another. Some of them taught values Mr. Rogers taught kindness and understanding for those who are different, Steve Irwin taught compassion for animals, Robin Williams was kind in his own right and left a legacy of laughter, John Ritter for me was just someone who I grew up watching and continued to watch who was taken unexpectedly, Boyce was so young and I watched him grow up on screen so it sort of hit home after having my step-nephew die at about the same age. They all just left an impression on me in some way or another. They were just people but unlike all of the other people, you hear about that you don't' know these are the people you watched and felt like you knew on some level and I think that's the difference.