Suddenly, there are a lot fewer celebrities in the world.
Michael Jackson’s passing is arguably the most high profile, yet each one of these celebrities achieved that status for a reason, & those reasons are equally important to many people.
Ed McMahon showed the world that being second fiddle can be just as nice a place to be as first chair, in fact in many ways a better place to be because he was allowed to have a life beyond his persona.
Farah turned a brave face to cancer & survived longer than many because of her will to live.
Billy Mays proved that talent is relative, just being a believable & friendly face could launch a career, & that entertainment does not have to mean acting or music.
There are more, & will be others. Some lives inspired, others served as a warning.
I hope when my turn comes, even though I am not a celebrity, that my life can be worthy of celebration anyway, that somehow the destiny I have been created to follow had some importance in the big picture to make life better for those who’s lives have touched mine.