Celebrity death that hit you the hardest this year?

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perhaps not a "celebrity", but the passing of King Rama IX of Thailand in october was the one i thought the most about. he was the longest serving head of state up until his death, having ascended the throne in 1946.

hopefully Vajiralongkorn can live up to his fathers legacy.

If I had to pick, probably David Bowie. In general though, none of them affected me much.

My uncle also died this year, which hit me harder than any of the celebrity deaths.

the finalization of my uncles divorce, my hamsters death, the (well deserved) loss of my closest friend and my grandmother's pneumonia each affected me more than any celebrity death.

despite that, i'd say this year was "pretty alright".

A friend I had from school died this year also, I didn't even know until her Husband rang me, I saw her a year ago and she said she was having tests but she was still working and it didn't look serious.

^ sorry to hear about your losses, both of you.

Kiprobalhato,

The loss of my cat hit me hardest this year. I still miss him.

Hard to fathom, but it's been one year longer... Robin passed on in 2014. I remember a co-worker of mine wearing his 'Goodmorning Vietnam' shirt just for the occasion.

The death that left the greatest emotional impact on me has been George Michael's recent passing. That's not because it's still fresh, but because of what his music has meant to me throughout my life. I still haven't been able to give it its proper place. Perhaps when the autopsy results shed more light on the cause of death, it will give a bit of closure.

Other than that, I was disturbed by the sudden and early deaths of the following two:




Christina Grimmie, age 22, murdered in June in Orlando by a crazy fan after a concert.



Anton Yelchin, age 28, died when he was caught between his garage door and his Jeep, the brakes of which had malfunctioned.

Snatched away in the prime of their lives, on this New Year's Eve I'd like to let my thoughts go out to them one more time.

This year I would say Bowie and Keith Emerson and Greg Lake of Emerson Lake and Palmer.

All time John Lennon because of who he was and the way he died. I was surprised how hard hit I was by the deaths of Gilda Radner and Poly Styrene