ML/NJ
No man is an island, but does any FReeper care specifically about this guy? I don’t think I saw 60 seconds of this him on TV outside of maybe network promos during football games.
ML/NJ
You wasted more time posting this than it was worth to you.
You know, silly as it may seem (and I generally think celebs are not anything other than people who are way overpaid to play for a living) I really do care that he died too young. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy who had a hard life and made the best of it. I don’t recall him complaining about the hardships life handed him (and he did have his fair share with the health problems he was born with).
So, it’s ok if you don’t care, I can understand that, but I will still offer up my prayers for his family and those who knew and loved him. You might try it, it might do your soul good.
Did you know the man? Did you take time to meet him? Did you find out what he did when he wasn’t struggling with his health?
I care about anyone who dies, whether their obits make it to FR or not. As it happens, Mr. Coleman lived in one of the most beautiful parts of this country, and I’m sure the small town he lived in will mourn his passing, even if you don’t. And FWIW, your caring or not is immaterial. He’s beyond your criticism.
I loved Different Strokes when I was little, and He was in a movie with Maureen Stapleton. It was a great movie and he showed he could act... I loved him in that movie.. 1981 so I was ten. Anyhow god bless you Gary.