Jimmy Stewart death hit me like that. Same with Debbie Reynolds and William Christopher. Perhaps it was their sense of modesty.
First, I come from Los Angeles and have met more than my share of celebrities. Trust me when I say they are just ordinary human beings like the rest of us. They play-act or otherwise entertain for a living. Most are not particularly glamorous or special in any way other than their ability to act and/or entertain. Many are low-lifes.
Second, acknowledging is not worshiping, true. But investing an over-abundance of time and attention to the ever-increasing crowd of people who are called "stars" or "celebrities" these days becomes silly when people say a particular year was tough because a bunch of celebrities died. I just tried to provide the larger context -- that tens of millions of people die every year. Some small percentage of those tens of millions will be famous in their respective countries and/or worldwide. So what? With very rare exceptions, they all will be forgotten in the fullness of time just like the rest of us.