[wideawake]

Why did the country come to a stop about it?

It didn't.

And, of course, when a young, famous, attractive and well-liked person with a bright future and a young child dies unexpectedly it makes people stop and think about life and death in a way that the death of 90 year old does not.

[SE Mom]

... when a young, famous, attractive and well-liked person with a bright future and a young child dies unexpectedly it makes people stop and think about life and death...
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Ok- that’s a good point.