Probably the most tragic of all was the death yesterday of Debbie Reynolds at age 84. It's not the fact she was in her 80's that's tragic. It's the fact that her daughter, Carrie Fisher of Star Wars fame, died a day before her after having a heart attack on a flight to L.A last week.
And they, of course, aren't the only ones we lost this year. George Michael also passed away Christmas Day. The year got off to a seemingly rough start with the passing of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Glen Frey in January.
Also leaving us, some far too soon, were Prince, Muhammad Ali, astronaut John Glen and Jean Alexander. A lot of you won't know who she was, but she was a long time fixture of the British drama "Coronation Street", playing Hilda Ogden.
After all these celebrity passings, some people are saying 2016 was a bad year. I saw something on a Facebook page from a friend to put it in perspective. That post pointed out that 1665 was a truly bad year, as the bubonic plague struck London, England killing more than 350 thousand people.
Still, it does seem that we've lost an inordinate number of luminaries this year. Let's just hope 2017 doesn't see a repeat.
TTFN, and Happy New Year!
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