Celebrity Deaths

Celebrity Deaths (Scandalicious)

This is a little different for this column, but I'm curious: What place do you feel fans have after the death of a celebrity? Last year was a particularly bad year for celebrity deaths - Brittany Murphy, Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, John Hughes, etc - and this year has just gotten started, with the deaths of Andrew Koenig (probably best known as the son of the actor who played Chekov in the original Star Trek series) and Corey Haim. After a high-publicity death, fans are often faced with the desire to do something to honor the celebrities who they have long admired, but don't know what's appropriate. Often, money is raised for a cause that the person in question was either involved with, or that would have benefited them (cancer research, depression hotlines, etc.).

Have you ever felt like doing something - donating to a cause, or maybe sending a condolence letter to the family? If so, have you ever gone through with it? I want to hear about your experiences.

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