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January 25, 2008

Goodbye Heath.

I can't help but be sad about Heath Ledger's recent passing. I didn't know him, nor many of his movies. The fact that someone can die so quickly, without much effort, got to me. It doesn't seem that there were any illegal drugs involved, nor does it seem that there was any intention to end his life.

It seems that he loved his daughter, Matilda Rose, and that although separated from Michelle Williams, with whom he had his daughter, he stilled cared for her as well. I keep hearing comments from people who knew him as an actor who wanted to do real work, both in front of the camera and behind it. With the next installment of the new Batman franchise, he was on his way to superstardom. However, his greatest love was his daughter, and family back in Australia. It seems like he was not only a loving/caring father and hard worker, but a good friend as well.
Why does a life have to end so early? 28-years-old? I've had close friends die at a young age before. It hurts. So many tears are shed. It is through friends being present that you get through the darkness of a friend gone too soon. It's weird though, you feel together with others in a tragedy such as this, but yet alone at the same time.
In the death of a younger person the timing is all wrong, which makes you question many things: What could I have done to stop this from happening? Why them, and not me? Did they know how much I loved them? Wonder what they're doing? I imagine this is what Heath's family and friends are asking themselves today as funeral arrangements were set to begin this afternoon.
I can't say that I'm a huge Heath Ledger fan or that I admired his work as an actor. But I can say that he seemed like one who was headed in a promising direction, both as an actor and as a father; he should be remembered with dignity and grace. I hope the papparazzi will stay away from the family and allow them to grieve in peace.
Goodbye Heath.

| By Nathan Gemayel | 4:54 PM

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