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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
There have been rumours, at least locally, that he had been battling cancer for a while now. He was very involved in local politics and the arts (especially a community theatre in his town).
Although I expect that there may a lot of people at his memorial/funeral/wake, I do hope that people respect his family's privacy. People in that area are usually really good when it comes to giving people their space.
As for calling him a "celebrity" - someone else did - I don't see him as such. He was an actor and a philanthropist. The world is missing a good man now, but his legacy will go on.
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Yeah - I'd heard from people who had seen him around Westport and around the area that he appeared to be pretty sick. It seems like they kept it pretty guarded though; there are enough famous people who live in that area that the locals are pretty good about giving the families their space.