In Memory of Those Who Have Gone Too Soon
I have not get the song, "Gone Too Soon" out of my head for several days after watching Michael Jackson's Memorial Service and realized there may be a reason for it.
I realized that there were many others who had also gone too soon and that I'd already made many lenses to honor their memory. I decided to collect them together in a lens to remember those who were here on this earth, made a mark, but left much too soon..
If you have a heart-felt tribute lens to someone who died too soon, add your information to the plexos Famous and Not so famous below.
Image: Craig Jewell. Flower Arrangement. Royalty Free Use.
Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon - Usher
People's Tribute to Michael Jackson in the Amazon Spotlight
People Tribute: Remembering Michael 1958-2009
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/07/2009)
People's special tribute to the late pop star looks back at a life like no other. From his impoverished upbringing in Gary, Ind., to child stardom, to the unprecedented global success of Off the Wall and Thriller, to ground-breaking videos, his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, and the well-publicized dramas of his later years People tells the King of Pop's story as only People can tell it.
Gone Too Soon on the Grief, Loss & Transitions - Journey of Hearts Blog
- Gone Too Soon - Michael Jackson's Prophetic Song
- The song has been going through my head since I heard Usher sing it at the memorial services. The song is a beautiful message of sadness and sorrow over the loss of a friend, but more so as a prophetic message of Michael Jackson's own passing.
Like a Comet...
Like a Comet
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone Too Soon
Image: NASA. Comets. Planetary Systems Library. Government Document.
Gone Too Soon - Michael Jackson's Tribute to Ryan White
Gone Too Soon in the Amazon Spotlight
Gone Too Soon
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Gone Too Soon from Michael Jackson's Dangerous Album.
Like a Rainbow...
Like a Rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone Too Soon
Image: Cheryl Empey. Rainbow Evening. Royalty Free Use.
Gone Too Soon Tweets on Twitter
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- intoxicatedlove
- RIP Mike Crawshaw. Gone too soon.
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- Q9ENT
- RT @hiccuphannah: RT @UltiMJFanSite: #omgfacts Did you know that Dec. 6, 1993 the Michael Jackson single, Gone Too Soon was released?
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- hiccuphannah
- RT @UltiMJFanSite: #omgfacts Did you know that Dec. 6, 1993 the Michael Jackson single, Gone Too Soon was released?
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- mootdiggs
- http://twitpic.com/sl72q - Gone Too Soon
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- mootdiggs
- Now Playing: Gone Too Soon =(
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- AngelBBJKsQT
- @JKsWhoppergirl Yes, very...another gone too soon...
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- LaurieSifri
- RT @KnoWhen2SayWhen: #MusicMonday "Gone Too Soon" ~Michael Jackson http://tinyurl.com/nz3mqa #RIPMJ
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- KnoWhen2SayWhen
- #MusicMonday "Gone Too Soon" ~Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59kFCmOyZOo #RIPMJ
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- LoveTeeJae
- @CdotCdot lol she won't b gone a whole week this time.. She'll b back real soon..it's okay I miss her too lol
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- educ8rshan
- RT @PrincessARJ http://twitpic.com/s6hur - @joeymcintyre Another BH gone too soon. Just wanted you to know you make a difference #RIPJulie
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- PrincessARJ
- RT @pattiw23 http://twitpic.com/s6hur - @joeymcintyre Another BH gone way too soon. Just wanted you to know you make a difference #RIPJulie
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- DEWz_PingPong
- RT @pattiw23 http://twitpic.com/s6hur - @joeymcintyre Another BH gone way too soon. Just wanted you to know you make a difference #RIPJulie
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- sPARKLYsARAH
- @aehesters yeah, the American one has gone on longer and really expanded the characters. British one was hilarious but ended too soon!
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- PK247
- Peter Holmes. July 20, 1985 - December 5, 2009. Gone far too soon. May you rest in peace.
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- hannji
- Is it true that you've reached a better place it's like you're gone too soon Becouse you can´t se me when you pass me by
A Featured Lens on Twittering Sympathy
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Twitter to Announce Deaths, Send Sympathies and Condolences
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In addition to being one of the hottest social media tools, Twitter is becoming a medium for announcing deaths and sending sympathies and condolences. This lens started as a way to look at sending ones condolences and sympathies on Twitter. As I was...
Gone Too Soon - Live Version with Michael Jackson
Gone Too Soon as an Amazon MP3 Download
- Like A Perfect Flower
That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
Gone Too Soon
Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night
More of My Thoughts on Those Gone Too Soon
- Rest in Peace - June's Deaths
- There must be something in the air or the planets must be in the wrong alignment during the month of June. In the span of a couple of weeks we have lost more than just a few celebrities. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and early in the month David Carradine.
- Smile - A Beautiful Heartfelt Musical Memorial
- One of the more touching moment for me came first with Brooke Shields reminiscences that Michael Jackson's favorite song was "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin. His brother Jermaine took the stage with his version of "Smile."
- June 25, 2009. A "Where were you when..." Day
- I was following Twitter the morning reading tweets that Farrah Fawcett had received her last rites. Over the course of a few hours the tweets went from people wishing her well and hoping she would have a chance to marry her long-time companion Ryan O'Neal to news of her death at 9:28 AM.
- Farrah Fawcett - Ryan O'Neal with Another Love Story Movie
- A very moving interview with Ryan O'Neal for the Today Show with Meredith Vieira. In this interview O'Neal talks about Farrah Fawcett's fight against cancer and what appear to be her final days, in a real life story now reminiscent of "Love Story" the movie that introduced us to Ryan O'Neal.
- Sudden Unexpected Loss - Natasha Richardson Hospitalized in Critical Condition after a Skiing Accident
- While everyone waits for an official statement from her family, thoughts are with the family of Natasha Richardson, who went from skiing, talking and joking around to being in the hospital, quite possibly in critical condition in a matter of a few hours.
- Skiing Accident Leads to the Unexpected Death of Natasha Richardson | Grief, Loss & Bereavement Edublog
- This afternoon, soon after posting the first blog entry, news came about Natasha Richardson along with a statement by the family. Unfortunately it was not
- Natasha Richardson's Lasting Legacy as an Organ Donor
- When I posted a couple of days ago, waiting to hear the news about Natasha Richardson, I was hopeful that the family might be able to see the pain of their own grief to consider giving the gift of life. In doing so, the Neeson-Richardson Family could put a face on the topic of organ donation.
- Put Your Advanced Directives in Writing as a Gift to Your Family
- The unexpected death of Natasha Richardson is a reminder to everyone about just how fleeing life is and how unpredictable life can be. Even more so, her death is a reminder to make sure that someone knows your wishes in the event that you are ever placed on life support.
Gone in the Blink of an Eye
Gone in the
Blink of an Eye
News Articles on Gone Too Soon
- Gone Too Soon | The Undisputed King of Pop
- I still can't believe it. Days after first hearing the devastating news, I still can't wrap my brain around it. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is dead at the age of 50. The fact breaks my heart, even as I write this.
- Remembering Michael Jackson | www.flcourier.com | The Florida Courier
- Family, friends, fans mourn, celebrate a superstar gone too soon. Eleven-year-old Paris Katherine Jackson called her daddy the "best father you could ever imagine,''
- Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon
- You're gone too soon Michael. I do not exaggerate when I say that my heart is in pain. "Born to amuse," he sings, "to inspire, to delight; here one day, gone one night. Like a sunset dying with the rising moon, gone too soon." You are gone too soon Michael.
- Michael: Talent 'Gone Too Soon'
- Michael Jackson is dead. Hardly news now. He passed away Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. I'm not a Michael Jackson fanatic. I am a fan, but the idolatry that's being heaped on his memory is a bit much. After all, he was just an entertainer. His death being compared to the assassination of President John Kennedy is, I think, way over the top.
- MJ and FF: gone too soon
- Without these two, entertainment will never be the same. I hate yesterday. First the report of Farrah Fawcett's death of anal cancer at 62, then Michael Jackson gets rushed to the hospital, with the news overshadowing Farrah's death.
- Gone too soon - Michael Jackson: 1958-2009 | India.com
- Michael Jackson, internationally known as the "King of Pop," died today at the age of 50. Jackson, who got his start fronting the family band The Jackson 5 at the tender age of eight before enjoying one of the most successful entertainment careers in history, often fell under intense public scrutiny for his personal life but created some of the most popular albums of all time and remained a pop culture fascination through his final years.
- Music, film stars who left us too soon
- Celebrity spinner Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, was found dead in his Soho apartment on Aug. 29. As we mourn the loss of a beloved member of the music community, the News takes a look at other stars, from both film and music, who left us too soon.
People Remembers Those Gone Too Soon
Image: Available on Amazon at link below.
People: Gone Too Soon in the Amazon Spotlight
People: Gone Too Soon: Remembering 65 Celebrities Who Died Too Young
Amazon Price: $22.76 (as of 12/07/2009)
A special collector's edition of People published in 2007 on the deaths of popular celebrities who died too soon.
John Lennon, JFK Jr, Steve Irwin, Princess Diana, Anna Nicole Smith, and Selena - these and other remarkable stars captures the imagination of the public and then shocked the world with their untimely deaths.
Gone Too Soon Photos on Flickr
Photos all with the Creative Commons License.
Other Versions of Gone Too Soon on Amazon
Some of Those Who Died Too Soon
Like a Perfect Flower...
Like a Perfect Flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone Too Soon
Image: Craig Jewell. Flower Arrangement. Royalty Free Use.
Remembering the Famous Who Are Gone Too Soon
If you have a tribute lens for someone famous who has died too soon, submit it to the list below.
Note: These lenses will be reviewed before being added to the list. Overly commercial tribute lenses will not be added.
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Diana Princess of Wales
I was one of the thousands of people, who were stu more...1 point
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Natasha Richardson - Organ Donor
I have been following to the news about the sudden more...1 point
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Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
Half a century ago a child was born in Gary, India more...1 point
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Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson was a talented Tony award winni more...1 point
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Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was one of three actresses hand-pic more...1 point
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Imagine - Remembering John Lennon 1940 - 1980
John Lennon's anthem of peace and hope has been on more...1 point
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Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was a bigger th more...1 point
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Freddie Mercury - Queen
Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band Que more...1 point
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Mattie Stepanek
Mattie Stepanek wanted to be known as a poet, peac more...1 point
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Dr. Randy Pausch - A Superhero
Dr. Randy Pausch is a living inspiration. Diagnose more...1 point
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Randy Pausch
It is highly likely that Dr. Randy Pausch lasting more...1 point
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Sadako Sasaki
Sadako Sasaki was only two years old when the atom more...1 point
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Freddie Mercury and Queen - The Virtual Concert on Squidoo
If I were going to host a Virtual Benefit Concert more...0 points
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Christopher Reeve - Superman, SuperHero & Super Human Being
Anyone around in 1978 remembers Christopher Reeve more...0 points
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Ed McMahon
"Professional sidekick" Ed McMahon atten more...0 points
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Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon
In memory of Michael Jackson.Videos, News, Memorie more...0 points
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Isaac Hayes/Black Moses
The first black composer to win an Oscar for Best more...0 points
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Remembering Cyd Charisse
Who will ever forget the image of a lovely lass da more...0 points
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Remembering Tim Russert
Tim Russert, Irish as the daisys which bloom on th more...0 points
Remembering Those Gone Too Soon
Remembering Those Gone Too Soon
Diana Princess of Wales
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Diana Princess of Wales
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I was one of the thousands of people, who were stunned and in shock 10 years ago by the tragic death of Princess Diana and then a few days later the death of Mother Teresa. As I watched the enormous worldwide outpouring of grief for the deaths of the...
Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson Fan Favorites
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For 40 years Michael Jackson was the King of Pop: he was the consummate entertainer and one of the best selling artists of the last century. While we cannot ignore the strange behavior, the court cases and his ever changing appearance, Michael Jacks...
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Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon
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In memory of Michael Jackson. Videos, News, Memories, Dance,people gathering everywhere! just updated again with more music vids and memorial July 7 I am just 8 years younger than Michael, so I grew up enjoying the art of this pop Icon, loving his d...
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Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
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Half a century ago a child was born in Gary, Indiana, the seventh child of the family, did they recongnise the star he would become? 50 years is so short a life and almost all of it lived in the blaze of the camera flashbulb. 25th June 2009, Michae...
Farrah Fawcett
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Farrah Fawcett
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Farrah Fawcett was one of three actresses hand-picked by producer Aaron Spelling to portray sexy, undercover detectives on the 1976 prime time television hit Charlie's Angels. At the time, the big three networks comprised the major media, and she bec...
Ed McMahon
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Ed McMahon
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"Professional sidekick" Ed McMahon attended 15 schools while growing up in Detroit, New Jersey, New York City and Massachusetts; his father was a part-time plumber and entertainer, whose work in both fields kept the family forever on the go...
Randy Pauch
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Randy Pausch
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It is highly likely that Dr. Randy Pausch lasting legacy may not come for his work in Computer Science, his field of expertise. His lasting legacy is likely to come from a lecture that has become know as "The Last Lecture" teaching people about "Real...
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Dr. Randy Pausch - A Superhero
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Dr. Randy Pausch is a living inspiration. Diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in 2006, he has gone on to show people how to continue *living* even after getting the diagnosis of a terminal illness. For his head-on, straight-forward, entertai...
Natasha Richardson
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Natasha Richardson - Organ Donor
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I have been following to the news about the sudden accident and untimely death of Natasha Richardson and blogging about it in my Grief Edublog. I have been hopeful that the family might be able to see the pain of their own grief to consider giving t...
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Natasha Richardson
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Natasha Richardson was a talented Tony award winning actress who stared in both film and on the stage. She was the wife of Liam Neeson, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson. She was a dedicated AIDS advocate, raising funds to help find a...
Steve Irwin
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Steve Irwin
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Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was a bigger than life personality. Passionate and enthusiastic about everything that he did and the way that he lived. Perhaps that is why it was so hard for people to believe the news of his unexpected death. ...
Christopher and Dana Reeve
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Christopher Reeve - Superman, SuperHero & Super Human Being
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Anyone around in 1978 remembers Christopher Reeve emerging on the film screen as the ultimate Superman and as a SuperHero. Yet for me, I think his true SuperHero status happened years later. I would like to introduce my SuperHeroes...Christopher Reev...
John Lennon
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Imagine - Remembering John Lennon 1940 - 1980
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John Lennon's anthem of peace and hope has been one of my favorite songs since college. This is a collection of many different versions of one of the greatest songs of peace of all times "Imagine." News of his sudden death in 1980 came during finals...
Mattie Stepanek
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Mattie Stepanek
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Mattie Stepanek wanted to be known as a poet, peacemaker and philosopher who played. Even though he had a rare form of muscular dystrophy, dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy, Mattie was able to accomplish a lot in his short life. He was not limited...
Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury - Queen
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Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band Queen, was once quoted as saying that he didn't want to be a rock star, he wanted to be a legend. While alive, Freddie Mercury was known as an entertaining and energetic rock star. Since his death at the...
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Freddie Mercury and Queen - The Virtual Concert on Squidoo
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If I were going to host a Virtual Benefit Concert for one of my favorite charities, I would choose to feature the amazingly talented Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band, Queen to raise funds for HIV / AIDS Awareness. Freddie Mercury (born...
Ryan White
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Ryan White
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Ryan White was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS at age 13, in a time where society was still ignorant and fearful of HIV and AIDS. He contracted it through a Factor 8 treatment, which was a popular treatment at the time for hemophilia, a conditio...
James Kim
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James Kim
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The Kim Family story was one that gripped people's attention in late November 2006. The family went missing November 25 when they took a wrong turn traveling home to San Francisco after spending Thanksgiving in Portland. At the time of the story more...
Sadako Sasaki
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Sadako Sasaki
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Sadako Sasaki was only two years old when the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. At the age of 11, she was diagnosed with Leukemia, or the "Atomic Bomb Disease." Her courage in the face of her cancer and determination to fold 1,000 paper crane...
Remembering the Not So Famous Who Are Gone Too Soon
If you have a tribute lens for a loved one who is not famous who has died too soon, submit it to the list below.
Note: These lenses will be reviewed before being added to the list. Overly commercial tribute lenses will not be added.
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Remembering Colleen
My dear friend Colleen died unexpectedly shortly b more...0 points
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He Chose Suicide
On November 21, 1995 my husband chose suicide as t more...0 points
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Stillborn Loss - For Those Who Have Lost A Baby And Need A Comforting Friend
Mia Jenifer Moyer was born March 4, 2002. Oh, I mi more...0 points
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In Memory of Ruger
Ruger graced this world on March 3, 1992 and on De more...0 points
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Pennies from Heaven
My Dad, Benjamin Omer Wells, Sr. died of brain can more...0 points
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Goldie and Me. Life with a Golden Retriever.
This lens is all about the memories of our wonderf more...0 points
Like a Sunset...
Like a Sunset
Dying with the Rising of the Moon
Gone Too Soon
Image: Modified Microsoft Clipart
Rest in Peace
Rest in Peace
Gone Too Soon - R.I.P.
I found this image from Mary Ann Hernandez this morning and the photo was such a good visual and a healing visual in some ways. It helped put all of these deaths into some perspective.
Image Source: Mary Ann Hernandez. R.I.P. Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved.
Gone Too Soon - Online Memorial Website
- GoneTooSoon - Create a free online memorial / obituary as a lasting tribute
- GoneTooSoon.org; A free online memorial site to create a lasting tribute to your much loved relative or friend.
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Heal the World - Michael Jackson Memorial Service
A Featured Lens on Heal the World
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Heal the World
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"Heal the World" was one of the moving songs that closed Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. We have been listening to Michael Jackson music for the last several days and "Heal the World" is the so...
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Reader Feedback on Gone Too Soon
Who do you remember that touched you and was "Gone Too Soon"?
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Sep 13, 2009 @ 4:52 am
- Wonderful... thank you for making a space for our tributes. 5*s
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- JustBon-Crochet-Designs JustBon-Crochet-Designs Jul 15, 2009 @ 10:43 pm
- Beautifully done and thank you so much for including my Michael Jackson tribute :) 5*s.
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- bdkz bdkz Jul 10, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
- Another wonderful lens!
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- rms rms Jul 10, 2009 @ 5:54 am
- This is a wonderful tribute.
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- chefkeem chefkeem Jul 9, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
- Such a great lens idea, Kirsti. You've got my blessings! :-)
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Benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
This lens benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation an organization seeking to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs. by Comfortdoc
Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a respected physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief and bereavement, professional health educator, professor...
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