Condolences to Liam Neeson and family

[Bengh_Zeran]

Today the news has been released by her husband and family that actress Natasha Richardson has passed away yesterday at age 45 after a skiing accident earlier this week.

Natasha was married to actor Liam Neeson who most of us know from his performance as Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace.
Natasha and Liam have two children.

My heart goes out to Liam, his children and family during these tough times.

[The Brain]

While I do agree and wish the family the best, I think this site is sort of an inappropriate venue to be offering condolences on.

Btw, I sincerely hope this does not turn into a discussion thread, as the family asked for privacy concerning this issue. It is a tragedy to offer sympathy for, but let's not discuss what happened.

[Cali]

And, what about all the other family's out there that are having a really tough time? You gonna pray for them?

[Emperor]

Yes actually. Is there something wrong with praying?

[Cali]

Did I even come close to stating that praying was a bad thing? No, I just asked if everyone else was in his prayers, not just an actor (and his family).

[theJudeAbides]

Alright you guys, there's no need to turn this into a religious argument. That's pretty much the quickest path to the dark side (and flame wars).

While I do agree with The Brain a little (its highly doubtful Liam Neeson or his family would ever read this), I think posts like these do serve a purpose. Not everyone is up on these subjects (I wasn't aware of this until I read the thread), so in that manner, these posts serve as a sort of an obituary. The best way to honor someone's death is to remember them and the things they did. Don't dwell on their death; instead, focus on their life.

[ThinkingImpaired]

There were a hundred of these on the last FBTB that no one was criticizing...what's wrong with them now?

[Solo]

Word. As pointless as I think this sort of thread is, I respect others opinions enough to shut up about it most of the time. Now I'm stepping in to defend a thread I'd rather not see started in the first place.

[Jedd the Jedi]

Guys, tone it down. We've had threads like this in the past for actors who passed away such as Charleton Heston, Heath Ledger and Bernie Mac, so I don't see why we should'nt have one for Natasha Richardson. Granted, it would have been better were this thread about honouring her memory instead of wishing the Neeson family well, and there are many grieving families around the world as well, but still I think this thread is a fine gesture and let's keep it civil. Truth be told, I wanted to start a thread like this to honour her memory after hearing the news of her passing but found a thread already up.

That aside, we'll miss you, Ms Richardson.

[Jettbacca]

R.I.P

[SkwerlJones]

Maybe we could just have a mourning/rest in peace type thread stickied, where everyone can write their thoughts and prayers about recently deceased. That way we wouldn't have 100 threads about people dieing, but we could still say our deepest wishes to their families and show are respects?

[11Numb]

^I don't think we have catch-all threads anymore.
Sad to see another great actress gone, after losing so much talent last year. RIP Natasha.