Farrah Fawcett, Charlie’s Angel, Remembered
In all the hoopla over Michael Jackson’s surprise passing, I think it’s important to also remember and acknowledge that brave Farrah Fawcett passed away yesterday as well. Fans have been leaving their tributes to the most famous “Angel” of all at her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well. Additionally, her family and friends have released statements of their own concerning her passing:
“She’s gone. She now belongs to the ages,” Ryan O’Neal tells PEOPLE, also confirming that she received the last rites of the Catholic Church. “She’s now with her mother and sister and her God. I loved her with all my heart. I will miss her so very, very much. She was in and out of consciousness. I talked to her all through the night. I told her how very much I loved her. She’s in a better place now.” Added O’Neal: “She was with her team when she passed … Her eyes were open, but she didn’t say anything. But you could see in her eyes that she recognized us.” Though O’Neal recently said that he and Fawcett had planned to wed, they did not tie the knot. “There just wasn’t time, and Farrah wasn’t in any condition to do it,” says O’Neal. Friends and family plan to honor Fawcett with a funeral service at a Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles in the next few days. Like so much about Fawcett’s life – including her bumpy relationship with O’Neal – her heroic struggle to beat the disease was closely followed by her legion of fans. “I’ve watched her this past year fight with such courage and so valiantly, but with such humor,” Fawcett’s Charlie’s Angels costar Kate Jackson told PEOPLE in November 2007 … Redmond was not there at Fawcett’s side when she died, but spoke to his mother on the phone and told her “how much he loved her and asked her to please forgive him that he was so very, very sorry,” O’Neal tells PEOPLE.
This brave, brave woman fought cancer to the very end … her struggle, unfortch, is being overshadowed by MJ’s sudden death so I do want to take one more moment to remember and pay tribute to Farrah Fawcett. I watched the 20/20 special on her life on ABC last night and was literally moved to tears by the tribute. I really hadn’t been aware of how hard she fought the cancer that ravaged her body. The woman lived in agony for the past few months but remained resolute that she would fight on until her last breath. I cannot imagine the pain that her family must feel right now. I hope and pray that they find solace that she is no longer suffering and I hope they are able to heal from this sad, sad loss. Farrah Fawcett was an icon — she will be remembered, loved and dearly missed.
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June 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am
sooo sad.. i was balling my eyes out watching her special.. she was a beautiful person inside & out and she will be greatly missed… r.i.p.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Two icons dead. On the same day, too. What a tragic day. RIP Farrah!
June 26th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Nice tribute, Trent. I was a kid when she was an angel and was married to Lee Majors (I loved the 6 Million Dollar Man). I think I had a poster of the two of them on my wall (lordy be!). RIP, Farrah, you showed the world that women can be beautiful, intelligent, and strong.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Way to spell “remembered” in your headline.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Way to be an a-hole Ugh.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am
It’s sad that her death is being overshadowed by someone like Michael Jackson. I know people look at him as an icon but for the last few years he’s been anything but that. Yes it’s sad that he’s gone but you can’t live the kind of life that he’s allegedly been living all these years and excpect to live to an old age.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am
She was a true beauty!! She was in a lot of pain and I am sure she is in a better place now!
June 26th, 2009 at 9:49 am
I hate that Michael Jackson is totally stealing her thunder. :(
June 26th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I’m glad that people are paying tribute to her star. Just her luck to die on the same day as MJ.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
The minute I heard about MJ I turned to my boyfriend and said “Well we won’t be hearing anything else about Farrah today” I’m so glad that you took the time to mention her in one of your blog articles instead of just the one line she’s getting in everyone elses. It reminds me of Princes Di and Mother Theresa dying the same day. It was all about Diana and nothing about Mother Theresa.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Farrah was such a beautiful woman and was incredibly brave during struggle. May she rest in peace and be the angel she always was! Hook ‘Em Farrah, Texas loves you!!
June 26th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I heard about Farrah’s passing hours before I heard about MJ’s and I was/am saddened to see that she lost her fight. I knew she wasn’t doing well, as was reported a few days ago, but I was hoping that she would find the strength to pull through the worst and come out on top. It’s so sad that the world had to lose not 1 but 2 icons on the same day. She was a TV Legend. Her character on Charlie’s Angels is still as beloved today as it was when she first originated it. I sincerely hope she may finally rest in peace after her ordeal. RIP Farrah, we won’t forget you!
June 27th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
This is really nice Trent, I found that 20/20 special to be heartbreaking too. She really did suffer as so, so, so, many others with cancer do… nobody deserves to suffer like that and I hope some additional public awareness of how to prevent or fight cancer results from her life story.