It’s never easy saying goodbye to those we’ve come to love. And while most of us don’t come into regular contact with celebrities, we invite them into our homes via television, movies and streaming services, making them a part of our everyday lives. This year, sadly, we said goodbye to many talented musicians, actors and other high-profile personalities. Among them were Matthew Perry, Tina Turner, Sue Johanson, Andre Braugher, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Barker, Michael Gambon and Robbie Robertson.
We’re taking the time to celebrate the legacy of this uber-talented group of people by remembering some of the celebrities we lost in 2023.Actors of the television series ‘Eight is Enough,’ Dick Van Patten (top), (bottom, L-R) Grant Goodeve, Adam Rich and Willie Aames. Rich died on Jan. 7, 2023, at 54 years old.Rich was the little brother to a generation of TV viewers as the son of a newspaper columnist played by Dick Van Patten, who raised eight children alone after his wife in the show — and the actress who played her — died during filming of the first seaso