2 Days later and JDF’s passing still doesn’t feel real. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way about a celebrity death, especially at such a young age and of such horrible circumstances, but it really feels like a part of me died with him. Before MLP, before Transformers, before Megaman, before DBZ, before Nintendo, before MGS, before Wrestling, before Star Wars, before everything, it was Power Rangers. It was my favorite thing ever, my earliest memories were of Power Rangers, watching it every day, my room was decked out in a PR theme, going to the local McDonalds to take pictures with the people dressed as the Rangers for the upcoming movie, watching that movie. While my favorite Ranger was Billy, Tommy really embodied everything the franchise was about, he was the coolest, he was the one everyone wanted to be. He really was the face of the franchise
Everyone knew how much it meant to me that as soon as the news broke my sister wanted to talk about, my mom wanted to talk to me about it. I had the privilege of meeting him at LA Comic Con and despite the circumstances(with the pandemic and all) it was still a wonderful experience, at some point within the month I really want to get that picture I took with him printed.
I really hope he’s found peace. May the Power protect you