Im sure, as Rachel said, John will find his "Andrew" and he will soon turn into him to guide us and his family.
As we say in Argentina when an actor dies: "He went on a toured"
Shine as always John
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: posted by Siobhan Riley | January 11, 2011 /
: 03:11pm | Local News
: Community Remembers "Touched by an
: Angel" Actor
:
: AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) - Actor and Amory native
: John Dye passed away Monday in San
: Francisco. Family members say he died from
: heart related problems.
:
: Most people remember Dye from the television
: series "Touched by an Angel" and
: "Tour of Duty."
:
: If you ever pay a visit to Amory, you'll
: find that everybody has something good to
: say about John Dye. The actor achieved his
: greatest fame on the hit television show
: "Touched By an Angel."
:
: "He was a real person, he was probably
: a real angel. He was so kind and so
: sweet."
:
: WCBI News found a tribute to him on you
: tube. John, who was only 47-years old,
: grew up in Amory and attended Tupelo High
: School. He went on to college at the
: University of Memphis (it was then Memphis
: State University) where he majored in fine
: arts and theater.
:
: "He could bring sunshine to your
: life," said Jim Dye, John's father.
:
: Jim was looking at pictures of his first
: born son and tells us that in addition to
: John's passion for acting, he also loved
: sponsoring fundraisers for charities.
:
: "He cared for people very much. He was
: very giving. Had a lot of causes that he
: supported real well. Make a Wish
: Foundation, AIDS research," Dye added.
:
: The Amory community is showing its support.
: Many people considered John to be a role
: model who touched many lives.
:
: "He was our hometown hero and now he's
: not with us anymore. He's so far, we can't
: get to him. We can't see him," said
: Ruth Griffith, who's a good friend.
:
: His family said he had a dynamic personality
: and sometimes worked too hard.
:
: "There's a lot you like to have said.
: 'Take care of yourself, son. You go too
: hard and play too hard and you work too
: hard.' Slow down and he didn't and his
: heart gave out; he just went too hard,"
: Dye continued.
:
: Family members say their son wasn't just an
: angel on the television show but he's also
: an angel in heaven.
:
: Funeral arrangements have not been set at
: this time.
:
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