Bit o'sad news - Harold Ramis has passed

[werepossum]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-harold-ramis-dead-20140224,0,2259309.story

Ramis, a longtime North Shore resident, was surrounded by family when he died at 12:53 a.m. from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels, his wife Erica Mann Ramis said. He was 69.

Ramis' serious health struggles began in May 2010 with an infection that led to complications related to the autoimmune disease, his wife said. Ramis had to relearn to walk but suffered a relapse of the vasculitis in late 2011, said Laurel Ward, vice president of development at Ramis' Ocean Pictures production company.

Did not even know he was sick. Regardless, Ramis was a smart, funny guy who could write outrageous comedy without being too dumbed down to enjoy and deliver humor with deadpan seriousness. Groundhog Day in particular is one of our all-time favorites, and virtually every time we watch it, we discovered some humorous nuance we've missed. He was a class act, an all-around nice guy in spite of success, and he will be missed.

 

[blankslate]

Damn, this has brought my day down quite a bit.

I always stop and watch whenever Groundhog Day or Ghostbusters is on tv when I'm flipping through channels.

RIP



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[dmcowen674]

Bit o'sad news - Harold Ramis has passed

Chicago didn't have much going for it and now a lot less without him.

 

[Fern]

Check his resume. He had a hand in a lot of comedy gold, more than most realize I'd think.

Fern

 

[Daverino]

Sad indeed.

Funny my first reaction when seeing this was that 'This doesn't belong here! It has nothing to do with gay rights or gun control!'

But yeah, this is news. Just sad news.

 

[master_shake_]

FFS...

what a sad day indeed.

 

[sao123]

my guess is this kills ghostbusters 3 for good.

 

[UberNeuman]

http://gothamist.com/2014/02/24/photos_harold_ramis_memorial_at_gho.php

So funny and a such a loss...

R.I.P. Mr. Ramis....

\death fucking sucks...

 

[Zaap]

sucks.

 

[OverVolt]

RIP loved seeing him in Ground Hog Day and Ghostbusters.

 

[Matt1970]

RIP loved seeing him in Ground Hog Day and Ghostbusters.

He wasn't in Groundhog day. He directed and co-wrote it.

 

[K1052]

He wasn't in Groundhog day. He directed and co-wrote it.

He had a cameo in Groundhog Day as the doctor.

 

[hal2kilo]

He had a cameo in Groundhog Day as the doctor.

He did the same thing in "As good as it gets".

RIP

Thanks for all the laughs, for the last few decades.