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John Ritter

1948 - 2003
LocationBurbank, California, Usa
Age54 years
Date of Birth17/09/1948
Date of Death11/09/2003
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Jonathan Southworth โ€œJohnโ€ Ritter (September 17, 1948 โ€“ September 11, 2003) was an American actor and comedian perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper in the ABC sitcom Three's Company.

Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, 1948 in Burbank, California. Son of country singer and actor Tex Ritter and actress Dorothy Fay Southworth, Ritter and his older brother, Tom, grew up surrounded by show business.

As a child, John had no aspirations of following in his parents' footsteps. He attended Hollywood High School and the University of Southern California where he majored in Psychology and minored in Architecture. After two years, however, he was persuaded to join a drama class taught by leading drama coach and actress Nina Foch. He soon changed his major to Theater Arts, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama.

In 1968-69, John appeared in several stage performances in Europe, including Love Letters, The Glass Menagerie and As You Like It. Returning stateside, Ritter made guest appearances on such popular TV shows as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Waltons in 1970, Hawaii Five-O in 1971 and M.A.S.H. in 1973 before landing the role of Jack Tripper in the 1977 hit comedy series Three's Company. The premise of three attractive singles sharing an apartment in the '70s hit a chord with TV audiences, who fell in love with the goofy and accident-prone boy next door. His performance earned him a Golden Globe in 1983 and an Emmy in 1984.

Along with hosting and starring in various TV specials, including ABC's John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body, Ritter formed his own production company, Adam Productions, in 1984. It was with Adam Productions that Ritter produced and starred in the comedy-drama Hooperman for which he earned greater critical acclaim if less popular response.

On the big screen, Ritter appeared in a few comedies that played to his gift of physical humor. These included Real Men in 1987 and Problem Child in 1990. His films enjoyed modest success through the '90s. In 2001, he received the Theatre World Award for his role in The Dinner Party.

Off-camera, Ritter is devoted to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Since 1977, he and his brother, Tom (who triumphed over the disease), have hosted the annual telethon, raising millions of dollars for the organization over the years.

Ritter was married to Nancy Morgan from 1977-1996. They have three children, Jason, Tyler and Carly. He married actress Amy Yasbeck in 1999, with whom he had a daughter, Stella, in 1998.

In 2002, Ritter reconnected with network television audiences as the star of the ABC hit sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.

Ritter fell ill while filming an episode of the series on September 11, 2003, suffering chest pain, nausea and vomiting. He was taken to a hospital across the street from the Burbank studio and died several hours later from a torn aorta.







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Thinking of you at Christmastime
You're in my thoughts today
You've only gone to Heaven
To watch over us each day.
Today we'll spend together
just like we always do
I'm sending Christmas Wishes
with love
from me to you.

Christmas blessings
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Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

December 23, 2011

GOODNIGHT GODBLESS ANGEL ~
`♥ Christmas Without You`♥


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Christmas without you here with me,
can never possibly be the same.
But I carry an Angel within my heart;
one so precious, who has your name.

An Angel forever watching over me,
at Christmas time, and over the year.
Although you can't be here anymore,
inside my heart, you are so very near.

There is no special present for you,
wrapped up under my Christmas tree.
But I have a greater gift to give to you;
all the love you can still feel from me.

No, Christmas time without you here,
could not ever possibly be the same.
But, I have had the precious gift of you,
and the memories and love, will remain.

๏ฟฝ Pamela Hall
All my love Sylvie

Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

December 23, 2011

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For You Angel xXx

Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

April 19, 2011

WHY GOD MAKES KIDS

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God makes little children
He makes them every day
And though He loves them dearly
He gives them all away.

He gives each to an angel
And says take baby down
To such and such a mother
In such and such a town.

Or such and such a cottage
In such and such a place.
He gives the angel with it
A big soul full of grace.

God does so love those children
It's all that He can do
To let the Angel take them
But he loves the mother's too.

And so he says I'll lend you
This little one of mine
The angel folds it's love
About the special gift divine.

The angel watches over
The child both day and night
So glad to see that lovely soul
All shining in God's light

God makes so many children
And every now and then
He seems to want one specially
We don't know why or when

He whispers to its Angel
Bring the child back to me
The angel sees a lovely sight
That someday we may see

It sees the souls of mothers
And fathers in God's light
Offering him tiny children
Whose souls are shining bright

God does so love those children
Whos souls are never dim
And how he loves those parents
Who give them back to him.
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love Sylvie

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Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

April 19, 2011

♥MERRY CHRISTMAS ANGEL♥

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There's a very special place beyond the skies above
somewhere very peaceful that is full of light and Love
That special place is Heaven, where you're free to laugh and roam
it was your time to go there so the angels took you home
And though you're in our thoughts each day throughout the year
at special times like Christmas we all Wish you could be here
Now you're in a better place,your soul is laid to rest
safe with all the Angels for they only take the best.
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Merry Chrismas to all the angles I like to sent my love to each and everone of you angles
bigs hugs from me to you and your family
and friends that you miss you ever day but
in our hearts forever you will not be forgotin
all my love hugs and xxxx from mommy
Granddaughter of Albert and Marie-Jeanne
Belanger take care bye for now

Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

December 23, 2010

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Tributes for Week Commencing 13th September

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FOR MONDAY

Everyday in some small way,
Memories of you come our way,
Though absent, you are always near,
Still missed, loved, always dear.


FOR TUESDAY

We who love you, sadly miss you,
As it dawns another year,
In our lonely hours of thinking,
Thoughts of you are ever near.


FOR WEDNESDAY

Always a smile, instead of a frown,
Always a hand, when one is down,
Always true, thoughtful and kind,
Wonderful memories they left behind.


FOR THURSDAY

No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why.


FOR FRIDAY

Our memories build a special bridge
When loved ones have to part.
To help us feel we're with them still
And soothe a grieving heart.

Our memories span the years we shared,
Preserving ties that bind.
They build a special bridge of love
And bring us peace of mind.


FOR SATURDAY

I thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday
And days before that too,

I think of you in silence
I often speak your name
All I have are memories
And your picture in a frame

Your memory is my keepsake
With which I’ll never part
God has you in His keeping
I have you in my heart.


FOR SUNDAY

If tears could build a stairway,
And memories were a lane,
We would walk right up to heaven
And bring you back again.

Our hearts still ache in sadness
And secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you
No one can ever know.

But now we know you want us
To mourn for you no more.
To remember all the happy times,
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten,
We pledge to you today:
A hallowed place within our hearts
Is where you'll always stay.
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bigs hugs from me to you and your
family and friends that you miss you ever day
but in our hearts forever you will not be
forgoten you take care love from me
Sylvie mommy of Samantha
Belanger hugs and XXXX
bye for now good
night
♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥

Sylvie Belanger (A Fan)

September 21, 2010

In god's hands now, but people will always remember the name John Ritter. R.I.P. You will be missed.

Christopher McRoberts

May 7, 2009

17TH JANUARY 2009

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As long as I can dream,
As long as I can think,
As long I have memory...
I will love you
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As long as I have eyes to see
and ears to hear
and lips to speak...
I will love you.
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As long as I have a heart to feel,
a soul stirring with in,
An imagination to hold you...
I will love you.
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As long as there is time,
As long there is love,
As long as I have a breath
to speak your name...
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Because I love you more than anything...
In all the world.
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love Jude.x

Jude Swaddle

January 17, 2009

WELCOME HOME
Heaven's gate swung gently open,
The Master called softly, "Come,"
And you, dear one, took the Master's hand,
And your work on earth was done.
We'll never cease to miss you,
And shed many silent tears,
Because we cannot share with you
Our hopes, our joys, our fears.
But one day, in God's garden,
When the Master calls us to come.
You'll be at the gates with open arms
And say to us, "Welcome Home!:

Lona Buxton

January 17, 2009
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