R.I.P. Andy Griffith **UPDATE** Andy Suffered A Heat Attack The Day Before He Passed

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By Nads | Tuesday, July 3, 2012 | 11:58 am | 15 Comments
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Andy Griffith passed away today. He was 86. He died of an unspecified illness. His wife said, “Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called Home to his Lord.”

I used to always watch The Andy Griffith Show when I was sick and I’d stay home from school. Still to this day, whenever I hear that whistle I’m reminded of more innocent times. So sad. R.I.P. Andy.  

**UPDATE** Andy suffered a heart attack the day before he passed.

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15 Comments

  1. 1
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Awww man! I love this guy. I still watch Matlock marathons on the weekend. RIP, Andy. Gone but not forgotten. Heck, you have more currently shows on the air than many “working” actors..a testament to your greatness.

  2. 2
    msjacqmills
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    :*(

  3. 3
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    @Sarcasatire, I always wished that Matlock and Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote) got together and had started a senior citizen themed detective agency. The show could have been one part “Moonlighting,” one part “Golden Girls,” and one part, the British sitcom “One Foot In The Grave.”

  4. 4
    SuburBint
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    The Andy Griffith Show was one of the few programs my parents considered wholesome enough for us to watch, so I grew up on reruns of it. I can’t believe how many family “in jokes” still revolve around lines from the show.

  5. 5
    MummyButterfly
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Got in the car today and listened to my CD of Andy Griffith singing the old hymns. Love him, love his shows. I remember curling up with my Granddaddy watching reruns of “The Andy Griffith Show” and loving every minute.

  6. 6
    Dear Crabby
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    Like my dad said today, Andy really knew how to reinvent himself – that’s a true actor!

    And let’s never forget Grandpa Simpson, “MAAAAATLOOOOOCK!”

  7. 7
    roger
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    the movie “a face in the crowd” is some of andy’s best work

  8. 8
    itchy itchy
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    I loved the Andy Griffith Show. It was like comfort food growing up. Used to always be on when I’d get home from school in the 70s.

  9. 9
    crankyguy crankyguy
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    In at least one early episode of The Andy Griffith Show, he was smoking on the front porch. This was a “wholesome” show, but today that one little thing is probably considered worse than if Thelma Lou had given Barney a BJ in the front parlor.

  10. 10
    Rebecca
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    OMG I love this man – his show got me thru many hard times growing up. And to this day I still want to live in Mayberry! Not to memtion his singing voice- “There is a time ” one of many great songs he sang! Im so sad – he will be missed !!

  11. 11
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Ah Cranky, always cla–say!

    No Time for Sergeants was another classic. Yeah. The old tv shows. He crossed so many generational lines.

  12. 12
    Rebecca
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Check this out! Andy Griffith…

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh_I6wEgRvk

  13. 13
    Rebecca
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    A better link:

  14. 14
    Rebecca
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Here he is on my all time favorite game show!!

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=W9q5KG0TyrM

  15. 15
    Pink Lemonade
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    To Roger:

    Exactly! A Face in the Crowd with Patricia Neal. That still runs chills down my spine when I see him in that. He was a highly underrated actor. To the sweet by and by Andy.

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