Bobby Lewis

For Bill Linden · 23 Sept 2026

My dad got the Sun-Times delivered every morning before work and I'd read Shoe over his shoulder at the kitchen table. Didn't know the name behind it till just now. 79.

For Pablo Picasso · 1 Aug 2026

A light in the dark

Thank you, Pablo. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

For Ayrton Senna · 14 Jun 2026

I never met Ayrton, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

For Anthony Bourdain · 7 Feb 2026

I never met Anthony, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

For Harry Belafonte · 31 Dec 2025

Harry once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

For Rosalind Franklin · 17 Nov 2025

I met Rosalind once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

For Stephen Hawking · 17 Oct 2025

My grandmother loved Stephen. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.

For Nikola Tesla · 30 Sept 2025

I never met Nikola, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

For Gene Hackman · 16 Jul 2025

Thank you, Gene. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

For Florence Nightingale · 17 May 2025

Lighting a candle from Argentina. Florence meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

For Carl Sagan · 26 Apr 2025

A life fully lived. Thank you, Carl.

For David Bowie · 5 Apr 2025

Never forgotten

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. David was part of the soundtrack of my life.

For John F. Kennedy · 31 Mar 2025

Still with us

The world is a little quieter today.

For Luciano Pavarotti · 12 Mar 2025

One of a kind

Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

To Ezra Marcus’s tribute on Wendy Ann Magill-Walter’s page · 22d ago

my condolences on your aunt too, that kind of quiet loss is its own weight

To Chava Stern’s tribute on Albert Einstein’s page · 31 Aug 2026

Same here. Exactly this.

To Denise Duncan’s tribute on Julia Child’s page · 31 Dec 2025

Sending love from Australia.

To Antwan Kirby’s tribute on Frida Kahlo’s page · 30 Dec 2025

Yes. This.

To Elaine Wang’s tribute on Frank Sinatra’s page · 6 Sept 2025

Couldn't agree more.

To Karen Peterson’s tribute on Andy Warhol’s page · 12 Aug 2025

Yes. This.