Ella Whitaker

For Allan Christopherson · 8d ago

56. that's it.

For Hurricane Fly · 22 Sept 2026

My grandad used to stream Cheltenham at 5am his time just to watch this horse run, and he'd call me right after. 2011, the first Champion Hurdle, he was still talking about it a decade later. Never seen a horse race in my life but I know that name.

For Bernice Offei · 12 Sept 2026

Hold On got me through some really hard years. I didn't know her but her voice felt like someone who understood.

For Ada Yonath · 2 Sept 2026

The universe is a little better understood because of Ada.

For Gloria Steinem · 2 Sept 2026

Gloria put words to things I'd never been able to say.

For Harald V · 28 Aug 2026

Never forgotten

Thank you for your service, Harald.

For Lindsey Graham · 13 Aug 2026

Never forgotten

Lighting a candle from the Netherlands. Lindsey meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

For Clive Davis · 3 Aug 2026

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

For Winston Churchill · 11 Nov 2025

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

For David Lynch · 3 Aug 2025

Twin Peaks got me through some really hard years. I keep thinking about that red curtain and the music. Thank you for that world.

For Bruce Lee · 26 Jun 2025

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

For Rosalind Franklin · 5 May 2025

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

To Earl Sims’s tribute on Keigo Higashino’s page · 10d ago

same, that book ruined me for other mysteries after

To Wanjiru Njoroge’s tribute on Davion Fewell’s page · 17 Sept 2026

Illinois is a long way from Greensboro but it's good you're thinking of him. His coach said he was a great kid.

To Yuki Lin’s tribute on Enos Mafokate’s page · 3 Sept 2026

That quote got me too. A man who understood what matters.

To Kirsty Hart’s tribute on Abraham Lincoln’s page · 16 Aug 2026

Yes. This.

To Teresa Perry’s tribute on Frida Kahlo’s page · 4 Aug 2026

Thank you for sharing this.

To Roger Hale’s tribute on Prince’s page · 27 Jul 2026

Same here. Exactly this.

To Michelle Ng’s tribute on Jane Austen’s page · 5 Jun 2026

Yes. This.

To Beatriz Carvalho’s tribute on Jane Goodall’s page · 8 May 2026

This made me cry. Thank you.

To Fabio Ricci’s tribute on Walt Disney’s page · 8 May 2026

Same here. Exactly this.

To Tanvi Chopra’s tribute on Jesse Owens’s page · 21 May 2025

Beautifully said.