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Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:32 pm
by Doll
Dave Madden, the man behind the voice of Bernard Walton passed away this morning.

He was 82.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/peop ... s/4531497/

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:33 pm
by Audrey
:(

I am really sad about this. :/ Bernard was one of my favorite characters, and Dave brought him to life quite spectacularly. Needless to say, he will be missed.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:57 pm
by Pound Foolish
Wow. Thank you for sharing this, Blondie. But I really can't read that article right now. I... think I'll just go outside for now. Thank you for telling us. God bless him.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:15 pm
by Mara
Bernard was one of the best characters. He will be dearly missed. I'll be praying for his soul.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:21 pm
by Metal15
:( That sucks.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:37 pm
by The Old Judge
At least it seemed he was put out of his misery. Congestive heart and kidney failure is something I would never want to deal with. Interestingly enough, his role in Adventures in Odyssey did not appear in the article. Hopefully a more detailed obituary will come out sooner.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:41 pm
by Starflower1234
Bernard was a great character, and I agree that Dave Madden played him wonderfully. :(

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:23 pm
by godisawesomeness99
awwwwwwww man..... I liked bernard..... too bad :(

Sad news

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:56 pm
by Ameraka
I was looking at the AIO tag on Tumblr and I saw that Dave Madden has passed away.
:cry:

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:01 pm
by Stella C.
I just saw this, and felt like a piece of my childhood passed away.... Maybe that's too melodramatic, but Bernard was one of my all time favorite characters. He will be greatly missed! :cry:

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:12 pm
by Tea Ess
That's so sad. I don't know much about Dave Madden as a person, but I have always loved the character of Bernard.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:50 pm
by Wakko
:( That's so sad... Bernard was my favorite character, and Dave was an amazing actor. He'll be greatly missed.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:19 am
by Samantha14
when I found out about this, I cried for half an hour. Maybe more. I... I don't know how to explain it. I feel like a part of my childhood was just swiped right out from under my feet. And I just fell. And fell hard. I died inside when Walker passed, and I died inside tonight.

Rest in peace, Dave. You'll forever be apart of our memories.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:34 am
by GratiaDei
Wow, that's really sad. Bernard was one of my favorite characters, and he always made me laugh. I will really miss hearing him. Rest in peace, Dave Madden.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:52 am
by shnoodlec.
Oh, my. I am actually in tears right now. I guess... I guess he's gone. Not just are character, who has been gone for a long time, but... Dave himself. He'll always be in our hearts.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:15 am
by Purple Panda
That's really sad, I just can't think of AIO without Bernard. He was one of the funniest characters and always made any episode better. We'll all miss Dave Madden.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:19 am
by Nelson S.
This is very saddening. Just thinking about him being gone is very disheartening. Goodbye Dave.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:44 pm
by Bethany Shepard
*cry's hysterically* GONE! :cry: He was my favorite character EVER! He always brought that dry, sarcastic humor! But at the same time was very kind and caring. We're gonna miss you Dave! *waves*

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:43 pm
by The Old Judge
Heaven's gonna have some really clean windows on those mansions now.

Re: Bernard is gone.

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:27 am
by Samantha14
The Old Judge wrote:Heaven's gonna have some really clean windows on those mansions now.
TOJ, I could hug you. This quote made my day.