Heath Ledger’s body left the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in New York this afternoon and is now on it’s way to his hometown in Western Australia.
Meanwhile, his family wrote some remarkable things in his honor.
His mother, Sally wrote:
Our darling boy, special in so many ways to all of us. You knew you were so loved. You lived life with courage and daring and we are so grateful for the wonderful times we shared. We will be there for Matilda.
His older sister Kate, who called her brother by the pet name “Roast,” wrote:
I can hardly breathe when I try to write this. We were the ultimate in soul mates. I feel both my heart and life have been torn apart. I loved our special talks, our daily chats from where ever you were in the world.
I especially loved all the precious time we spent together. We were so fortunate to have you as long as we did. You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother.
There will never, ever be another “Heath” and I think that in itself is the greatest tragedy.
I will continue to talk with you everyday and love you just as if you were here. You will never leave my thoughts “Roast”, ever.
His father Kim, who called his son by the nicknames “Heatho” and “Beef,”:
My beautiful boy, so loving, so talented, so independent, so caring, so young . . . no more chess games mate . . . this is it, couldn’t beat you anyway!
My body aches for the sound of your voice, our chats, our laughs and our life and times together.
Your truly varied artistic skills, insatiable desire to improve and eclectic abilities set you apart from any other person on the planet . . . it had only just started for you … and for us to further enjoy. We were one, in soul and commitment. Just . . . Father and Son. I will love you forever, Dad.
A note signed by his entire family:
How do we describe our sudden and tragic loss? … You were the most amazing individual “old soul” in a young man’s body.
You so loved us, as we dearly loved you. As a close knit and very private family unit we have observed you so determined yet quietly travelling in your self-styled path in life, nothing would get in your way … no mountain too tall, no river too wide.
You dreamed your dreams and lived them with passion and intelligent commitment. We have been privileged to accompany you on a ride through life that has simply been amazing and through it all, we have loved each other beyond imagination.
Your true legacy lives on in beautiful little Matilda, who will always remain in the greatest of care. Our hearts are broken.
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Im from Perth, WA. His having his funeral here. Yesterday those family notes were published in the death notices of our paper.
It would be really nice if you respected the family’s privacy and not use these photos…
Found this very moving tribute to Heath:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qMfykSM9o
What a waste of a great talent and, from all the evidence, a warm and kind person.
RIP
H
As much as I want to know when and where he’ll be burried, and feel like it’s shady to keep the public out of the loop cause his fans would like to know…
…I totally respect his family for wanting to handle all of this in a very private manner. ESPECIALLY with whack jobs over at the Westboro “pseudo”Baptist Church wanting to picket his funeral and celebrate his death in such a morbid and twisted way. This is something that shouldn’t be made a spectical out of, and the media needs to back the hell off and respect that. I mean, pics and slow motion video of the body bag being taken out of the building…pics and video of them loading his box into the hearse…it’s rather sick!
Anyways…my thoughts and prayers are with his family now. It’s so tragic; the world has lost one of the great talents in life, and what appeared to be a genuinely kind human being. I hope that peace is finally with his soul!!!
i really wanna know whats the limit of ‘fans need to know; and how much is ist the ‘need to know’ or just plain curiosity? really they might have sold themselves to the public, but moment liek these, are more for the family and friends and not the public. when he was alive, he made himself available. not that hes gone, his family has the right to keep their grief private. and to preserve his memeory the way they think its best. there will be a lot of stuff written in anyway, so they really dont need to scream and shiut. please….. give the family and the man some privacy in times like such.