Karl almost lived long enough to attain "geezer" status. So, in spite of dying "young," he did far outlive the vast majority of movie stars and entertainers of his era. He must have had great DNA and tried to take care of his health.

I hope he also got his passport to heaven stamped before his departure date...Luke 9:23. It would be extremely sad to have lived so long as a good man, achieved so much fame and fortune and done so much high quality work only to end up at last in the wrong ultimate destination. Eternity is obviously vastly more important than our time here on earth, as Karl would tell you now if he could; however, our eternal destination is dependant upon our choice of supreme value in the here and now.

If possible, perhaps Karl can get with Farrah, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and a host of others with valid passports for endless wonderful times together. I will also join them there someday to be sure, though I hope to delay that trip by about 50 more years. There is still much to be done here of great value.

Another celebrity who died recently was Doctor Jerri Lin Neilsen Fitzgerald, (March 1, 1952 – June 23 2009). She was the doctor who was at the South Pole in 1998, when she found out she had cancer (which would kill her 11 years later), and had to treat herself, (because, bad weather prevented planes from landing for a while), until she could be airlifted out.
She was a famous woman and in the news for quite a while.

I hope all the people who died recently, famous or not, rest in peace, and saw the "white light" after they died. There have been people who had near-death expericences and did not see the "white light". Some of them had visions of hell, demons, and being cut off from G-D.