Gianna Rose Basit/Staff Reporter
On Saturday, January 9, roughly 4:20pm Eastern Time, an unidentified man was pronounced dead at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando hotel. The man was later to be identified as Bob Saget who played the wholesome sitcom dad, Danny Tanner on Full House and was the original host of American’s Funniest Videos.
Family members asked for a wellness check when he missed his checkout time and was not responding to any messages. Security guard, Jody Lee Harrison entered the room and Saget’s body was found lying tucked in bed of his hotel room with the lights turned off. Harrison reported that he was cold to the touch and unresponsive. Based on an investigation that was conducted, there we no signs of foul play or drug use. Reports show that he passed away peacefully, but there are theories that say it was due to a stroke of heart attack.
“Okay, I loved tonight’s show [Ponte Vedra Concert Hall] in Jacksonville. Really nice audience. Lots of positivity.” he posted, “Very appreciative and fun audiences. I had no idea I did a two-hour set tonight. I’m back in comedy like I was when I was 26. I guess I’m finding my new voice and loving every moment of it.” he wrote. The post carries on mentioning later dates on when he was going to perform. The post ends with depressingly, “Goin’ everywhere until I get the special shot. And then probably keep going cause I’m addicted to this s***. Peace out.” ended with a peace sign emoji.
Saget was in the middle of his stand-up comedy “I Don’t Do Negative Comedy tour”, he was last doing a show at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in Jacksonville. He posted about it on Instagram the night he died. What he wrote was very heartwarming but also heartbreaking to read.
Saget was a part of the cast of Full House for around eight years plus another four years of the Netflix reboot of the original show Fuller House, the old and new cast got so close to each other that they felt like family, so it’s no surprise that the former cast were sad to hear about the recent news.
“I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.” Tweeted John Stamos
“My heart is broken. I love you, Bob. Your forever brother, Dave.”, Coulier posted on tweeter.
“I love you sooooo much. I don’t want to say goodbye.” Candace Cameron Brue responded on Instagram; “35 years wasn’t long enough.”. “I don’t know what to say I have no words. Bob was one of the best humans beings I’ve ever known in my life. I loved him so much.” she also wrote on twitter.
“There aren’t enough words to express what I’m feeling today. Nor are they big enough to capture even a slice of who he was.” Jodie Sweetin wrote on Instagram, “One thing I do know, is that we never missed a chance to tell each other, “I love you”.” Sweetin added. She wrote paragraphs on how she felt on her instagram.
Fans have also expressed their emotions through the comments of the posts of the cast.
Many others have posted their relationship with saget, like the rest of the cast of Full House and Fuller House, Kelly Rizzo, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Kimmel and more. Saget will be missed by many, ranging from friends of his, old fans and newer fans. His career will continue to flourish even though he’s gone, he will continue to make people laugh and inspire others through it. He will be missed.