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Don S. Davis, who is probably best known for playing Major General George Hammond of Stargate SG-1, has died at the age of 65 from a massive heart attack. This makes me sad.
Consensus among the fandom is that he was "a southern gentleman with a big heart, a no-nonsense attitude and all the love and respect one could imagine". That certainly came out in the character of George Hammond. The character has been in my awareness for a very long time (after all, I grew up with SG-1, really), and I think there's a little of him in me, as there is of so many role models down the years. That character, the little spark of life that made it more than a name on a page, could never have existed without Don to give it life, and the benefit of his experience.
M-day: -11 (slight mishap regarding people moving out on time)