Star Wars has been a part of my life for over 30 years and there are some characters I always loved more than others. Chewbacca was one of them. Tragically, Peter Mayhew passed away a few days ago…

The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home. pic.twitter.com/YZ5VLyuK0u

— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 2, 2019

Star Wars wouldn’t have been the same without him.

@gruber because we all agree pic.twitter.com/szdx2dHB7W

— Kev Hamm (@kevhamm) May 4, 2019

But he should have gotten that damned medal though.