Alan Rickman Passes

Sadness will be in store for Potter fans worldwide today as we say goodbye to Alan Rickman (Professor Snape).  News sources report that Rickman passed away earlier today at age 69 from cancer.  

We'd like to give PA members an opportunity to voice their thoughts, their feelings, and perhaps their favorite memories from the film's about Rickman's work. So we're going to open this thread for an opportunity to do that.

For me, I really appreciated Rickman's understanding that Snape was certainly damaged by painful things in his past, and I thought that his ability to portray Snape with a thick, protective exterior to protect himself was well done.  He was one of the characters from the movies that we all, at some point, probably loved hating.  

Rickman certainly will be missed!

R.I.P Alan Rickman

With him died part of my childhood.
I grow up watching him as Snape. He was one of the best acter. He'll always stay in our heart

R.I.P. Alan Rickman

R.I.P Alan Rickman, a truly great actor.

Rickman was part of my childhood too. Not as Snape, but as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

He made me a better writer when he said he'd cut Robin Hood's heart out with a spoon "because it's dull, you twit." The sentiment stayed with me even long after I'd forgotten where I first heard it.

His Sheriff portrayal was, by far, the best part of that film. Never failed to make me laugh.

I liked him in Galaxy Quest

OMG. I just saw this, and it sums up my first reaction perfectly (bearing in mind that I'm still in shock to both):

i hadn't seen that one, but i love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5ejL8KWo0

You have to watch this is funny it's Alan Rickman pranking Daniel Radcliffe