If there is any good way to die at 51 -- and there really isn't -- at least he died in Rome.

I know this is not something that should knock me for a loop, but it does. Gandolfini / Tony Soprano was a part of my life for several years. He was the mob boss with a sensitive side. Also a crude, ugly side. One of the great characters in TV history. His sessions with Dr. Melfi were the emotional core of the show.

UPDATE: I screwed up his name! It was Gandolfini.