Tips for Consoling a Friend Devastated by the Death of Bea Arthur

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Bea Arthur has passed away:
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jWJzbpz6W3uiITeCx7dd5OlB33DAD97PMLA01

This news will assuredly have a negative impact on a number of people. If you happen to know a friend or family member rendered inconsolable by this tragic passing, here are some steps to help him or her through the grieving process:

1. Speak to your him or her in gentle tones, with a reassuring arm around his or her shoulder.
2. Tell him or her that Bea Arthur was 86 years old, and that death at such an age, even for Bea Arthurs, is common in life.
3. Remind him or her that there are still two out of four Golden Girls remaining, which is not shabby at all, and that Betty White may in fact never die because she is possibly the antichrist.
4. Do NOT begin singing "Thank You for Being a Friend."
5. DO offer cheesecake.