Ron-Palillo-Obituary

Ron Palillo

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Ron Palillo, who portrayed classroom goofball Arnold Horshack on the 1970s TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," died at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., early Tuesday morning, apparently of a heart attack. He was 63. Mr. Palillo had been teaching acting classes at G-Star School of the Arts, a...

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Loved him from Welcome Back Kotter.

We may have only had you for a short time, but at least you found true love. R.I.P. Forever our classmate.

My condolences to the family and friends thank you for bringing laughter and memories I still watch welcome back kotter

horshack ron. r i p. you are very funny ***

Rest in peace to a sweet, talented and funny man. Condolences to the family

I just ran across this obituary after seeing Ron on an A Team episode. I did not know he passed. He brought back a lot of memories of my high school years when just about everyone watched Welcome Back Kotter and Happy Days. Thank you for all the laughs. You certainly were a comic genius. RIP. You were too young.

I was thinking about him and I feel so bad that he passed away I know his brother is an eye doctor in Venice Florida my dad would go there that's how some of the other characters and welcome back Potter learned about Venice Florida I'm at John Travolta there but he was going by another name and it was back in the seventies on Venice Beach in Florida but I sure do miss Ron I just saw him and an episode of The Love boat and Ron reminds me of one of my friends Doug that I went to school with Ron...

He was my fathers cousin, I never got the pleasure to meet him but my sister has a picture of her sitting on his lap at my grandmothers house on Christmas. In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.