Stories Of Riverdale's Luke Perry's Random Acts Of Kindness Surface After His Passing

5 March 2019, 16:24

Riverdale's Luke Perry, who passed away suddenly at the age of 52, touched far more lives than fans and cast of the show and people are coming forward with their touching stories about the late actor.

Riverdale star Luke Perry has passed away at the age of 52 after suffering a stroke, leaving people around the world shocked at his sudden death and people coming forward with stories about his kindness and spirit.

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Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks, took to Instagram to recount a unique encounter he had with the actor during a flight.

He said: "My wife and I are on a plane back from Mexico. Couple of rows ahead of us, these two brothers, young kids, are beating the hell out of each other. Their poor parents are powerless to stop the crying, yelling and screaming."

"It was like this for close to two hours. Then about 10 minutes before landing it starts to get real bad. Out of no where, a man comes from first class. Hat, beard, sunglasses, blowing up a balloon. He ties it off, hands it off like he's holding out a sword to a king.

"Kneeling, Head down, arms up. Kids calm down in milliseconds. Plane damn near bursts into applause. Finally get a good look at the guy and I say to my wife "Holy shit. I think that balloon man/hero" is Luke Perry".

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I only met him once but the story is too good not tell given todays sad events. My wife and I are on a plane back from Mexico. Couple of rows ahead of us, these two brothers, young kids, are beating the hell out of eachother. Their poor parents are powerless to stop the crying, yelling and screaming. If you're a parent you understand. Sometimes there's nothing you can do. It was like this for close to two hours. Then about 10 minutes before landing it starts to get real bad. Out of no where, a man comes from first class. Hat, beard, sunglasses, blowing up a balloon. He ties it off, hands it off like he's holding out a sword to a king. Kneeling, Head down, arms up. Kids calm down in milliseconds. Plane damn near bursts into applause. 15 minutes longer and it probably would have started WWIII, but we landed before that could happen. We get off the plane, are waiting on line in customs. Finally get a good look at the guy and I say to my wife "Holy shit. I think that balloon man/hero" is Luke Perry". As luck would have it we end up standing next to each other. Out of the blue he turns to me and says some kind words about Fargo, which kinda blew my mind. I start singing his praises about how long I've admired him and also about the move with the balloon. "That's a pro move! You can't teach that!" I say. He tells me he always flies with a couple of balloons for that very reason, to give to screaming kids. Don't know if that's true, but have no reason to believe it wasn't. Guy seemed like a true gent. Gone way too damn soon. Also, I'll be damned if I don't start traveling with some spare balloons 🎈🎈🎈 #promove #rip #lukeperry #truegent

A post shared by Colin Hanks (@colinhanks) on Mar 4, 2019 at 6:34pm PST

Other people have come forward with their touching stories remembering what a genuine and down to earth man Luke was despite finding fame so young in the original Beverly Hills 90210 series as Dylan McKay.

One Twitter user even shared an story of him handing out emergency supplies on the road during floods in the US back in 2010.

They wrote: "Y’all might know Luke Perry had some land here in Tennessee. Maybe you don’t know that during the flood of 2010, he was out there bringing people food, bottles of water, and shoes. Just a humble, decent dude."

Someone even shared a story of Luke literally saving their child's life in a hardware store and we honestly can't get over how many heroic acts the Netflix star had low-key carried out throughout his lifetime.

The Riverdale cast and crew have suspended filming whilst they come to terms with their co-star and friend's death and have expressed their grief at losing his 'wisdom and kindness'.

Lili Reinhart wrote: "I’m finding it hard to grasp that he will no longer be around to give long hugs and share his wisdom and kindness with all of us."

"I’m thinking of his family. His children. I pray for them to heal and find peace in this devastating loss."

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