Three generations of Gilmore girls took to the Internet to say good-bye to the late, great Edward Herrmann, who played patriarch Richard Gilmore on the cult classic Gilmore Girls.

Kelly Bishop, who played his wife, Emily Gilmore, wrote this statement on TV line:

We, the Gilmore Girls family, are so terribly sad and somewhat stunned. We only learned about his illness a week or so ago. I got a call from [Edward's wife] Star Monday night asking if I wanted to come to the hospital to say good-bye. I went yesterday and was able to give Ed love from Lauren [Graham], Alexis [Bledel] and Amy [Sherman-Palladino]… I have so many fond memories of our time together on Gilmore Girls and since, mainly via email. I think everyone who knew or worked with Ed found him to be absolutely delightful… Everything looks a little dim, as if the lights went down.

Lauren Graham, who played his daughter, Lorelai, wrote this:

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My friend Ed Herrmann was the kindest, classiest, most talented man. It was an honor and a joy to know him, a devastating blow to lose him. — Lauren Graham (@thelaurengraham) December 31, 2014

Alexis Bledel, who played his granddaughter, Rory, wrote this:

"Ed Herrmann was a wonderful actor and a kind man. He was endlessly knowledgeable about theater, TV and film, and would generously share his wisdom or tell stories from a long and rewarding career," she said to TVLine. "I am grateful to him for that, and will miss him tremendously. He loved acting and was the head of our Gilmore family with his strong presence and great sense of humor. May he rest in peace."

I'll miss you too, Mr. Herrmann, for you were the creepiest of all the vampires in The Lost Boys and also because, as Richard Gilmore, you delivered one of my favorite lines in television history:

RIP.

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Laura Beck Laura Beck is a Los Angeles-based TV writer and frequent contributor to Cosmopolitan.com — her work has appeared in the New York Times, New Yorker, Jezebel, and the Village Voice.

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