It's not that hard to understand is it?
The surgeon who burns out or dies in a similar circumstance had zero impact on my life. There is no emotional attachment though I may wonder what drove the person that way or emphasize or whatever.
A famous person, however, may have had an significant impact on a persons life. The attachment is greater. It's real. And the subsequent outpouring of emotion is going to be proportional to that attachment.
And the person need not even be famous to react on a persoal level. There are musicians that not many have heard of that have had a huge impact in my life. They may not be my family or friends but they may very well play just as large part of my life as those people.
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