It’s been a year since Bob Saget died at the age of 65 on January 9th. On the anniversary of his death, Saget’s wife Kelly Rizzo urged Twitter owner Elon Musk to restore the comedian’s blue checkmark out of respect for his legacy.
In recent months, Twitter users have been able to obtain the blue checkmark by paying a monthly fee. Unfortunately, many parody accounts have been created and are causing a lot of confusion for users with verified blue checks.
According to the Wayback Machine, as of July 31 last year, Saget still had the blue checkmark. An inactive Twitter account can lose its verification status if it is not used for six months. Facebook and Instagram both offer ways to memorialize the accounts of deceased users.
Hi @elonmusk -today on the 1 year anniversary of Bob’s (@bobsaget ) passing, I saw he’s no longer verified? My husband truly loved Twitter. Out of respect for his legacy, can something be done? Thank you kindly🙏🏼 (friends, please help)
— Kelly Rizzo (@EatTravelRock) January 9, 2023
And the only reason I’m addressing this at all is because I know Bob would be very bummed about this. He’d say “hey, if someone goes to see my page and all the jokes I’ve tweeted over the years, how will they know it’s for sure me!?”
— Kelly Rizzo (@EatTravelRock) January 9, 2023
— Seth Green (@SethGreen) January 10, 2023
I hope he can make this happen. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Brian Trump (@realBrianTrump) January 9, 2023
Bob deserves his legacy, Strength and courage, Kelly
— Li (@lbruno) January 9, 2023
A true legend, a huge loss. 💔
Would be wonderful if there was a memorial feature on Twitter for our loved ones that have passed…
… like a reminder of their birthday to all their followers so we can celebrate them.
— @jason (@Jason) January 9, 2023
I'm sorry and I'm thinking of you today. May his memory be a blessing.
Perhaps accounts of notable people who have passed on can be memorialized in some way on Twitter as a digital memory— Raphael Gluck (@einfal) January 9, 2023
.@elonmusk What about an In Memorium Legacy colored badge?
— Eric Rontero (@EricRontero) January 9, 2023
@elonmusk add his monthly payment to my account please. He should be more verified than me.
— Ryan Lorbecki (@rlorbecki) January 9, 2023
I got years 2 and 3
— esclusa.web3 (@PRCamel) January 10, 2023
Thinking of Bob today, Kelly, sending good thoughts in his memory from the whole #HIMYM Team!
— Craig Thomas (@HimymCraig) January 10, 2023
Still can’t believe he’s gone, before your story could even really begin. Deepest sympathies to all his family & gratitude for his legacy of laughter.
— MelissaJPeltier (@MelissaJPeltier) January 10, 2023
Hope you are doing well, Kelly. I cannot believe a year has passed. Much love to you….
— Gayle Escobar (@Krazy4MJJ) January 9, 2023