Internet Mourns As Jason David Frank, The Green Power Ranger, Passes Away Over The Weekend
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Over the weekend, it was confirmed that Jason David Frank had passed away, impacting thousands online and leading to several different communities mourning the tragic loss. Jason David Frank, most known for being the Green Ranger in the original Power Rangers before turning into the White Ranger and several others as the continuity of the show continued on.
Originally reported by fan sites, the death was initially considered a hoax until people closer to Frank were able to confirm the worst, leading to the outpouring of messages flooding social media.
A quick time after his death was confirmed, it began to circulate that it was purportedly a suicide, leading to the cosplay, TV, voice acting, Power Ranger and mental health communities, among others, to post about how important it is to reach out to others and seek help when it is needed.
This also led to thousands posting about their favorite moments with meeting Jason David Frank at conventions or out in the world because he always made himself very accessible to fans and would go to many conventions and meet with people and fans.
The loss of Jason David Frank @jdfffn is weighing heavily on us all. All of Ranger Nation and all of us working on Cosmic Fury.He was an icon. He was a hero. He was my hero.To go from being a 6-year-old kid watching him on TV every day after school to even being mentioned (1/3)
— Russell Curry (@therussellcurry) November 20, 2022
It has been confirmed that longtime Houston Texas resident Jason David Frank died last night. It’s being reported that he committed suicide. His trainer and close friend Mike Bronzoulis here in Houston Texas confirmed the news this morning. RIP JDF 1973-2022 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/t01i7vJtEL
— DELFRIN | Business | Motivation Coach (@delinthecity_) November 20, 2022
As fans began to post their favorite moments from the show featuring him, there was special attention paid to the upcoming movie production that he was a part of, Legend of the White Dragon, which had its teaser trailer released earlier in the year and is an original property with a darker tone than Power Rangers while still playing into the tropes and similarities the franchise is known for.
RIP TOMMY OLIVER 💔THE ONLY POWER RANGER TO BE THE WHITE RANGER, BLACK RANGER, GREEN RANGER AND RED RANGER TWICE!!!REST IN POWER JASON DAVID FRANK!🐐 pic.twitter.com/wIoFWI857d
— ✰seinenjump✰ (@seinenPUNK) November 20, 2022
In honor of Jason David Frank here’s this Tik Tok I just watched last night…we ALL wanted to be the green ranger frfr 🥺🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/X8EjWzo4xS
— Pynk Ranger (@BettyieJayne) November 20, 2022
We are truly heartbroken, thoughts and prayers out to his family.Please respect the privacy of his loved ones during this time. JDF will truly be missed. pic.twitter.com/miyEouDEOl
— Legend of The White Dragon (@LotWhiteDragon) November 20, 2022
Hopefully Legend of the White Dragon Gets a theatrical Release 🐉🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/tc684Q78ko
— Jin ✪ (@Jinsakuu) November 21, 2022
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Masterblader158
Truly sad to lose such a great guy who did the full range across his appearances from Dark Adversary (brainwashed and Lord Drakkon) to funniest man in the room "I checked my closet this morning and there is a serious shortage of black in there".