EARTH 2 - Madison's TV "dad" comments on her death
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"Jessica Madison Wright is proof that Angels walk the earth.
"The first time I met her, in the NBC conference room that was the
holding place for all the actors testing for EARTH2, she glowed. There
were other child actresses there auditioning for the same role, but she
stole my heart from the first. She then proceeded to melt even the
coldest and hardest hearts of the network executives who chose her to
play my daughter in the series. I got to know and work with her for
about a year, 1994-1995, and she was not only the finest actress I ever
worked with but also the best person. I loved pretending to be her
dad. We had a lot of fun."
"The last time I saw her at age 15 she gave me a beautiful painting of
a butterfly - yellow, pink, silver, purple, aqua - flying over
glittery blue-green grass. It is signed in silver glitter paint and
inscribed:
To Clancy,
Thanks for everything! I love you!
Love,
Madison Wright
"At this point my brave front cracked wide and tears started to come.
I would have given her my own heart right then if I could have. She
noticed of course and gave me a look of such compassion and concern
about my sorrow, of all things. It was then I recognized that she was
an Angel - a real selfless faithful child of God. Not one praying
for salvation from dire circumstances but one who was already saved -
or rather one who never needed to be saved for she had never been lost.
Her thoughts and prayers were all for others, because she did not want
them to feel any pain or misery for her sake.
"I wish I could say that I gave her a great big hug right then, but I
didn't. I don't know why. I did tell her I loved her too, but I had
to leave the room. I was barely holding on as it was. Of course we
all know what happened after that. Madison received her new heart.
Boy, that was one of the best nights ever!
"I heard from Madison intermittently over the years and we swore we
would see each other again - but we never did. I thought she would
live forever. I wish I had given her that hug. And yes I still have
the butterfly painting. I'm looking at it now. The paper has yellowed
but the paint is still bright and the memory strong. I will frame it
now and cherish it forever. I will make a trip to London, KY next week
and when I visit her grave I will leave a note:
To Madison,
Thanks for everything! I love you!
Love,
Clancy Brown
