Everyone else has said what Jerry meant to them, as a person, as a performer, and in his characters, so I guess I should say my piece. Jerry was special to me because he was a Muppet performer, and sure, I adored all of his characters and their different personalities, but Jerry and the other performers are all special to me because they helped me, as a teenager desperate to fit in (as I was when I became a Muppet fan), to see that it was okay to think outside the box, to be different, and even to be a little weird. And for that, I'll always be grateful. Thank you, Jerry.