"Andy Griffith has become synonymous with North Carolina," fan Carlton Howard said. I think that's why North Carolina means a lot, because of Andy Griffith and the things that he did," fan Debbie Coulby said.
"It embodies the society we grew up in in North Carolina. It is absolutely our culture and fundamentally what it is to be a North Carolinian," Ellis said. "You always saw at the base of it what it is that make North Carolina great. Sam Ellis, who grew up in Sanford, said Griffith's characters reflect the best of North Carolina. Friendly, jovial, good with a joke," he said. "The people are just like the people on Andy Griffith. "We used to take walks every day, and I would whistle the theme song from the beginning and he would pick up a rock and give it a toss," Togni said, adding that the show shaped his image of the South. Jim Togni, a Syracuse, N.Y., fan who also visited the Raleigh statue, said he and his son used to mimic the opening of the show, where Griffith's and Howard's characters would walk to a fishing hole. "While his passing is sad, the legacy he leaves through his work on television and in his community will remain timeless, and future generations will be able to enjoy and appreciate his talent for years to come.”Ī woman who dropped flowers off at the "Andy and Opie" statue in Pullen Park in Raleigh said she always watches reruns of "The Andy Griffith Show" when she feels homesick and needs pleasant memories. “Andy was a true North Carolina icon who introduced many people across the country and across the world to our great state for the first time," U.S. So, when you think of Andy, you just smile." That's the kind of thing that means a lot. He's brought so much excitement and fun and goodness. "We're so fortunate to have Andy, and we're all better people because he was one of us in North Carolina," Hunt said. Jim Hunt called Griffith "pure North Carolina" and said he cared about the people in the state. We all will miss Andy, and I will dearly miss my friend.”įormer Gov. "In an increasingly complicated world, we all yearn for the days of Mayberry. "Andy Griffith graciously stepped into the living rooms of generations of Americans, always with the playful charm that made him the standard by which entertainers would be measured for decades," Gov. People across North Carolina and the nation had similar reactions for a man many considered a role model and symbol of North Carolina. "His pursuit of excellence and the joy he took in creating served generations (and) shaped my life," actor Ron Howard, who played Griffith's son, Opie, on "The Andy Griffith Show," wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning. Two decades later, he played a crafty Southern lawyer in the NBC and ABC show "Matlock." I cannot imagine life without Andy, but I take comfort and strength in God's grace and in the knowledge that Andy is at peace and with God."īest known as Sheriff Andy Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show," which ran for eight seasons on CBS in the 1960s, Griffith became an iconic television father figure. "He is the love of my life, my constant companion, my partner and my best friend. "Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called home to his Lord," his wife, Cindi Griffith, said in a statement. They just wanted a private, intimate service with close family and friends," said David Twiford Jr., who added that there is no law in North Carolina that a person must be embalmed before burial. The quick burial was planned in advance, according to the Twiford Funeral Home. His family said he has already been buried on his Roanoke Island farm. Andy Griffith, who parlayed his youth in rural North Carolina into an award-winning television and film acting career, died Tuesday at his home in Manteo following an illness.
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