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The "Friends" cast are commemorating and grieving their late friend and cast member Matthew Perry after his unexpected death on Saturday.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

"It is a celebration but at the same time you have to remember why we are here, what we are commemorating," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

The fact that we are commemorating an anniversary that will never happen already says everything that needs saying about the weird macabre legal universe—and the weird macabre world—we currently inhabit.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2023

“This is not something we are commemorating from ’63.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021

On the day we are commemorating, the services began with the reception and recognition of the bishop.

From Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. by Connecticut, Diocese Of