https://www.cnet.com/news/peter-mayhew-remembered-star-wars-gentle-giant-wookiee-chewbacca-star-wars/

I loved Chewbacca so much that his original Kenner action figure -- which I found as a kid by accident on a dirt road by my house -- sits proudly on my office desk. Sometimes I even carry the toy around with me as a good luck charm. 

So when I heard Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew passed away Thursday at the age of 74, I felt like a beloved family member left my orbit.