Star Warsfans gathered in Anaheim, California Wednesday to honor Carrie Fisher with a lightsaber vigil, CBS Los Angeles reports.
It was a random thing, said organizer Jeff Rowan. I decided that I think we should be paying homage to her and a lightsaber vigil was very fitting even though technically she never really even carried a lightsaber but I thought that it was a very fitting way for us to say goodbye to her.
A couple hundred fans attended the vigil at Downtown Disney, and can be seen hoisting toy lightsabers in Fishers honor. The actress who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Warsfilms died Tuesday following a massive heart attack on a flight last week.
Movie chain Alamo Drafthouse held their own lightsaber vigils at numerous locations around the country, alongside special screenings of some of Fishers most notable films.
Fishers death has elicited an outpouring of grief from every corner of the Star Warscommunity, from executives, fellow performers and fans alike. Series creator George Lucas said, She was our great and powerful princess feisty, wise and full of hope in a role that was more difficult than most people might think. While Mark Hamill, who co-starred with Fisher as Luke Skywalker, wrote, I am grateful for the laughter, the wisdom, the kindness and even the bratty, self-indulgent crap my beloved space-twin gave me through the years.