Bill Murray Speaks On Harold Ramis' Death: 'God Bless Him'

Bill Murray opened up Tuesday about the death of his friend and frequent co-star Harold Ramis with a short, but touching statement.

"Harold Ramis and I together did the 'National Lampoon Show' off Broadway, 'Meatballs,' 'Stripes,' 'Caddyshack,' 'Ghostbusters,' and 'Groundhog Day,'" the actor said in a statement to Time magazine. "He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him."

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Ramis, who starred in many movies with Murray but also made a career out of directing, died Monday of complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare illness that causes a person's blood vessels to swell. He was 69.

Murray wasn’t the only celebrity to mourn the loss of Ramis. Many other stars took to Twitter to remember him.

Harold Ramis. Funny, gracious, kind hearted. A joy to have known you.

— Steve Carell (@SteveCarell) February 24, 2014

Two words: Groundhog Day RIP Harold Ramis

— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) February 24, 2014

Harold Ramis RIP. no one could ever top him in terms of somehow being Cool & off-the-charts creative and incredibly kind & gracious

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) February 24, 2014

Caddyshack. Griswalds. Egon Spengler was always my favorite Ghostbuster. Genius. My condolences to Mr. Ramis's family. #RIPHaroldRamis

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) February 24, 2014

REST IN PEACE Harold Ramis : a continued source of everything funny

— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) February 24, 2014

If a Twinkie represents amount of grief I feel when someone dies, Harold Ramis' death would be a Twinkie 35 feet long weighing 600 pounds.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 24, 2014

Was honored to have gotten to work with Harold Ramis, the Buddha of Comedy. Brilliant, humble, radiant. We've lost an icon. #GroundhogDay

— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) February 24, 2014

"I collect spores, molds, and fungus" - condolences to the family and friends of the great Harold Ramis

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 24, 2014

Devastated about Harold Ramis…Groundhog Day is my favorite movie of all time. He made people happy and influenced so many, including me.

— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) February 24, 2014

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