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Cory Monteith's death in a Vancouver hotel room will never not be hard. He wasn't just an actor with a beautiful voice and a winning smile. He was also a person with people who loved him, and their hearts still ache with how much they miss him.

Every bit she has since the first anniversary of Cory Monteith's passing, Lea Michele honored his retentivity on social media with a touching photo tribute.

Actually, with 2. ...

We first saw Cory Monteith in a no-lines role on Stargate Atlantis and subsequently in a minor speaking function on Stargate SG-1, but he will always be known for his breakout role on Glee.

And as hard as the expiry of any celebrity can exist, the very sudden passing of a young actor on a show that draws millions and millions of teenage and tween fans had a massive emotional touch on that rocked the Glee fandom and beyond.

It shocked the world.

But obviously, no one felt Cory'due south tragic death more acutely than Lea Michele.

That the Scream Queens star continues to mail tributes to him on the anniversaries of his decease as well as his posthumous birthdays speaks to how close their bond was.

And to how inseparable the two are in the minds of their fans.

This yr, 4 years afterwards Cory Monteith'southward tragic passing, Lea Michele shared this photo on Instagram:

On Instagram, her heartfelt caption is short and sweet.

"4 years and information technology even so feels like yesterday.. love you more C."

On Twitter, she shared a version of the photograph with way more glare, and included the words:

"Hard to believe information technology's been four years... We miss you lot C... love you more."

After both lines, she included a heart emoji.

A lot of people, celebrities and otherwise, repost photos and words.

Lea Michele figured that the honoring Cory warranted some originality and a touch of extra effort.

We're inclined to agree.

Cory Monteith had champagne and heroin in his system when he died.

The medical examiner described the cause of death as "mixed drug toxicity."

Cory'd had a history of drug use simply too a history of periods of sobriety.

He'd been to rehab earlier in 2013 before his death.

Information technology's been speculated that, though long-time users can develop increasingly higher tolerances for familiar drugs, he may accept overdosed on a quantity of heroin that he'd previously believed to exist safe.

Tolerance to drugs doesn't remain fixed, and if he'd recently been sober for an extended period, his body might have been less prepared for a dose of that quantity.

There'southward no upside to that story, which has at present become familiar to a frightening number of people cheers to the opioid epidemic.

But Cory Monteith should be remembered for his talent, his charm.

And, of form, for the way that his work -- on Glee and elsewhere -- touched his fans and made him and then very memorable.

Lea Michele will never forget him for precisely who he was.

And she won't let fans forget, either.