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"The Andy Griffith Show&amp;apos;s Ron Howard can&amp;apos;t help but remember his friend and former costar George Lindsey fondly.\r\nIn the wake of Lindsey&amp;apos;s Sunday passing at age 83, Howard -- who played Opie alongside Lindsey&amp;apos;s Goober Pyle -- took to Twitter to eulogize the late actor.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;George Lindsey: warm, intelligent, lovable. He generated lots of laughs and raised a lot of money for Special Olympics RIP George,&amp;quot; Howard wrote on the microblogging site.\r\nCostarring with Lindsey on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960-1968, Howard, 58, also joined Lindsey on the show&amp;apos;s sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D. \r\n\r\nHoward wasn&amp;apos;t the only costar to remember Lindsey with appreciation. Andy Griffith, 85, praised Lindsey&amp;apos;s talent and spirit in a statement released Sunday.\r\n&amp;quot;George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit,&amp;quot; Griffith recalled. &amp;quot;In recent years, we spoke often by telephone. Our last conversation was a few days ago...I am happy to say that as we found ourselves in our eighties, we were not afraid to say, &amp;apos;I love you.&amp;apos; That was the last thing George and I had to say to each other: &amp;apos;I love you.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLindsey leaves behind a son, daughter and two grandsons."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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