The news of John Candy's death on March 4, 1994, was universally shocking. He was only 43-years-old — far too young for anyone to assume he was close to dying. At the time of his death, Candy was filming his last movie in Mexico, the 1994 film Wagon's East. The cause of death was heart failure. It was the last thing anyone expected. 

When Candy died, he left behind his wife, Rosemary, and two children, Jennifer and Chris. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Candy's children recalled speaking with their father on the telephone shortly before his death. He was just calling from the film location just to say hello. First from son, Chris: "I was 9. It was a Friday. I remember talking to him the night before he passed away, and he said, 'I love you and goodnight.' And I will always remember that." And from daughter, Jennifer: "I remember my dad the night before. I was studying for a vocabulary test. I was 14. He had just come home for my 14th birthday, which is Feb. 3. So I was talking to him on the phone, and, I hate this, but I was slightly distant because I was studying. So I was like, 'Yeah, OK, I love you. I will talk to you later. Have a great night.' Then I hang up, and I go back to studying."

The children had to be pulled out of school to receive the devastating news. 

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