Believe me I know exactly how you are feeling, we all have favourite stars we adore and they seem to be so wonderful and special, when something like this happens it is a shock, and because it is someone you have never really known, many people do not understand the loss you feel. I have felt the loss of Pete Duel for 37 years and it is really difficult to understand that for some people, lindpinda on here is my soulmate in that, she has felt the same loss for a similar length of time, and we are still loyal fans of his. I would imagine that if you feel deeply about this death now, you will always feel that way, like linda and I and many many other people do about Pete.
You should just always strive to keep his life and his talent in your life but I do know that in time you will sadly forget a time when you remembered him being alive.