An obituary for Walter White, the main character of AMC's award-winning series "Breaking Bad," was published in a local Albuquerque newspaper following the end of the show, the Huffington Post reported.
The Albuquerque Journal included the obituary after a local fan group paid to place it in the paper. True to the show's storyline, it says that White "died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, and a gunshot wound" and remembered him as "a research chemist who taught high school chemistry and later founded a meth manufacturing empire."
David Layman, Albuquerque resident and fan group member, discussed his love of the drama.
"I've been a humongous 'Breaking Bad' fan since the beginning," he said. "I was actually in the pilot, and putting the obit in the paper was fitting, because the series was based in Albuquerque and it provides some of us some closure."
The show, which was filmed in New Mexico and on television for six years, ended last Sunday.
"Of course, there are a lot of us sad to see the show and Walt go," Layman said. "But being able to see that part of Albuquerque and the local talent was wonderful, and many of us could feel some pride."
The passionate fan also expressed his appreciation to the show for drawing so much attention to his city.
"It's brought Albuquerque into the light, and we're no longer a stopover," he said. "We're a destination."
Layman mentioned some similarities to White, like being a science teacher at a local high school with a student named Jesse.
"Though I'm not a chemistry teacher," he emphasized.
Although fans across the country have mourned it's end with Layman, a "Breaking Bad" spinoff titled "Better Call Saul, is in the works, focusing on White's lawyer, Saul Goodman.
In an interview with Salon, Bob Odenkirk, who portays Goodman, said the upcoming show is going to be more dark than funny.
"Vince Gilligan and the writers will make the ultimate decision," Odenkirk said. "But Vince has told me, the last time he talked to me, he said that it will be slightly more dark than it is funny. That's an interesting balance to strike."
