Though the occasion did come with an internet eulogy from Sandler himself that was appropriately touching and hilarious.

An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado.

WASHINGTON — Morris, the American alligator movie star best known for his role in "Happy Gilmore," died Sunday, an exotic animal sanctuary announced.