On Monday, Gavin Creel’s publicist, Matt Polk, confirmed that the stage and TV star had tragically died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 48.

And in addition to people remembering Gavin’s standout roles from over the years, a heartwarming anecdote shared by his ex-boyfriend Jonathan Groff has also started circulating online.

“I was in love and dating Gavin Creel, and he had organized these buses of artists from New York to go to Washington, D.C. for the Marriage Equality March on Washington,” Jonathan told Interview earlier this year.

Jonathan’s quotes have resurfaced after Gavin’s death, with one X user sharing screenshots of the interview alongside the caption: “Thinking of Jonathan Groff’s story about how his relationship with Gavin Creel gave him the strength to come out publicly.”