Thank you for posting this.
This death really bothered me. Yes, very surprising...very sad. When you think of it...how many of us know someone his age? It is a shock.
I don't watch much TV at all, and very recently I started watching him. It's silly, but all I watch is Oprah and once in awhile a few different...very varied news shows (and I'm not that crazy about Oprah recently. LOL!)
I thought those sound bites from the political candidates were good ones. Pharaphrasing....great journalist/fair, etc. I also was touched hearing about his strong religious faith and admiration for his father.
Larry King read a quote or two from his book. He wanted to make sure his son felt loved, but did not suffer from entitlement.
I broke down in tears.