Mortality

Tim Russert, 1950 - 2008.

Sudden deaths like his always strike home, especially when one is of the same generation and within a couple years in age. A famous person like Tim Russert makes it all the more shocking. We feel we know these people intimately. They come into our homes. We see them making news while reporting the news.

Tim Russert was the guest on the Letterman Show almost exactly two years ago when my wife and I were there.

This year's political coverage will certainly be missing a big part of what has made it so interesting so far this year. Russert's insights and personal certainty as well as insight will be sorely missed.

How poignant as well that this happened on the weekend of Father's Day with family and his own father being such big parts of Russert's life.