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Jack Horkheimer: Ambassador to the Stars (RIP)
Sky and Telescope ^
| August 20, 2010
| Kelly Beatty
Posted on 08/20/2010 7:43:30 PM PDT by EveningStar
Amateur astronomy lost one its most iconic figures today. Jack Horkheimer, known to millions as public television's ebullient "Star Gazer," died this afternoon at age 72. The exact cause of death was not disclosed, though he had been battled chronic respiratory problems for decades.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; dead; horkheimer; jackhorkheimer; obituary; stargazer; starhustler; stringtheory; xplanets
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To: KevinDavis; sig226
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:46:11 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:49:11 PM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
To: netmilsmom
Me too. What a shame. RIP.
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:50:08 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:51:49 PM PDT
by
Hoodat
(.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
To: EveningStar
The Richard Simmons of astronomy.
R.I.P.
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:56:00 PM PDT
by
WackySam
(To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead.)
To: EveningStar
Time to retire the last “Members Only” jacket still in service.
RIP Jack and thanks for all you taught me.
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posted on
08/20/2010 7:57:59 PM PDT
by
ProfoundMan
(Time to finish the Reagan Revolution! - RightyPics.com)
To: EveningStar
Jack Horkheimer AND Congressman Billy Bob in one day??????
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:05:04 PM PDT
by
stefanbatory
(Insert witty tagline here)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:06:53 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: EveningStar
It is a sad day, indeed, for those of us who have an affinity for the natural sciences, for we now say goodbye to a StarGazer extraordinaire. Jack, may you find the place beyond, what we have just begun to see in the night sky!
To: WackySam
Well put.
But, I loved to watch his program.
Now he can explore.
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:11:05 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
To: EveningStar
Oh, we loved the Star Hustler! God Bless him!
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:23:57 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: EveningStar
Keep looking up! Always enjoyed his shows, RIP and prayers up.
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:36:42 PM PDT
by
theymakemesick
( Filled with hatred for those that disagree, democrats are the most intolerant bigots on earth)
To: EveningStar
I met him once at the Miami Space Transit Planetarium, and he wasn't different in person than on the air. What a great guy! He will be missed.
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posted on
08/20/2010 8:45:15 PM PDT
by
PUGACHEV
To: netmilsmom
omg me2 what a loss!
i watched him for years
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posted on
08/20/2010 9:09:55 PM PDT
by
MissDairyGoodnessVT
(Free Nobel Peace Prize with oil change =^..^=)
To: netmilsmom
Yea, “Keep looking up” and walking away in the stars....
Well, his inspiration has touched so many... that is a life well spent.
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posted on
08/20/2010 9:17:36 PM PDT
by
IrishCatholic
(No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
To: IncPen
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/20/2010 10:02:10 PM PDT
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: KevinDavis; annie laurie; garbageseeker; Knitting A Conundrum; Viking2002; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
Oh no!!! I loved this guy!
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08/21/2010 7:42:53 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("The bad jazz a cat blows wails long after he's cut out." -- Lord Buckley)
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