How sad. What a sublime talent he had. RIP
And he was a classy individual through and through. Even though he was rumored to be "gay" (I didn't know it until just within the past few years) he didn't advertise it, didn't engage in activism, didn't shove it in anyone's face, and didn't demand goodies from the government. This is the type of "live and let live" that the homo-Gestapo are always "claiming" that they want, but never demonstrate.
Indeed, RIP, Mr. Cliburn.