Posted on 01/18/2007 7:10:53 AM PST by truthkeeper
Fox News just announced that former long-time Washington Post columnist, Art Buchwald, has died after a long illness. He was 81 years old.
It was mentioned that he had actually refused dialysis and gone into hospice for a time. Amazingly, he recovered at that time and actually wrote a book about his experience.
Rest in peace.
RIP Art. I actually thought he died years ago.
SGT. USMC, PTO, WW2.
Dang that WIKI's FAST!....
Arthur "Art" Buchwald (born October 20, 1925; died January 17, 2007) is an American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post newspaper, which concentrates on political satire and commentary. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
Buchwald is also known for the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit, which he and partner Alain Bernheim filed against Paramount Pictures in 1988 in a controversy over the Eddie Murphy movie Coming to America. Buchwald claimed Paramount had stolen his script idea. He won, was awarded damages, and then accepted a settlement from Paramount. The case was the subject of a 1992 book, Fatal Subtraction: The Inside Story of Buchwald V. Paramount by Pierce O'Donnell and Dennis McDougal.
In February, 2006, Buchwald checked himself into in a Washington, D.C. area hospice. Although his kidneys were failing, he elected to forego kidney dialysis, saying that he wished to finish his days his way and to avoid end-of-life ailments that befall so many elderly individuals. However, his health did not fail as rapidly as he expected.
In June, 2006, Buchwald was again interviewed by Diane Rehm after leaving the hospice. He reports that his kidney is working and that he "blesses him every morning. Some people bless their hearts, I bless my kidney." He reported he was looking forward to getting a new leg and visiting Martha's Vineyard.
In July, 2006, Buchwald returned to his summer home on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, a place he never expected to see again. While there, he completed a book titled, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, ISBN 1-4000-6627-1 about the five months he spent in the hospice. Eulogies that were prepared by his notable friends, colleagues and family members, but were never delivered, are included in the book.
"Eulogies that were prepared by his notable friends, colleagues and family members, but were never delivered, are included in the book."
Delightful. Would that we were all so blessed as to have good things said about us while our ears still can hear them.
Kilometers Deboutish owes his fame to Art.
A hero proved. Almost every man in his eighties passing away these days is a guy who helped save the world.
I almost never agreed with his politics, but he was funny and even his criticisms of Reagan and others was done in the spirit of humor and not meanness.
RIP
RIP.
RIP.
"Kilometers Deboutish owes his fame to Art"
Thanksgiving will never be the same without Kilometre.
That's it - - Art was never mean.
RIP, Mr. Buchwald.
BUMP for the morning crew.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
My Mom lived with us when she started her dialysis. Her life orbited around those three day a week treatments. The clinic day was pretty much down time for her. Then, her diet had to be controlled as to limit, Potassium, Sodium, and Calcium, which eliminated about %80 of her customary diet items. Liquids had to be controlled or else risk accumulation of fluid in the lungs. The regimen was a constant battle for her and her quality of life wasn't near as good as when here kidneys we functioning. In view of this, I could not find any fault in Art's decision to fore go dialysis.
I just heard something on FoxNews about the late and great Art Buchwald. Near the end of his long illness right before his death he reportedly said,
”I have no idea where I’m going, but the real question is ......... what am I doing here in the first place.”
LOL..... he was one funny guy.
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