His kids “should” get the moola only because that is what he wanted. If no one was dependent on him and he made no promises, then he "should" have done what the hell ever he wanted with his estate. If he wanted to leave the money to a three-toed sloth from Petticoat Junction or a ring-tailed mongoose from Lower Slobovia, that is what he “should” "should" have done.
Gotta say I agree with this. His money was his to do with as he wished.
My mom and dad were happily married for almost 46 years and when mom died, it nearly killed dad. He was so awfully unhappy and felt so alone. When he met a sweet little widow lady about two years later and then told us about two months later they were going to get married, we were surprised but really happy that he had found someone. She lived in Texas and he lived in NC but they had done a lot of talking and had flown back and forth to see one another. We knew he loved mom but we also knew he needed someone and thank God he found that someone. My two sisters, my brother and I were glad to see him get married again. It’s been 9 years and they are having a great time together.
It sounds like we agree.
I look at this thing with Cronkite in a more philosophical and political way.Cronkite was a leftist.Very,*very* far to the left.And what do American leftists believe most firmly? That the world in general,and the US in particular,is just chock full of suffering...of victims of our filthy capitalist system.One would think that such a compassionate guy like Cronkite would give most...if not all...of his $$$ to homeless shelters,soup kitchens and "women's reproductive health clinics" (aka:Planned Barrenhood).
I think that Cronkite's failure to do this proves positively that he was just another rich leftist phoney.