Post by John Durant on Jun 15, 2008 12:15:18 GMT -5
My wife and I would like to express our condolences to the family and friends of Tim Russert. We really felt the loss of this incredible news journalist this morning as we watched the memorial broadcast of Meet The Press. Tim's honest, fair, and tough approach to his interviews, along with his "every-man style" inspired by his father "Big Russ", helped to illuminate political issues for everyone who tuned in to the broadcast every Sunday morning.
We were especially touched by his passing as we saw photos and coverage from his hometown of Buffalo, New York. My wife and I are both from the Buffalo area, and we understand his deep love for the special ethnic and blue collar feeling of this very unique American city. The family photos looked a lot like the ones we have in our own family albums, and it gave us both a greater appreciation of our hometown.
Tim Russert was a very special person, and you can really see the wonderful effect he had on all of the friends and peers who now share special memories of him. Sometimes I feel that there's a shortage of truly good people in the world, and now for the moment, we have one less. I hope the example of Tim's life will give folks a greater understanding of what's really important in life, and that people can use this sudden tragic loss as an inspiration to make this world a better place.
We'll greatly miss Tim Russert and his presence on Meet the Press, and we're certain this long-running Sunday morning standard will never quite be the same without his wisdom, spirit, fairness and good nature.
"Goodbye Tim, and thank you so much for your wonderful life!"
John and Darcy Durant
We were especially touched by his passing as we saw photos and coverage from his hometown of Buffalo, New York. My wife and I are both from the Buffalo area, and we understand his deep love for the special ethnic and blue collar feeling of this very unique American city. The family photos looked a lot like the ones we have in our own family albums, and it gave us both a greater appreciation of our hometown.
Tim Russert was a very special person, and you can really see the wonderful effect he had on all of the friends and peers who now share special memories of him. Sometimes I feel that there's a shortage of truly good people in the world, and now for the moment, we have one less. I hope the example of Tim's life will give folks a greater understanding of what's really important in life, and that people can use this sudden tragic loss as an inspiration to make this world a better place.
We'll greatly miss Tim Russert and his presence on Meet the Press, and we're certain this long-running Sunday morning standard will never quite be the same without his wisdom, spirit, fairness and good nature.
"Goodbye Tim, and thank you so much for your wonderful life!"
John and Darcy Durant