One of the greatest journalist of all time so I hope he pulls through. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/ktla-walter-cronkite,1,2126473.story Report: CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite Very Ill Verne Gay, Newsday 8:02 PM PDT, June 18, 2009 NEW YORK -- Yes, I've heard this, but when I called his office for confirmation earlier this week, I was told in no uncertain terms - Don't worry! He's OK. But now, I'm not so sure. I see that TVNewser has finally caught up with the news too. How bad is it? Very bad. Cronkite's been ill for a while, but he has definitely taken a turn for the worse. Now, he is 92 years old, and it's worth nothing that his father lived nearly to 100 and his mother, famously, well past 100. Here's the genesis of the recent reports: About three weeks ago, CBS News heard that he was declining, and actually began to call top TV news people, like Tom Brokaw and Morley Safer, to get quotes and reactions. Suddenly, CBS did an about face - hold the quotes! Walter's OK! Apparently there had been some mis-communication: Walter wasn't declining, but his MEMORY was. In any event, the news died down. Now it's out again. Again, I caution: Walter could be with us for years, but the latest reports are not good. He is in very very bad shape.
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Thats one of those that when the person passes away you're like wow I could have sworn they had died already. Like for some reason I always thought Richard Pryor died in the early 90s.
He passed away only a few years ago, there was a thread about it and I remember thinking I thought he had died a long time ago.
