Tim Russert

Tragically, Tim Russert died yesterday from a sudden heart attack. Russert may not have been from Boca (he was a Buffalo, NY boy), but he certainly visited our little corner of the world. Russert last appeared publicly in Boca Raton when he served as moderator of a presidential candidate debate at the Florida Atlantic University campus in January, 2008. We frequently welcomed Russert into our home (on our T.V., of course), immensely enjoying his political coverage delivered with enthusiasm and with a cloak of neutrality. With his tossled hair, friendly smile, and round face, I though he looked like a Cabbage Patch kid - a respectable one at that. I was really looking forward to his coverage of the upcoming presidential election. He will certainly be missed in our house.