William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)
Warner Todd Huston
MensNewsDaily
February 27, 2008


From National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez:

I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder William F. Buckley Jr., died overnight in his study in Stamford, Connecticut.

After year of illness, he died while at work; if he had been given a choice on how to depart this world, I suspect that would have been exactly it. At home, still devoted to the war of ideas.

As you might expect, we’ll have much more to say here and in NR in the coming days and weeks and months. For now: Thank you, Bill. God bless you, now with your dear Pat. Our deepest condolences to Christopher and the rest of the Buckley family. And our fervent prayer that we continue to do WFB’s life’s work justice.

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And I must add my own condolences to the Buckley family. I may not always have agreed with William F. Buckley, Jr., but he was an intellectual giant of the conservative movement and his perspective, civility and wit will be missed.

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I was a liberal as a young man when Buckley had his highest media profile. His erudition was obvious to me even then.

His name may not be recognized globally, but he was an important conservative voice on the N American political scene. My sympathies to his family and friends.

He will be Sadly missed.

I hope Islamic Rage Boy finds a way to carry on without him. I understand they were close.