Upon learning of the passing of FDR, Winston Churchill remarked that Roosevelt had "died in harness". This was the first thought that came to my mind when I heard the sad news of WFB's passing: that he had died in harness, at his desk, no doubt pen in hand, formulating his unique prose that would leave me happily scrambling for my dictionary.

I will still look forward to each new issue of National Review gracing my mailbox; never in doubt as to the wit, style, and insight of its content. But something will be missing, and sadly it is irreplaceable. WFB was an American original and we are all the better for having known him, even the many of us who were never so fortunate as to meet him.
Ted Warren, Loudoun County, VA