> In case you do not know, he passed away today.
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> He was truely one of my favorite people, so kind and gentle and caring. And he also had a love for good music. His show taught children (and adults I am sure) morality and self-respect, and it also exposed them to wonderful music from classical to jazz.
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> He will be missed.

I saw Mr Rodgers once in my life, when I was in the USA for a few months when I was eight. I can't remember anything about the show I saw, except an impression of a soporific man in a cardigan, and my mother and grandmother saying things like "You have to watch this! It's an essential part of childhood!" Then I sort of went "eh" and went back to reading James Michener's "Hawaii", which I had found in the attic a couple of days before.

Yesterday I was in a mall where I overheard a conversation between two cashiers. The part that stuck in my mind was "MR RODGERS CAN'T DIE YET!!!!!! I need him to help me raise Olivia! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGH!"

Anybody who gets an accolade like that must be a loss to the world.