McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson - and Walter Cronkite is "seriously ill"

[UrbScotty]

Walter Cronkite, the CBS News anchorman of the 1960s and ’70s, is seriously ill with cerebrovascular disease and is “not expected to recuperate,” his family members said in a statement Thursday. Recent news media reports have suggested that Mr. Cronkite, 92, is close to death. Family members said they wanted to “dispel false rumors.” “Sadly, he is very ill and is not expected to recuperate; he is resting at home surrounded by family, friends and a wonderful medical team,” Mr. Cronkite’s three children told The New York Post. “We thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes.” The family told the blog TVNewser that Mr. Cronkite had “apparently suffered for some years” from the disease. When Mr. Cronkite was the anchor of “CBS Evening News,” from 1962 to 1981, he was often described as “the most trusted man in America.” His demeanor and values have influenced generations of reporters.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/arts/television/26arts-CRONKITEISSE_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=television

[AntiFascist]

1. A lot of old people are seriously ill!

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[mth44sc]

2. Yep folks do die n/t

[azmouse]

3. We are all on borrowed time.

[Bucky]

6. Yes, but some of us borrowed at a lower interest rate

[elocs]

4. Death: there's a lot of that going around, but then nobody lives forever.

It is a shock when a young person dies and at nearly age 57 I think 50 is young, but when an old and ill and sickly person dies why is there this attitude of, "Oh my god, he is dead. How could this have happened? He was only 93!"

[Bucky]

5. It's like they say, celebrities always die in clusters of 4s, unless one more dies, & then it's 5s

But yes, I've been worried about Cronkite since he fell off that cliff in New Zealand.