Stewart Udall died this morning

[malaise]

Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died Saturday. He was 90.

A statement from Udall's family, released through the office of his son, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said he died of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, surrounded by his children and their families.

Under Stewart Udall's leadership from 1961 through 1968, the Interior Department aggressively promoted an expansion of public lands and helped win enactment of major environmental laws, including ones to protect endangered species.

Udall helped write several of the most far-reaching pieces of legislation, including the Wilderness Act of 1964, which protects millions of acres from logging, mining and other development.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/03/20/general-us-obit-stewart-udall_7451556.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews
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Rest in peace good man.
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He was the last survivor of the Kennedy Administration.

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[gateley]

1. May you rest from your labors, for your good deeds go with you. nt

[malaise]

4. The House had a minute of silence

for him a few minutes ago.
Most young people don't know a thing about this great man.

[gateley]

8. I hope some people hear of and learn about him now. But thankfully many

of us do know and I hope his family realizes that.

[Warpy]

9. His goodness lives on

because he managed to raise Tom Udall with all his principles.

Tom Udall is one of my senators and I'm very happy to have him.

[havocmom]

2. A man who truly loved America

May his soul find the grace he deserves and may his spirit live on in many true servants of the nation.

:patriot:

[blm]

3. Peace to the Udall family and to all who loved him and all who respected his efforts.

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[patrice]

5. One of my early Lights, God Bless Him.

I will pray for his soul and for his family.

[blondeatlast]

6. Very sad. The Udall family's environmental legacy is hard to beat.

Morriss is one of the shining lights of Arizona politics, too.

The family name is unknown to too many--but the Udalls are truly the good guys.

[cilla4progress]

7. Thank you for your service,

good friend of the people, and environment.

[mix]

10. rest in peace nt

[spanone]

11. k&r....

[ThoughtCriminal]

12. Point Udall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Udall

Point Udall refers to two places, named after two brothers, which are the easternmost and westernmost points (by travel not longitude) in the United States:

Point Udall (Guam) - named after Mo Udall
Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) - named after Stewart Udall