Tim Russert 1950-2008, Fathers, Sons and Daughters
by darla
I was truly shocked and heartbroken yesterday when I heard of the death of beloved journalist Tim Russert. Behind his award-winning career, Tim was a devoted family man and the best-selling author of two books which make for great father's day gifts. His memoir Big Russ and Me: father and son: lessons of life (2004) recounts his irish-catholic childhood in Buffalo, New York as the son of Big Russ. After the success of this book, Russert received some 60,000 letters and emails from people describing their own relationships with their fathers - excerpts from which comprise his second book Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons (2006). Although it has the potential to be sappy, this collection of stories is diverse enough to appeal to a wide range of readers. And, as a side note, in 1995, the National Father’s Day Committee named Tim Russert “Father of the Year,” Parents magazine honored him as “Dream Dad” in 1998, and in 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year. Tim, we will miss you.
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