<p>He seemed like a very nice, good and decent man. Is there something to this “only the good die young” thing?</p>
<p>What a sad, sad day. He will be missed.</p>
<h1>31 -well diabetics often have multiple health concerns- but he still was young.</h1>
<p>How sad. Our sympathies to his family. This is a true loss to American political journalism.</p>
<p>He demanded honesty,and didnt beat around the bush when asking the tough questions-thats what made him great at what he did.</p>
<p>I am not a fan of NBC, but I always respected him. He was so professional and the fact that he was taken at such a young age is so sad. I keep thinking about how every Sunday he would comment about the Bills playing during the football season.</p>
<p>G<em>d Bless…G</em>d speed…may his family be comforted at this time</p>
<p>So Sad…</p>
<p>This news really shocked me. Meet the Press was one of the earliest news shows I ever watched. Tim Russert was a sharp, thoughtful, and kind man. I wish his son, wife, and the rest of his family and friends courage and serenity in the coming days.</p>
<p>Russert seemed to be a decent guy. A guy with his prominence, money, and connections probably could have gotten his only child into just about any college on the planet, but he evidently wanted his son to have a Jesuit education. That alone shows he maintained at least some humility despite all his success. The Kennedys should be so humble and appreciative of their roots.</p>
<p>Mr Russert was fun to watch. He was passionate about his work and his family. You don’t have to agree with every word that ever came out of his mouth to be able to respect what he did for journalism and politics. Again, as happens all too often, we must realize that we only have a short time here and need to make the most of it.</p>
<p>Needless to say, Tim Russert WAS Western New York, its work ethic, its values…I would love it when he’d say “GO BILLS” as he signed off on a Sunday, or wearing the Sabres jersey when the team was in the Stanley Cup final. Buffalo flags are at half-staff already…what a loss.</p>
<p>One did not need to agree with Russert to like him. I found his account of his son’s graduation very touching. He was one of the few political commentators I liked to listen to. I loved his simple charts during election nights. </p>
<p>I bought only one book ever for my own father, and it was Mr. Russert’s book. I’ll borrow the book and read it next week.</p>
<p>I feel as if I lost a friend. Good-bye, Tim. I miss you already.</p>
<p>I had no idea he died until reading this thread. What a huge loss for his family at such a young age and a big loss for his work. I liked him as a journalist.</p>
<p>Sad in Buffalo. The community is mourning. This was a native son who stayed absolutely in touch, literally and figuratively, with his home town.</p>
<p>People remember that whiteboard of his in the 2000 election, where he kept track of the delegates with tick marks all night, and finally wrote “Florida, Florida, Florida” on it. He was a handwriting kind of guy in a digital type-font age.</p>
<p>Tim Russert personified the straightforward, hard-working, carefully prepared professional. He was a caring and committed Catholic who was able to press guests by bringing back their own words to them. He was honest and hardnosed without being mean. I, too, was looking forward to his journalistic contribution to the 2008 election, as he had something important to offer – decency.</p>
<p>I don’t watch TV but several friends whose opinions I hold in high regard think highly of him. My sympathy goes out to those who mourn his passing.</p>
<p>Im shocked. He was the only television journalist I really followed and I will miss him.</p>
<p>I watch “Meet the Press” every Sunday and I’m really going to miss Tim Russert. I found him to be a very calm, informed and fair interviewer who allowed his guests all the time they needed to express their views, never interrupting them.
He always struck me as a nice guy, someone I’d enjoy knowing and, judging by the tears in the eyes of his coworkers, I think I was right. A good person.</p>
<p>My heart goes out to his wife and son and also to his beloved father.</p>
<p>How sad, my sincere sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.</p>
<p>I just wonder who can feel his shoes at NBC…my first thought is Andrea Mitchell, I just can’t see Chris Matthews being as balanced as Tim Russert.</p>