WASHINGTON - Columnist and author Art Buchwald, who for over four decades chronicled the life and times of Washington with an infectious wit and endeared himself to many with his never-say-die battle with failing kidneys, is dead at 81.
Buchwald's son, Joel, who was with his father, disclosed the satirist's death, saying he had passed away quietly at his home late Wednesday with his family.
Buchwald had refused dialysis treatments for his failing kidneys last year and was expected to die within weeks of moving to a hospice on Feb. 7. But he lived to return home and even write a book about his experiences.
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I loved his columns and books. I especially love that he was dismissed from hospice because he was too well!
Rest in Peace, Art!
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. ~ Mark Twain
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