a renaissance man and a faithful friend
William F. Buckley, Jr. was a man of intellectual brilliance, entertaining wit and personal charm, and an amazing vocabulary. but he will always be remembered first as the founder of the modern American conservative movement. he conceived it, nurtured it, grew it, and, when needed, skewered it. today the conservative movement in America is broad, strong, and vibrant—we all owe so much to the great man who began and guided it for so long.
"I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition," he wrote in The New York Times Book Review in 1986. "I asked myself the other day, `Who else, on so many issues, has been so right so much of the time?' I couldn't think of anyone."
he will be sorely missed.
William F. Buckley, Jr. 1925-2008
Shiloh's Golden Nutmeg 'n Irish Creme - "Meg"
May 29, 1994 - February 25, 2008
a faithful friend. a beloved member of our family. a free but gentle spirit to the end.
