He died early this morning in the hospital...he had been dealing with Hodgkin's Disease, a cancer of the blood, for some time now. He had already personally picked an actor to replace him in the Harry Potter movies, though I can't recall his name...he was a wonderful actor and very colorful personality, as all who saw him doing the press rounds last November can attest. He had a very distinguished and long career.
And this is OT, but also keep in your thoughts the death of another wonderful man, Senator Paul Wellstone (Democrat from Minnesota) who died today in a horrific plane crash with his wife, his daughter, and several of his staff members, along with the pilots of the plane.
The world has definitely suffered a significant loss on several fronts today.
