Andy Rooney dies

Andy Rooney dies at 92; curmudgeonly commentator on '60 Minutes'

Andy Rooney, CBS News' longtime resident curmudgeon whose whimsical and acerbic essays on "60 Minutes" turned the rumpled writer into an unlikely — and reluctant — TV celebrity, died Friday night, only weeks after retiring from the show. He was 92.

RIP Andy,

When I was young and first saw you on 60 minutes, I thought you were funny. I thought you had a gift for satire. You made me laugh out loud many times. And when you paid respect to someones passing, you could bring tears to my eyes.

Through the years you have taken positions I wholeheartedly disagreed with, and other times took on issues I found far to mundane for your pundency. Through this though, I could see a consistency of thought (one that I myself did not agree with) and appreciated it as independent and not tied to the ebb and flow of popular opinion as so many other commentators.

You were a man of your own making, courageous in your actions, and thoughtful in your opinions. And though you sometimes seemed to get especially perturbed about this or that- I think those familiar with you knew that really you were always more filled with love and appreciation than any anger.

God Speed.