Photos from June 15, 2008:
Luke Russert, Tim Russert’s son, on the set of Meet the Press yesterday morning, Father’s Day, June 15, 2008.
Luke just graduated from BC a couple weeks ago. My dad went to BC. We have a big family connection with BC – my dad having donated tons of books to their library, his entire Francis Stuart collection, among other things.
Those are pretty intense photos, especially for Father’s Day – which I already find almost unbearably intense – so intense that I block it out in my mind, forgetting that it’s going on at all.
Rest in peace, Tim Russert. It sucks. I loved him, loved knowing he was there. I watched Meet the Press all the time, and the more I learn about the guy the more I admire him. My thoughts are with Luke (such an eloquent nice young man – very impressive!), and Big Russ (loved that book
This one’s really hitting me hard.
There are normally about 200 flags up at Rockefeller Plaza. Today all the flagpoles are bare, except for one, and that flag is at half mast today.
Rest in peace.
