Art Buchwald (1925 - 2007)

Art Buchwald has finally succumbed to his kidney disease. He lasted nearly a year after making a decision to forego 3 times a week dialysis treatments.
In late January of 2006 Art checked himself into a Washington D.C. area hospice to spend his final days.
We wrote a tribute to Art in early March of last year.
In late May after the insurance benefits had run out Buchwald left the Hospice. Renal experts at the time speculated that the satirical writer’s kidneys "must have a small amount of function left".
Art opted to spend most of his summer at his traditional summer home on Martha’s Vinyard where he penned a final book “Too Soon To Say Goodbye” which included many of the eulogies friends had prepared.
In the fall he went back to occasionally writing his syndicated column.
He will be missed by all who enjoyed his writings.
Thanks Art…