Thursday 10 January 2008

goodbye, burra sahib

Sir Edmund Hillary has died.
July 20, 1919 - January 11, 2008

The world is a poorer place without this great old gentleman.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Goodness me, he had an amazing life. RIP

beagle said...

He knew how to live it to the fullest. Sad to see him go, still.

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

Indeed, a gentleman, a real hero and a true friend of the Nepalese people. A loss to all mankind.

Jennifer (Jen on the Edge) said...

It's so nice that he was good all the way to the end and didn't lead a dissolute life in his later years.

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