Walter Mondale's farewell message (sent to staff)

[brooklynite]

[Hoyt]

1. That's the way to go. RIP

[drray23]

2. Do we know what ailed him ?

He knew he was about to die obviously since he reached out to his staff. I have not seen if it has been made public.

[frazzled]

4. I think when you're 93

You probably think every day you might be called to your maker soon.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. RIP

[DFW]

5. Fritz was one of the best there ever was

A member of the so-called Minnesota Democratic Mafia, he was Hubert Humphrey's protégé. My grandmother was an early fundraiser for Humphrey's first Senate run in 1948, and he introduced her (and thus my dad) to many figures that would later on make Minnesota proud. A few of them, I got to hang with on occasion, and Fritz Mondale was one of them.

[colsohlibgal]

6. Heartwarming

Nice that he was still able to craft this at the last moment.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Well ... seems like it could've been a 'give this to the staff when I go' message

that he wrote any amount of time ago, but either way, it is very nice to read indeed

[world wide wally]

8. Rest in Peace, sir

I voted for you

[Botany]

9. Minnesota Nice

He thanked and built up other people, talked up President Joe, and was Minnesota up to the end sitting with a Labrador by the water.

[FlyingPiggy]

10. May you RIP. With Godspeed, sir.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. VP Mondale was a kind and decent man