by http://www.gorevidalnow.com/

He was an author, an educator, an essayist, a historian, a man of honor, a political activist, a playwright, a screenwriter, and a genuine American patriot.

 

The last of a generation of great American writers, Gore Vidal, died on July 31, 2012, at the age of 86. To his friends and family, he was always kind, loyal, and generous.

 

He spent his life learning and, as an educator, wanted to share this knowledge with the rest of the world.

 

Always the realist, he bravely told the truth as he saw it, even when these words were not always welcome. We already miss him, not just for himself, but for what he was.