Jack Horkheimer, 'The Star Hustler,' Dies At 72

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday August 21, 2010 @08:09AM from the keep-looking-up dept.

krswan writes "I'll bet many readers had their interest in astronomy fanned by Jack Horkheimer through his long running 'Star Hustler' (later changed to 'Star Gazer') program on PBS. His joy and enthusiasm for basic naked-eye astronomy was contagious, and more than once got me in big trouble as a kid for sneaking outside when his show ended at 12:05am, trying to find whatever he was presenting that week. Horkheimer passed away on Friday. There's a nice story at Sky and Telescope, including the epitaph he already wrote for himself: 'Keep Looking Up was my life's admonition // I can do little else in my present position.'"

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That's too bad by Anonymous Coward · 2010-08-21 08:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

He was one of the few doctors who put their money where their mouth is on the issue and practice of euthanasia -- even went to prison over it. America is a better place because of him. RIP, Jack, I hope your final days were as peaceful as those of your patients whom you helped ease into the great beyond.