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William F. Buckley Jr., Founder of National Review, Dies at 82
William F. Buckley Jr., founder of the political magazine National Review and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, has died at the age of 82.
According to a post on the National Review Web site Buckley passed away overnight while working in his study at his
Buckley had served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, attended
By 1955 Buckley founded, along with Frank Meyer, the National Review which served to promote American conservatism. Throughout his lifetime Buckley devoted himself to editing and penning numerous volumes of fiction and non fiction works.
Kathryn Jean Lopez, a contributor to the National Review, published a post on the site that read:
I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder William F. Buckley Jr., died overnight in his study in
After year of illness, he died while at work; if he had been given a choice on how to depart this world, I suspect that would have been exactly it. At home, still devoted to the war of ideas.
As you might expect, we’ll have much more to say here and in NR in the coming days and weeks and months. For now: Thank you, Bill. God bless you, now with your dear Pat. Our deepest condolences to Christopher and the rest of the Buckley family. Ad our fervent prayer that we continue to do WFB’s life’s work justice.
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