Nat Hentoff Dies; Listening to Billie Holiday Until the End

Saw earlier tonight that Nat Hentoff had died. I never met him, and unfortunately I was very late to his work, having not discovered him until the late 90s thanks to Drudge and the internet. Hentoff was a great writer, even when I did not agree with his point of view, I liked the way he wrote.

Anyway, I saw this tweet from Nat's son Nick just now and thought it worthy of posting. Listening to Billie Holiday...that's not a bad way to leave.

Sad to report the death of my father #NatHentoff tonight at the age of 91. He died surrounded by family listening to Billie Holiday. pic.twitter.com/15LEtUqBGh

— Nick Hentoff (@Nick_Hentoff) January 8, 2017