Given the fact that his wife of 70 years Marilyn passed away in June, it sadly comes as no surprise to hear about Mr. Hall's passing.
Monty raised I believe one billion dollars for various charities throughout his accomplished life.
I take comfort at the many decades of fun and excitement that Monty and his creations brought to our lives and continue to bring to our lives today. I also take comfort that Monty did not have to live without being with Marilyn for very long, as she just passed this past June 5th.
Deepest condolences to Joanna Gleason and to all of Monty's family members and very close friends.
I hope Wayne and the gang give a very loving and fitting tribute to Monty. I also hope either GSN or Buzzr will follow suit.
This makes me appreciate the last two remaining currently working emcees from my youth, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak, along with Vanna too.
Monty was a class act, except it was no act, he truly was class. I had the great good fortune several years ago to listen to his entire life story thanks to a series of youtube videos, talking about his childhood, the tremendous struggles he and his family had in Canada, and how one very kind and generous man helped Monty with his education costs, and that man told Monty he had two conditions, one was to keep an A average which Monty did, and the other was that Monty would do the same for someone else some day. Monty most assuredly did that and then some.
He was one of the finest and most generous humanitarians this world had to offer. We were all blessed by his presence, and it shall live on, not merely in reruns on Buzzr, but forever in our hearts.