RIP Sir Edmund Hillary
A nice obituary can be found at the New Zealand's
NZ Stuff:
State funeral for Sir Ed
Hillary, who was born in Auckland on July 20, 1919, died of a heart attack aged 88 at Auckland hospital at 9am today.
He was in good spirits until he died this morning, Lady June Hillary said in a message to the nation.
"Sir Ed died peacefully this morning at 9am, his heart gave out," Lady Hillary said in a message read by a family spokesman.
He was 88.
"He had been in good form and was looking forward to coming home and had remained in good spirits till the end.
"The family are honoured to accept the Government's offer of a state funeral, recognising the impact he had on all New Zealanders."
The
New Zealand Herald doesn't have much of an obituary but they have lots of links to related stories and photos of this amazing man.
Posted by DaveH at January 10, 2008 7:48 PM