As you can imagine, it’s an emotional day here. I half expect an e-mail from him asking me for Laura Ingraham’s number to thank her for her kind words about him on her show today (the kind of thing this humble man would always do). We’re already getting some beautiful tributes from readers, Right and Left. We’ll share as many as we can over the coming days.

Just a few from my inbox:

I am saddened by the passing of William F. Buckley, but our loss is Heaven’s gain, and I’m sure the Good Lord told his angels to “Bring me a dictionary, Buckley’s coming.”Terry
Today is, indeed, a sad day. It’s not too much of a stretch to say that without the intellectual and philosophical groundwork laid by Mr. Buckley and National Review, there might not have been a Ronald Reagan.I had the great fortune to attend a couple of tapings of “Firing Line” and was in awe not only of Mr. Buckley’s wisdom and intellect but also his graciousness and humor. He leaves an enormous legacy in National Review which is a great contribution to America and the conservative movement. Having met Mr. Buckley on a couple of occasions, I must say that I am envious of all of the staff of National Review who had the great opportunity to know and work with him over the years.Thank you, William F. Buckley, for making America a significantly better place.Brian F. Gardner
Ms. Lopez: I read the news with the deepest sense of loss. Mr. Buckley gave me my intelletual life as a teenager in the benighted 1970′s. He showed me how beautiful the English language could be, and has always been a model of how to live one’s intellectual life. This is a truly sad day. I’ll always remember my two meetings with him at speeches. NR will always be part of my life.
I know I speak for so many conservatives of the last four decades.

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