You were a good man, Charlie Schulz

Saturday night, America lost one of its national treasures. At age 77, Charles M. Schulz died in his sleep, resting comfortably in his California home. It was just one day before he had planned to take off his crown as king of the Sunday comics. This Sunday marked the very last original "Peanuts" strip that would ever be printed, as Schulz announced just a few weeks ago that he planned to retire to concentrate on his battle with colon cancer. In a farewell strip, published Jan. 4, even Schulz said, "Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy... how can I ever forget them..." Indeed, Mr. Schulz, and how can we ever forget you?