“Never say in grief you are sorry he's gone. Rather, say in thankfulness you are grateful he was here.”

—  Ted Kennedy

Remark originally made to Portland Mason shortly after the death of her father James Mason (circa late July or early August, 1994), later placed on his headstone; as quoted in "15 years after his death, film star finds rest" https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/mar/11/features11.g21 by Dan Glaister, in The Guardian (10 March 1999)

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United States Senator 1932–2009

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