Today is the tenth anniversary of Ronald Reagan's passing.
Of course, the most terrible tragedy was not the moment of death per se--that is something that is (ultimately) unavoidable for all of us--but the circumstances surrounding his death. More specifically, there is little that is more terrible than Alzheimer's disease--which Reagan had, and which eventually took his life--since it robs one of one's very essence. It is, in effect, a living death.
