Three big losses for mankind

First Alan King and now Tony Randall. Looking around the world today, I can assume only that God wants two of his funnymen by his side -- Alan to remind him that we humans will find humor even in our calamities and Tony to show him that it’s OK to laugh at our unrelenting hopefulness, despite all evidence to the contrary.

Randy Fechter

Burbank

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If jazz is what makes America great, then people such as Elvin Jones make us great. Like Louis Armstrong, he was widely loved around the world at a time when we are loved hardly at all. He will be remembered for his artistic innovations and integrity, his joie de vivre and his tremendous capacity for friendship. We shall not see the likes of him again.

Ed Young

La Puente