Wesley Pruden, editor emeritus at the Washington Times, has died at the age of 83.

No finer epitaph can be written than the Times’ opening paragraphs: “The venerable Washington Times editor, columnist and journalism institution was found dead Wednesday morning at his home, his passing coming hours after putting in a full day at the newsroom on New York Avenue in Northeast, where he had worked since 1982, four months after the newspaper’s founding.” (bold emphasis added)

Somehow, we always knew he’d finish that last ‘full day at work’.

We found his work to be (always) penetrating, thought-provoking, and objective.

Traits sadly lacking in most of the mainstream media today.

Rest-In-Peace, Wesley Pruden…you will be missed.