When the word came recently that Chuck Norris had died, almost everyone said in one way or another, “There was a man!”
Amen.
Norris’ fighting skills weren’t all that made him someone to emulate. He was said to be humble, kind, and charitable. There are some martial arts movies stars who were accused of being arrogant, or even phony, but there was no one who could honestly say either of this man. His movie stardom was born in his well-established prowess as a karate tournament fighter.
A logical man and a conservative, he switched from the Democrat party to Republican because, he said, the Dems had simply veered to far to the left for him. As with Ronald Reagan before him, the Democrats left him, not vice versa.
And, let us not forget, Chuck Norris was a strong supporter of gun owners’ civil rights. At one point, he was a brand ambassador for Glock.
May he rest in peace. We have lost a great role model American.
We were blessed to have had him in our lives and in our nation.
One of the saddest parts about being a senior, in my opinion, is that all of my mentors have passed. Additionally, friends and role models are gone as well.
Chuck Norris seems to have been a very decent man. Instead of being saddened about his passing, I intend to celebrate a life well lived. I aspire to be as well thought of by those who know me after my time here is done.
I like to think that Chuck Norris faced Death on his own terms.
Because Death certainly wasn’t coming for Chuck!
In seriousness, the world is less with his passing, and may he rest in peace.
Godspeed Mr. Norris!
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Chuck would likely have smiled at the observation that he had actually died a few months earlier. But it took Death a while to work up the courage to tell him.
Chuck’s sense of humor allowed him to laugh at his own over-the-top reputation as a tough guy. Of course, noting his multiple World Championships in Karate, one could argue that his reputation was not all that much exaggerated.
Back in the 80’s when Chuck was making a lot of movies, my then 8-year old daughter Jaclyn and I met him at one of his film locations. It was on the sidewalk in front of the Los Angeles City Hall and his personal motor coach was at the curb. It was around 1:00 AM and filming was over for the night; we could see him through the windows of the motor coach chatting with someone. After a bit he walked his visitor out of the coach onto the sidewalk to see them off. We could see on his face that he looked exhausted after a long day of filming so we didn’t approach but gave him a little wave. There was no one else around but he then came over to us and got down on one knee to put his arm around Jaclyn so I could take a photo of them together. He was warm and friendly and we’ll never forget his kindness to us that very late night in the city.
Good, hoonest and true words Mas. He will be sorely missed by millions. Thank You for them Mas!
Yes, one of the Really Good Guys is gone. God bless him.
I teared up when John Wayne died, when Reagan died, when Charlie Kirk died, and when Chuck died, loved his movies, and only saw him at an NRA convention, sad for his passing, glad for his being in our lives.
Vaya con Dios, Mr. Norris.
I remember when he came to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in 2007….. All the troops loved the guy and man oh man the Chuck Norris’isms that came to be.
Someone asked him how many pull ups he could do…. he replied “all of them”
He doesnt do push ups, he pushes the earth down
so many more….