As condolences and remembrances continue to funnel in, there is one common thread: Urso loved soccer.
He offered his "deep repentance"—language he has not before used as well as condolences for American lives lost.
For several days, though, he needed to keep his distance, as condolences poured in from all over the world, including from President Bush and from his native country, New Zealand.
As condolences poured in following the news of Prince's death on Thursday, we hopped on the phone with Antoine Fuqua, who directed the singer's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" video in 1995.
As condolences poured in from around the world, including from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump seized on the attacks to reissue his call for a U.S. travel ban affecting several Muslim-majority nations.
"Now," Mr. Gore said when he arrived Monday in Broward County, "where were we?" Over and over, he was introduced as the "last duly elected president of the United States," and was often greeted with hugs that seemed laden with belated condolence as much as welcome.
We adored their innocence; they were our little princesses, as the condolence cards said.
As the condolence letters arrived, Trillin realized his readers didn't know Alice beyond her persona as the "voice of reason, the sensible person who kept everything on an even keel despite the antics of her marginally goofy husband".
Be ready for any "tests" she might make for herself stepping into your personal space to let someone walk past, touching your arm as a condolence when you're sad, or putting her hand on your knee to emphasize that she finds you funny are all quick breakdowns of the physical barriers to see how you react.
