The late television producer died on Dec. 5 at age 101.
Theres a Yiddish word that describes Normans genius: its kochleffel, he continued.
For all you non-Jews out there, kochleffel is a ladle, a ladle that stirs the pot.
Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers at the 75th Emmy Awards.FOX
And when Norman the kochleffel stirred that pot, he wound up changing American culture.
Lear died of natural causes on Dec. 5at 101.
“‘Am I not the luckiest dude?’
He was grateful for everything that brought him to the moment he was in.
As a husband, father, and grandfather, he was unwaveringly devoted.
He was always transparent and vocal about his love and admiration for each of us,” they wrote.
“We were adored by him, and we adored him right back.
Knowing and loving him has been the greatest of gifts.”
