From the time I was a little child, right smack up to today, I have been a fan of Don Herbert, better known to kids everywhere and of all ages as the one and only Mr. Wizard.
I watched Mr. Wizard faithfully. His teaching methods were perfection; he had us kids eating out of the palm of his hand. I used to come home from school and wish my REAL teachers were like Mr. Wizard. Now that I am (supposedly) an adult, I can see that Mr. Wizard was, indeed, a real teacher, and probably a lot more real than the teachers I saw every day, none of whom could hold a candle to Mr. Wizard. When I watched him, I felt as though he could see me right through the television screen, and that he not only believed I was smart enough to easily understand whatever principle he was demonstrating, but also that he just plain liked me, and WANTED me to understand.
Don Herbert had been battling cancer for several years, and on June 12, he lost that battle. We here at YouDeparted send our sincere condolences to his family.
I must tell the world, however, that Mr. Wizard will never be gone. Never.
If you would like to say something about Don Herbert, his family has set up a guestbook. And, if you visit Mr. Wizard’s official website, you can’t help but become smarter.
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