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For nearly 50 years,/Charles M. Schulz drew Peanuts,/day after day,/one episode at a time. However,/late in 1999,/Schulz learned that he had cancer/and could no longer continue. To say goodbye to his readers,/he drew a farewell cartoon/and it appeared some six weeks later. If he had lived one day longer,/he would have seen it in print. Sadly,/he died the day before the cartoon came out.
On February 13, 2000,/Peanuts lovers all over the world/woke to learn that both the Peanuts characters and their author were no more. We used to think of them as our friends,/but they were now gone. Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts helped us face this difficult world/with their special type of humor/and gentle encouragement to carry on.
Though there will be no new Peanuts cartoons,/the old ones will be read/for years to come. They will keep reminding us/that true success lies in sensitivity to others/and in small acts of kindness. Charles M. Schulz found it important/that we never lose hope/even in the face of great difficulty.
For nearly 50 years,/Charles M. Schulz drew Peanuts,/day after day,/one episode at a time. However,/late in 1999,/Schulz learned that he had cancer/and could no longer continue. To say goodbye to his readers,/he drew a farewell cartoon/and it appeared some six weeks later. If he had lived one day longer,/he would have seen it in print. Sadly,/he died the day before the cartoon came out.
On February 13, 2000,/Peanuts lovers all over the world/woke to learn that both the Peanuts characters and their author were no more. We used to think of them as our friends,/but they were now gone. Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts helped us face this difficult world/with their special type of humor/and gentle encouragement to carry on.
Though there will be no new Peanuts cartoons,/the old ones will be read/for years to come. They will keep reminding us/that true success lies in sensitivity to others/and in small acts of kindness. Charles M. Schulz found it important/that we never lose hope/even in the face of great difficulty.