Farewell, Leo

It made me very sad today to learn that John Spencer, who did such a terrific job on TV's West Wing, died suddenly of a heart attack Friday. Spencer played Leo McGarry, chief of staff to President Josiah Bartlet and vice presidential candidate this season. He was not only a great actor, he was a class act. Spencer graciously attended one of our Service to America Awards dinners a few years back, after which he hung around far longer than he needed to talking with guests. One of them was me, and Spencer humored me by pretending that he was actually familiar with a http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/westwing.htm>blog I used to write about the show. It made my night.