Mr. Rogers is one of the purest people to have ever walked this Earth. I used to infrequently run into him outside of WQED’s studios when walking to and from CMU’s campus and without fail, he’d have a huge smile on his face and tell me (as I’m sure he did everyone!) to have a great day and that he was proud.

To this day the memory brings a huge smile to my face. What a human being.