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Morley Safer
1931 - 2016
Morley Safer
1931 - 2016
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BORN
1931
DIED
2016
Morley Safer Obituary
No cause of death was immediately available, and no other details were provided.
Safer was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He started his journalism career as a print reporter for a number of newspapers in Canada and England. He also became a correspondent and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
He joined CBS News in 1964, based initially in London, England. A year later, he was assigned to open a news bureau in Saigon. He was soon covering the Vietnam War. By 1967, Safer was back in London as CBS’ bureau chief.
In 1970, Harry Reasoner, one of the original “60 Minutes” correspondents, quit CBS to become the news anchor for another network. Safer was tapped for Reasoner’s “60 Minutes” beat, where he flourished. He retired from “60 Minutes” in March of this year, making him the program’s longest-serving correspondent.
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In a post on the show’s official Facebook page, “60 Minutes” said Safer “was a master storyteller, a gentleman and a wonderful friend. We miss him.”
ABC News also paid tribute to Safer in a Facebook post.
“Condolences to our friends at CBS News on the passing of legendary 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer who died today at age 84,” the network wrote.
159 Entries
Dorian Philotheates
January 19, 2021
Morley and I went to the same high school — but about forty odd years apart. I only discovered this recently, but having watched Mr. Safer on “60 Minutes” over the years, I always felt that he was a part of my life. He is sorely missed by many of us, for was truly one of the ‘Greats’. Belated condolences to Mr. Safer’s family — may he Rest In Peace.
June 8, 2020
God is a God of all Comfort and he will Comfort the family's..My heartfelt condolences to the family's..
May 20, 2020
God is a God of all Comfort and he will Comfort the family's..My heartfelt condolences to the family's..
JAIS Perez
December 11, 2016
One of the last mohicans in true classic journalism. Thank you for giving me 35 years of intelligent reports.
You will be missed, Mr. Safer.
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Valenda Newell
June 30, 2016
I have watched Morley for over 40 years as a CBS REPORTER, He is the pioneer for the young journalists of today. THANKS, for delivering top notch breaking news from around the world one is THE BEST of the BEST...........PRAYERS and BLESSINGS
June 14, 2016
Deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. May the God of all comfort provide you with strength during this difficult time
Hudgins Family
June 2, 2016
Our prayers and condolences are with the family, friends and fans of Morley Safer. Our family truly enjoyed watching him every week on 60 minutes. His voice was safe and kind and you could see the sincerity in his eyes, which made you want to listen to the many interesting subjects he talked about. May Almighty God give all of you strength, courage, and peace in the difficult days ahead. Isa 41:10, 13 He will be truly missed
June 2, 2016
He truly left a legacy of an amazing and interesting life-experiences-journal...He was a good addition to "60 minutes". My sincere condolences to his family and friends for losing a loved one... I'm truly pleased to hear of your privilege to enjoy of his company for 84 years. May our Heavenly Father grant you endure, and become a secure height for all of you and a secure height in these times of mourning- Ps. 9:9,10
VW
June 1, 2016
I've always enjoyed watching Mr. Safer on 60 Minutes and the interesting segments he covered. I will miss that. Please find comfort in knowing that others care and share your grief. Most importantly, Almighty God feels your pain and can provide you with the strength needed at this time to cope with your loss.
May 31, 2016
My condolences are with the Safer family.
May 28, 2016
Dear Jane,
A voice from the past, to give you and your daughter my condolences. He was the luckiest guy in the world to have you and your daughter to love and you him.
Marty Nemirow
Washington DC
Brian Becker
May 26, 2016
Thank you Morley and 60 Minutes for the many interesting stories that you have featured over the years. You have always shown us something unique to your own perspective which I have only come to know today is originally Canadian. I should have known by the manner in which you conducted your interviews. I will miss you Morley as I have the others before you that have since departed. Enjoy the viewing from the other side and keep smiling upon us!
Joe Tubois
May 25, 2016
Morley, old Canadian buddy, I'll miss you and our interesting, sometimes heated, discussions. Rest in peace.
May 25, 2016
May it comfort you to know that God as well as others care about your loss at this time.
Sincerely,
Stephen Moley
May 24, 2016
Wow!
I just watched 60 minutes on Sunday and found out he passed away so suddenly.
He was one of the greatest!
Steve
Camp Hill, PA
Marie
May 24, 2016
May Mr. Safer rest now from a long and respected career and be safe in God's memory.
Wright
May 23, 2016
It is with a sad heart that Mr Safer has died,to the family,friends,colleagues and neighbors: May the God of comfort,comfort all,strengthen all during the difficult days.Thank you for sharing him with a world of communication,we were thoroughly informed by his gift of story telling.Our condolences and prayers.
May 23, 2016
You can't think of 60 Minutes without thinking of Morley Safer. What a legacy in journalism!
To the family of Mr. Safer, may God comfort you through his word, the love you have for each other and the fond memories you have to keep him alive in your hearts.
Anna Llanes
May 23, 2016
God gave you a great ending. What a true blessing. R.I.P.
May 23, 2016
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Evans Family
May 23, 2016
We are sorry to hear of your family loss.
Please accept our sincere condolences.
Remembering the place in your heart that your love one holds will help you in the days ahead.
Maxi Spisak
May 22, 2016
l always enjoyed watching "60 Minutes"on CBS. It was an honor doing your Make-Up many years ago. "Keep Smiling" in heaven MORLEY SAFER...
Enid Schildkrout
May 22, 2016
Jane,
So sad to see this news. Not only is this a big loss to those of us who only really knew him publicly, but especially to you and Sarah. My deepest condolences. Enid Schildkrout.
Jennifer Baribault
May 22, 2016
TO THE FAMILY OF MORLEY SAFER:
IT IS TRULY SO SAD TO HEAR THAT WE LOST A LEGEND TO THE 60 MINUTES AND THE CBS NEWS TEAM, WHICH HE WILL BE MISSED VERY MUCH BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. MORLEY DEDICATION TO HIS WORK TRAVEL SO MANY PLACES, A WONDERFUL CORRESPONDENT REPORTER, A FINE. I WATCHED IT IN THE 70'S. I NOW HIS LEGACY WILL ON. MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU & YOUR FAMILY AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME. MAY YOU CHERISH THE MEMORIES THAT YOU HAVE, WILL ON WITH YOU, YOU COULD SHARE WITH THEM WITH YOUR FAMILY... RIP ENTERAL MAY YOU SLEEP IN PEACE MORLEY SAFER!!
May 22, 2016
Sincere sympathy to your family. Thank you for sharing Morley with all of us.Morley,thank you for your dedication and integrity. You are greatly respected and will be missed. Kudos to all your achievements and to a life well lived!
God bless you and your family.
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Randy and Denise Hill
May 22, 2016
You will be missed.
kevin maines
May 22, 2016
i had the pleasure of meeting morley in the mid 90's when he came to a tree farm that i worked at in lebanon, ct. he wanted some privet bushes for his home in chester. he arrived with a dark green chevy truck and a custom made cap on the back. it was tan canvas, almost like a wooden wagon would have in little house on the prarie. he said he had it made at an awning shop. i sat on his tailgate, smoked one of his cigarettes and thought to myself, "how neat to meet the man i heard every sunday night growing up from my bedroom and early bedtime." very neat down to earth human being. kevin maines storrs, ct.
Vanessa Barlow
May 22, 2016
May God provide for his family and friends the strength to endure this difficult time. God bless each of you with peace and comfort in the knowledge of a life well lived.
Metropolitan Ephraem Bertolette
May 22, 2016
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."-Psalm 115:15. We miss his professionalism and quality reporting. May he rest in peace.
Verge Brinson
May 22, 2016
My sincere condolences to the entire family, and friends of the late Morley Safer. May you find comfort in the many fond memories and happy time all shared with him. Isaish 41:10
Ellen M Mertz-Yoesron
May 22, 2016
Morley Safer as well as the 60 Minutes original men were like a 'staple' in our house when I was growing up. Now that I'm married over 30 years, it's continued in my home every Sunday night, unless it was football season or March Madness, then you had trouble zeroing in on its take off. Mr. Safer told us what was going on in Vietnam when not much was coming from our enlisted family or news. Thank you, Morley, for always tickling my interest; gosh, you'll be missed. God Bless him and his family who has been left behind. And on Sunday nights, when I hear that ticking of the clock, I will always remember the men who forged through many a storm to bring us the story. Thank you, Mr. Safer, job well done. Tonight, God will have good company when we hear the ticking.
Sheila Poteat
May 22, 2016
So sorry for his families loss he was a great reporter. He will br missed greatly
J Young
May 21, 2016
A sad loss to journalism and the world. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. Morley Safer was good at his work and will be sorely missed by viewers. RIP Morley. God Bless.
Vicki Foster
May 21, 2016
Thank you for a job truly well done. You are and will be missed.
Donna Sicard
May 21, 2016
Having just seen and enjoyed the 60 Minutes retirement tribute to Mr. Safer on Sunday, I was totally surprised and shocked to learn that he had passed away, within days, on Thursday. What a remarkable man and life! I well remember him, first and foremost, on the evening news reporting from the field in Viet Nam. I would have to say Mr. Safer was just as brave as he was an incredible journalist. Truly an amazing life and career. My heartfelt condolences to his family with prayers that God will comfort you in your time of grief. Also, may the special thoughts and remembrances from Mr. Safer's viewers remind you of the numerous friends he gleaned in this world during his evening TV visits into our living rooms.
Dianna Hartman
May 21, 2016
So pleased to say I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Safer in what seems a lifetime ago when he came to Miami University in Oxford, OH. He stayed at the guest lodge attached to the building where I worked. He kindly checked in with me and kindly signed an autograph. Enjoyed a coffee hour with a small group of folks following his major talk. A very interesting and generous man. What a career and life! To his family and friends, you have my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy!
Minna Selig
May 21, 2016
We will miss your unique voice, stories and zest for life. Rest peacefully and continue telling stories in heaven!
May 21, 2016
I loved this guy, because he had a great personality and liked the unusual stories with dignity and respect for human life.
I am in my late 50's and remember him way back when I was a child watching him on 60 Minutes with my Grandmothers and really enjoyed his Broad Casting, he was a class act, sometime even funny! He will so sorely missed, God Bless you my good man!
May 21, 2016
My heartfelt condolence goes to the family. May You have comfort and peace. ( Psalm 18:2)
L&a
May 21, 2016
So sorry for your loss.May the peace from God that surpasses all understanding comfort you at this time.
H.A
May 21, 2016
We will miss you very much and May the God of the Heavens keep your family safe and happy because you will be miss.
STEELE
May 21, 2016
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Mr. Safer. I watched him of 60 Minutes for years and he was great at whatever he did. Please accept my condolences. May Mr. Safer sleep in peace. Luke 8:52
May 21, 2016
With deepest sympathy may you fine comfort and peace knowing that our Heavenly Father cares for you in your time of grief. John 14:1 Do not let your heart be troubled have faith in God.
Marcy Costa
May 20, 2016
R.I.P. and God bless you in Heaven!! You will always be remembered for your great journalism and the kindest heart imaginable.
You are one of a kind!
Faith/Rory Tobin/dockett
May 20, 2016
Dear Safer Family Rory and I would like to express our condolences's on the loss of Morley Safer.he'll surely be missed very much.he did an absolutely very nice job.luv,Faith/rory
richard Elder
May 20, 2016
Me SAfer has what today's reporters lack and that is integrity
Nisha Falcigno
May 20, 2016
Me. Safer was a human being from the old school of journalism. His use of the Englush language was a Master class in eloquence. His demeanor was charming and challenging at the same time.
My sincere condolences to his family.
God doesn't make them like this anymore.
May 20, 2016
One of a kind! A class act who showed respect to everyone he ever interviewed. Loved and missed by many.
May 20, 2016
Morley Safer will be missed; what a cool dude!!
--M2
Heather Tanchuck
May 20, 2016
I'm sorry Mr. Safer's retirement wasn't to have personal adventures. I'll miss him on "60 Minutes."
Rest in peace.
Dr. John Nenninger
May 20, 2016
Thank you Morley for all your hard work in bringing us current on the topics you researched and presented to us. God send to you, forever.
To Morley's family: I am sorry to hear of Morley's passing and may God splash special blessing on each of you.
Sandra Carter
May 20, 2016
RIP kind sir, you were my favorite.
Ed Gublet
May 20, 2016
Morley we will all truly miss the voice which we have all learned to know and trust over the many years. May you rest in peace. I wish Morley's family and his fans my deepest condolences.
May 20, 2016
He will be truly missed on 60 minutes.
Condolences to his family
Massachusetts
Mary Hinojosa
May 20, 2016
Condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.
G. Freeman
May 20, 2016
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
B. Joyce Washington
May 20, 2016
I am very sorry for the loss of Mr. Safer. to me, he was a very talented journalist. I thoroughly enjoyed his newscasts.
Greg Wright
May 20, 2016
amongst the most honorable dead one will find him and right next to Andy Rooney
God speed Mr Safer and thanks for being one of extraordinary examples of all that a man can be
The Carter Family
May 20, 2016
Mr. Safer's years of reporting informed and trustworthy news have been and will continue to be greatly cherished. He will be missed! Please allow the peace of God that surpasses all understanding to get his entire family through its grief. Much respect to Morley Safer and heartfelt condolences to his grieving loved ones left behind!
Nancy Woodwell-Freedman
May 20, 2016
Having just watched the CBS tribute to the wonderful Morley Safer, I was deeply saddened to hear of his passing. My prayers, thoughts and deepest condolences to his family, friends, and associates of this great journalist. His exquisite writing, his distinctive voice and his choice of subject matter were truly unique and brilliant. I have been watching Mr. Safer since he began reporting on the Vietnam war and I consider him a hero. He is truly a national treasure and will be greatly missed. May he rest in eternal peace and may the perpetual light shine upon him.
Barbara Heimlich
May 20, 2016
One of the best, who led the way for all the others.
My Deepest Sympathy for the loss of your Dear Loved One. John 6:40
Yolanda Manico
May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016
Please accept my condolences,sorry for your loss. When I read of his death it really touched my heart. Like losing a dear friend. I always enjoyed Mr. Safer on TV. Matthew 11:28,29,30,
May 20, 2016
I am so sorry for the loss of such a wonderful person.I have watched Morley as long as i can remember seems like forever.I know from my heart I will miss his fine reporting.May the God of all comfort be with your family and grant you peace during this very sad time and in the days to come.
cindy champagne. detillier
May 20, 2016
God bless you and your family
Maggie Hamilton
May 20, 2016
Rest in peace Mr. Safer. Prayers for the family.
Aurora Neculita
May 20, 2016
The Rabbi of Journalism. Sorely missed. This weekend the moon is blue,indeed.
Ramona
May 20, 2016
Thank you Morley - what an amazing reporter. You will be missed. God bless your family and may you R.I.P.
Spears
May 20, 2016
Thank you for Morley and the many sacrifices in sharing him with the world-
God Bless-
DP
May 20, 2016
"Thank You" Morley for your hard work & dedication. You will be MISSED! R.I.P.
R. C.
May 20, 2016
To The Family Of Morley Safer
My condolences to the family on the loss of your dear beloved one. May the God of all comfort grant you peace and strengthen you now and in the days ahead.
Peg Bors
May 20, 2016
OMG. Morley was one of our favorite reporters. We loved the human quality of his stories. He had a way of coaxing information out of people without them feeling trampled on. This is just too sad. His special program Sunday night was a wonderful tribute. So sad
Rick
May 20, 2016
To the SAFER FAMILY in their time of grief, I'm truly sorry for your loss.
60 Minutes will never be the same.
K. Nichols
May 20, 2016
I wish to express my condolences to the family. One thing you can be proud of: he did his job and did it well. So now, I hope that you can find comfort from our Heavenly Father who is the God of all comfort and who can help you to cope with the pain of losing a loved one. It can be so hard to face each day without that special someone, but the love and support of family and friends and, of course, our loving Creator, can help to ease the pain and sorrow. Again, please accept my sincere condolences.
May 20, 2016
Sympathy and comfort to the family,
May your hearts heal.
"while YOU throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for YOU."
Elizabeth
May 20, 2016
Beloveds, I am truly saddened to hear about Morley Safer's passing. His fine legacy will surely be remembered. I hope to meet him in Paradise. (Luke23:43)
May 20, 2016
Goodbye Morley you will be missed.
May 20, 2016
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
May 20, 2016
My prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
May 20, 2016
To the family. Mr. Safer kept us in touch with the world.He will be missed. May the God of all comfort be with you at this time. Psalms 83:18.
TS
May 20, 2016
My sincere condolences to the family on this great loss that we all share. May you find comfort in the loving expressions from his fans.
Jane Dowling
May 20, 2016
You are loved, and will always be remembered ~ God bless you and your family. Rest in peace.
May 20, 2016
Morley was a consummate professional. Did wonderful job. Our thoughts now go out to his loved ones left behind. Cherish the memories and look to comfort at the 46th Psalm vs 1.
Christopher Maduri
Cleveland Ohio
D F
May 20, 2016
Comfort from knowing that God feels for us when we suffer.Zechariah 2:8
Lt.Col. L D Slade
May 20, 2016
A Respected Journalist !!
One of the very FEW reporters who spent
a lengthy time in the jungles of Viet Nam.
Thank You Sir-for the Truth.
RDR
May 20, 2016
Dear safer family
He really was a master story teller. We enjoyed watching 60 minutes, He will be missed. Please accept my sincere condolences from my family to yours
Carolyn Lawrence
May 20, 2016
I remember watching him on 60 Minutes most of my life. I am deeply saddened by the news of him passing. May GOD embrace you in comfort during this difficult time. (2Cor 1:2-4)
May 20, 2016
Safer Family,
We are all for the loss of Mr. Safer. He was a very good reporter. We already miss him and mourn him. Our prayers are with the family, friends, and co-workers.
May the God who gives peace be with all of you.
Dwayne Bickham,Sr.
May 20, 2016
In God's care, rest in peace.
chris cazzato
May 20, 2016
thank you for all the interesting stories on 60 minutes.you were a great reporter whom shallbe missed.
May 20, 2016
You were a faithful servant! Generations of Americans have been touched by your words. The recent documentary of Morely was poignant and timely. You are a cornerstone of our history growing up and growing old. Happy trails and see you on the other side!
A Corcoran
Paul Carr
May 19, 2016
Was the best they ever had on 60 Minutes.
Edd Hancock
May 19, 2016
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Sheila
May 19, 2016
God bless you Morley and all those who love you.
Nikea Griffin
May 19, 2016
"My heart goes out to the safer family."
Margaret Gary
May 19, 2016
R.I.L. Mr Safer the world will miss you!
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