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UPDATE – Andy Rooney's College Roommate Suffers Heart Attack at Memorial Service

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:00:49 +0000

UPDATE — Despite a previous report by TMZ on the death of Andy Rooney’s college roommate Bob Ruthman at the memorial service of the ’60 Minutes’ icon, Ruthman was later revived.

Rooney’s son Brian stood up on a chair and pronounced Ruthman dead after the man suffered a heart attack. However, FDNY was able to resuscitate Ruthman once at New York hospital and he is currently in intensive care.

'60 Minutes' Stalwart Andy Rooney Dies at Age 92 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:30:08 +0000

For 33 years, the CBS Sunday night newsmagazine ’60 Minutes’ ended with Andy Rooney providing his wry and sometimes cantankerous observations on topics ranging from religion to his messy office.

And now, just a month after retiring from the show, Rooney has died at the age of 92 after failing to recover from “serious complications” following minor surgery two weeks ago.

Former '60 Minutes' Commentator Andy Rooney Hospitalized in Serious Condition

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:50:37 +0000

Longtime ’60 Minutes’ commentator Andy Rooney has been hospitalized after developing serious complications following surgery. While CBS reported the 92-year old’s condition was stable, Rooney’s family has requested that no other details concerning the surgery be released. Rooney retired from ’60 Minutes’ — where his ‘A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney’ segment had run since [...]