What a huge loss. He was, no,
is one of my all time favorite comedians. Even though I was born forty or so years after he began his career in show business, I grew up watching his movies with Dean Martin(I had "At War With The Army" on VHS), and his solo movies. I also watched him do the MDA Telethon often. When I was younger I often dreamed of hosting one with him.
He was one of the last remaining of the "golden age" of comedy.