Passing: Comedic Actor Tom Poston

To a younger generation he is known by his roles in Mork & Mindy, Newhart and The Bob Newhart. But to those who can remember, Tom Poston made his name earlier.

Poston, who died on May 1 at age 85, was part of an impressive ensemble cast on the Steve Allen Show of the 1950's that included Don Knotts and Louis Nye.

We are not only saddned by his passing, but also by the realization that sadly the gentle humor he portrayed is now too considered a relic of the past from another era.