Ed Koch Too Soon

Ed Koch — one of the most popular mayors in New York City history — died early this morning  2/1/2013 at the age of 88.  Koch died of congestive heart failure at about 2 a.m. (0700 GMT) at New York-Presbyterian hospital following a year of repeated hospitalizations, George Arzt, his spokesman, said.

Koch had been hospitalized earlier this month for a lung ailment. He was also hospitalized last September for anemia and battled pneumonia last December.
Koch served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969-1977 and three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978-1989. He’s credited with rescuing the city from dire financial straits during his time in charge.

He once described himself by saying, “I’m the sort of person who will never get ulcers. Why? Because I say exactly what I think. I am the sort of person who might give other people ulcers.”

I remember people would see him in the streets of  New York and yell out we need you back, and he would say ” The people threw me out and now the people must be punished.”  Great line, I think I might use that?  Check that, I will use it.

Did you remember that Ed Koch was a judge on the hit show the people’s court?  After his time in office, Koch served as a judge on “The People’s Court” from 1997-1999.

Koch was never married and has no children.