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Norman Lear's family revealed that the legendary TV writer producer was listening to the songs that he made iconic when he passed. Lear's son in law opened up to CBS Mornings about his touching final moments. "The family was gathered around the bed, he was very comfortable and resting peacefully, and we did what we knew he would want."

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00:00Norman Lear's family revealed that the legendary TV writer-producer was listening to the songs

00:05that he made iconic when he passed. Lear's son-in-law opened up to CBS Mornings about

00:11his touching final moments. The family was gathered around the bed. He was very comfortable

00:15and resting peacefully, and we did what we knew he would want. We were singing songs from Les Mis,

00:21which he loved, and also some of the songs from his TV shows. Some of Lear's shows included All

00:26in the Family, Good Times, and The Jeffersons. And then we were singing, you know, moving on up

00:31to the east side. And then when I heard myself say, to a deluxe apartment in the sky,

00:39and I just lost it because he's going to some deluxe apartment in the sky, maybe.

00:45He also expressed how the family wanted to give Lear a soft landing for the plane.

00:49If you were to say to somebody when they were 40, how do you want to die? Oh, at 101,

00:54surrounded by loved ones with them singing to me and laughing, and without any pain. And that's

01:02exactly what happened. He also added, he had this expression, over and next. When something was over,

01:07it's over, and it's on to next. It's the best definition of living in the moment.

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