Paul Weyrich

Paul Weyrich, president and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and first president of the Heritage Foundation, died on the morning of Thursday, December 18, 2008. Weyrich was 66 years old.Official Site: Conservative Leader Paul Weyrich Dies; First to Lead Heritage (December 18, 2008) He was once described by The Economist as "one of the conservative movement's more vigorous thinkers."Renew America: Paul Weyrich's Column

"Paul was one of the giants of the conservative movement—a man committed to family, faith, and preserving and expanding freedom both here in America and around the world. His passing is a great loss for conservatism, and for our country."—House Republican Leader John BoehnerNPR: Paul Weyrich Dies; Conservative Icon Was 66 (December 18, 2008)