The undauntable Jack LaLanne has left for the big exercise room in the sky:

“I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and most loving partner anyone could ever hope for,” Elaine LaLanne, Lalanne’s wife of 51 years and a frequent partner in his television appearances, said in a written statement.

We wrote abut Mr. LaLanne not too long ago in UJ’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader (p. 498). I don’t have one handy, but I’ll ask one of the Oregon gang if they can give us an excerpt tomorrow.

RIP Mr. LaLanne, and condolences to family and friends.

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