Sorry to hear of his passing.

He authored many great Superman and Batman stories in the 40s and 50s, both in the comics and in the strips, and was a great resource to comics historians in his later years.

"As for contentment, that is a myth.  Give a man everything he wishes and he will be unhappy, because he didn't wish for more; give him more, and he will die of his worries.  Only a turtle, asleep on a sunny log, knows contentment!"
-Merlin to Prince Valiant

            Hal Foster 3-7-43