John Wayne died 30 years ago on June 11. Lung cancer. “The Big C,” he called it.

Roger Ebert has been keeping a pretty great blog, summarizing a lot of his thoughts on film and life and very big things, as he’s been dealing with cancer. He’s got a great post about a man who’s an oft-mentioned legend in my Dad’s family. (They even visited with him a few times, and have pictures to prove it.)