Many are writing about Charles Krauthammer’s service of civic ideals. But Krauthammer was a sum of two great parts: the thinker who rendered his skills and knowledge in print and on television, and the man who rendered his kind humor in person.

While I had the great fortune of joining Krauthammer on the Fox News “Special Report” panel on a number of occasions (and I was genuinely awestruck every time), Krauthammer’s off-air personality is as important to his life as his work.