Leo Buscaglia’s Death – Cause and Date

The novelist Leo Buscaglia died at the age of 74. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American author and motivational speaker who wrote The Fall of Freddie the Leaf (1982) and worked in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. He is also known as Dr. Love.

He was born in Los Angeles to Italian immigrant parents. He spent his early childhood in Italy.

Leo Buscaglia died of a heart attack Thursday, June 11, 1998, at his home in Glenbrook, Nev., near Lake Tahoe.

Quotes

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We all need each other.

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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

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I am a teacher. And I think I am a serious one who happens to be enjoying life.

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If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

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When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger and who do not permit themselves to linger under the many spells offered by a good meal – the satisfaction of our hearts, our minds and our spirits.