'Waltons' patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85

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'Waltons' patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/39-waltons-39-patriarch-ralph-waite-dies-85-023112333.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hsjPkRxptJz4jcitamm5pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1c84e4156ccc2064b0f6a7067001fed.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo released by CBS shows Ralph Waite, as Jackson Gibbs, in an episode &quot;The Namesake&quot; from &quot;NCIS,&quot; on Tuesdays, 8/7 CT on the CBS Television Network . Waite, 85, who played the father in TV's hit series &quot;The Waltons,&quot; has died. Waite's manager, Alan Mills, says the actor died midday Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in the Palm Springs area. (AP Photo/CBS, Cliff Lipson)" align="left" title="This photo released by CBS shows Ralph Waite, as Jackson Gibbs, in an episode &quot;The Namesake&quot; from &quot;NCIS,&quot; on Tuesdays, 8/7 CT on the CBS Television Network . Waite, 85, who played the father in TV's hit series &quot;The Waltons,&quot; has died. Waite's manager, Alan Mills, says the actor died midday Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in the Palm Springs area. (AP Photo/CBS, Cliff Lipson)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" Ralph Waite, who played the kind-and-steady patriarch of a tight-knit rural Southern family on the TV series &quot;The Waltons,&quot; died Thursday, his manager said. He was 85.</p><br clear="all"/>

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