American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2022 at 93 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon