OBITUARY
Ralph Waite dies at 85; actor played ‘The Waltons’ patriarch
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A Marine, an ordained minister and an editor before he took up acting, Ralph Waite later became involved in politics in the Coachella Valley.
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Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports
February 13, 2014
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Ralph Waite, an actor who played the patriarch of a Depression-era Virginia family on the classic television series “The Waltons,” has died. He was 85.
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