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Jon Hendershott (right) is pictured with (left to right) Harry Marra, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Ashton Eaton.

- Jon Hendershott, who spent a half century covering track and field all over the world, died Monday after a suffering a stroke at his Salem home.

Hendershott was an old-school gentleman in all the good and laudatory ways that implies. I spent a lot of time talking to him Saturday at the Pepsi Team Invitational. He was retired from Track & Field at that point, but couldn't stay away.

He will be missed.

Here is some of what has been written about him in the wake of his passing:

Longtime track writer Jon Hendershott dies after suffering a stroke at his Salem home.