‘Pa Walton’ Of ‘The Waltons,’ 85, RIP

This photo released by CBS shows Mark Harmon, left, as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and Ralph Waite, as Jackson Gibbs, in an episode, “Better Angels” in “NCIS,” on the CBS Television Network. Waite, 85, who played the father in TV’s hit series “The Waltons,” has died. Waite’s manager, Alan Mills, says the actor died midday Thursday in the Palm Springs area. (AP Photo/CBS, Cliff Lipson)