Hugh Prather Dies

Hugh Prather, a self-help author whose first book, “Notes to Myself,” put an aphoristic finger on the pulse of the ’70s, has sold more than five million copies and inspired the long-running “Saturday Night Live” segment “Deep Thoughts,” died on Nov. 15 at his home in Tucson. He was 72.

Mr. Prather died in his hot tub, apparently of a heart attack, his wife, Gayle, said.

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Besides his wife, the former Gayle Halligan, whom he married in 1965, he is survived by their sons, John and Jordan; a son from his first marriage, Scott; two half-siblings, Alan Prather and Joan Prather; a stepbrother, Jeffrey Prather; and a grandchild.

Rest In Peace, Hugh.