The tributes pour in: The nation reacts to Bernard Tyson’s death


When a local leader dies, the tributes and remembrances typically follow. But when Bernard Tyson died Sunday, the nation mourned with us as well.

The message was clear: His influence reached far beyond health care and far beyond the Bay Area. From helping shape national health policy to speaking out on race, diversity and homelessness, Tyson affected many people and many issues.

Some Kaiser patients posted how he had personally helped them.

There was official reaction as well, from California…

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