After retiring from his long-running part of the show 60 Minutes just last week, correspondent Morley Safer has passed away at age 84.

Saferm who rose to fame with his war reporting as a CBS correspondent when he showed GI's burning the huts of Vietnamese villagers and went on to become one of the iconic faces of the long-running news magazine show, announced his retirement from the show last week, and was honored in a special hour on May 15. According to CBS, he was in declining health at the time of his retirement, though a cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Safer's work on 60 Minutes ranged from big profile stories including asking Ruth Madoff how she didn't know about her husband Bernie's huge Ponzi scheme, to others as well, and his life is being remembered by co-stars and other reporters from every network.

"This is a very sad day for all of us at 60 minutes and CBS News. Morley was a fixture, one of our pillars, and an inspiration in many ways," Jeff Fager, the show's executive producer said in a statement to CBS. "He was a master storyteller, a gentleman and a wonderful friend. We will miss him very much."

Fager repeated his comments in a Tweet as well.

Several other big reporters have since taken to social media to share their fond memories of Safer, as well as anecdotes about how he inspired them all as well.

No details have been revealed about a memorial service or funeral.

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