Sad news to report here…. 
Via ABC NEWS:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Tom Bosley, whose career spanned five decades and included his role as the father of a typical American family on popular 1970s TV comedy "Happy Days," has died after a long battle with lung cancer, age 83.
The actor died at his home just outside Palm Springs, California on Tuesday, his family said in a statement.
Bosley’s everyday manner and looks helped him forge a career in Hollywood as a character actor and guest star in a number of popular 1960s television shows such as "Route 66," "Dr. Kildare," "Marcus Welby, M.D." and "Bonanza."
But it was on the long-running "Happy Days" that he enjoyed his biggest success, playing the father of the show’s central character Richie Cunningham, who was a teenager growing up in the 1950s.
"Happy Days" ran from 1974 to 1984 and was a smash hit series that made Henry Winkler (Fonzie) a major Hollywood star and sparked the adult success of Ron Howard, who played Richie and would later go on to a career as a film director.
Winkler told a local Los Angeles radio station that the cast and crew were "a family" and that Bosley was "one of the dads on set."
"I spoke to him just a few weeks ago, and he seemed to be getting his strength back and doing really well," Winkler said.
Such a tragic story. I grew up watching that show as a kid. All of our icons are dying. It is so very sad.