By SUE LINDSEY, Associated Press Writer

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the folksy, small-town preacher who used the power of television to found the Moral Majority and turn the Christian right into a mighty force in American politics during the Reagan years, died Tuesday at 73.

Falwell was discovered without a pulse in his office at Liberty University and pronounced dead at a hospital an hour later. Dr. Carl Moore, Falwell's physician, said he had a heart condition and presumably died of a heart rhythm abnormality.

Jerry Falwell Aug. 11, 1933 - May 15, 2007

We send out our prayers to Bro. Falwell's family.  His conservative voice and influence will be greatly missed. 

You ran a good race and finished it my Brother. You have now received your reward for a job well done. We will be looking forward to seeing you on the other side.