He Was Born to Entertain
Karen Knotts remembers laughing a lot during the days leading up to Don’s death because even in his weakened state, he was still able to crack jokes and make everyone around him crack up in an instant. Karen recalled, “He had this funniness that was just completely, insanely natural. When he was dying, he was making us laugh in hysterics.” But Knotts’ life wasn’t always filled with humor.