{"id":7248,"date":"2026-01-18T07:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=7248"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:01:05","slug":"at-74-jay-leno-planning-for-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=7248","title":{"rendered":"AT 74, JAY LENO PLANNING FOR DEATH"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the end, Jay Leno is approaching mortality the same way he has approached comedy and cars: with discipline, foresight, and deep respect for craft. His estate plan is not about endings, but about continuity, ensuring that history remains alive, functional, and accessible. By preserving both his collection and the people who know how to keep it running, Leno is extending his life\u2019s work beyond his lifetime. Long after the spotlight dims, the engines will still turn, carrying his legacy forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the end, Jay Leno is approaching mortality the same way he has approached comedy and cars: with discipline, foresight, and deep respect for craft. […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7249,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248\/revisions\/7249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}