Long-Time SoCal Car Dealer Cal Worthington Gone At 92

If you grew up, or spent any time in Southern California or the West Coast, then you undoubtedly saw many car dealer advertising commercials with Cal Worthington and his "dog Spot", which was never a dog. Cal passed yesterday at 92 after watching football on TV with his family according to the announcement I saw today.
I wasn't aware of his background but, according to Wikipedia, Cal was a B-17 pilot with the 390th Bomber Group during WWII and flew 29 missions over Germany earning the Air Medal five times and the Distinguished Flying Cross which was presented to him by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. He was discharged after the war as a Captain.
He moved to California in 1949 with a Hudson dealership and got started with commercials on early television. At his peak he had 29 dealerships in California, Arizona, Alaska, Nevada, Texas and Washington. Most have since been sold but the company still has dealerships in Anchorage, AK, Carlsbad and Long Beach, CA.