He is so missed at Crooks and Liars, the website. He was the soft voice everyone leaned in to hear. People noticed he was missing and we found out this was why, so we're very sad and shocked over there, that General Jack D Ripper has left us.
He was so friendly and had scored my email a few months back--I feel like I've known him years, though we never met in person. If you crack his email, you'll find me asking where he is. Probably many others too, because he was friends with most everyone on the board.
He regaled us all with stories of his traveling, his work, photography, and of course, his family, his nieces and nephews who he loved madly. He found goodness in the most unlikely places as well. His posts were all that and more.
Goodbye my friend.