Iris Apfel (1921–2024)
Elaine and I have two degrees of separation from Iris Apfel.
One more Rick Veach story
One more story about Rick, which I just thought of.
Rick Veach (1959–2017)
Rick Veach was our plumber and our heating and cooling specialist through almost all the twenty-seven years we’ve lived in our house. And he was our friend.
Chris Sippel (1956–2017)
I wish that I’d known him better, and for more than a handful of his sixty-one years.
Recently updated
New York Times obituary for Seymour Barab.
Seymour Barab (1921–2014)
Seymour was a man of surpassing intelligence and — much more importantly — surpassing kindness.
RZ
“The one thing I have learned about losing a friend — or losing anybody — is that the losing goes on for a long time, taking different forms at different times.”
A poem for RZ
A Yeats poem, in memory of a friend.
Rob Zseleczky (1957–2013)
“Our common musical ground was blues. A, E: buy your vowel, or key, and we could go on forever.”
Roger Ebert, "Nil by mouth"
Roger Ebert on being unable to eat, drink, speak