Oh jeez, now him? Love(d) his body of work. RIP

This is a tough one. He called the apartment one day, I wasn't home, but he got Emily on the phone and talked to her for 20 minutes. She loved him.

Sorry for your loss, Alex, and ours.
Thanks for the links.

My condolences Alex .... I knew how much his friendship meant to you.

Same thing happened when he called me once, Alex - I wasn't home and he talked Siobhan's ear off. Halberstam was the same way. Rushmore's, those two.

I've read bits & pieces over the years about Ted Williams but reading Richard Ben Cramer's piece in Esquire made all of the pieces real. I got the full sense of the man, and it wasn't pretty. Great writing. Same thing with the piece on Jerry Lee Lewis. I read both of these through links I found here, so thanks Alex, and sorry for your loss.

6) Thanks but it's our loss. One of the things that stands out is how generous he was when talking about other writers, too. I remember him talking about Pete Dexter once. He said, "That guy is some kind of genius" just marveling at Dexter's gift as if they didn't even play the same sport.

Irreplaceable. Too young. An eye and an ear for detail. Accurate. Knowledgeable about human behavoir. Respectful. Good humor. Sad.