tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post8797927950353725024..comments2023-08-10T23:28:30.929-04:00Comments on Til the Last Hemlock Dies: A Friend GoneJames Robert Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-63555384767898956392013-03-22T15:19:43.931-04:002013-03-22T15:19:43.931-04:00When I first saw the news it was posted by a write...When I first saw the news it was posted by a writer friend and I thought it was part of a grisly joke. I was utterly horrified when I saw that it was the truth. Deaths of friends are hard enough to take, but for one so unexpected...James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-75892730584119202952013-03-22T14:06:36.224-04:002013-03-22T14:06:36.224-04:00I was in a restaurant with Kim and just happened t...I was in a restaurant with Kim and just happened to check messages on my phone before we ate. Getting the news Rick had died hit me in the gut that I almost couldn't eat. He really was one of the warmest, most intelligent folks I've known in the business. And who'd have thought it — we had just exchanged posts on Facebook the other day. I wish I'd been able to see more of him in person these past few years.Stephen Mark Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338247201048681867noreply@blogger.com