Bob Q

27 December 2009, originally uploaded by sleepyduck.

I learned this morning that my friend Bob Q died in his sleep last night.

Bob lived near San Francisco: I came to know him through the internet. This picture is a photograph of a tribute on the site where we got to know each other. We only met once, 14 months ago: another friend had arranged a meeting in the Midlands and a few of the guys in other parts of the world came across, including Bob. It was an honour and a delight to meet him: I told him that at the time and I'm glad I did. He was a man of great wisdom, wit, warmth and eloquence. Although we weren't really close in conventional terms, he felt like a true friend. I shall miss him and the world is a lesser place without him.