Robert B. Parker, my favorite novelist, has passed away at the age of 77. I've been reading his books for about thirty-five years, and always looked forward to when a new book was on the way.
I met him once at a bookstore in Mashpee, MA, where I got a signed copy of Gunman's Rhapsody, and babbled some fanboy clichés at him. He was gracious and funny.
I'll miss him.