Daily Kos is political website and, also, a network of digital campfires, each with its own circle of regulars who gather to be enlightened, challenged or entertained by the keeper of the flame. When an author dies, a campfire goes cold and the community that formed around it is displaced.
In Memoriam creates a new campfire where displaced communities of friends and admirers may gather to share memories of the fires that brought us together; of flamekeepers who linger in our minds and hearts. In Memoriam gathers individual memorial diaries for republication and publishes the Memorial Roll Call, a comprehensive list of deceased Daily Kos members and links to their memorials. (Thank you, In Memoriam group members, for your efforts that helped to bring this project to life.)
In the tradition of placing a pebble or flower on a gravesite, I invite all to post comments in remembrance of those listed below the fold.
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