This is AOEU (Rick’s) brother and sister. We regret to tell the Daily Kos community that Rick passed away suddenly early in the new year.
Rick will always be remembered as a constantly curious person, wanting to know more about the workings of the world — from the molten rocks underfoot to literature, music and art to politics. As I sit in his apartment and write this (after figuring out the Dvorak keyboard) I see reminders of everything about him. There’s an electric guitar (set to low to not disturb the neighbors), several e-book readers, some computer core memory (technically mine!), plus reminders of his family and friends.
He was very pleased to be part of Daily Kos, fighting against the trolls, trying to keep political discourse honest and civil. You all meant so much to him.