His son contacted me yesterday to say that Dov had passed away "a few days ago". I last talked with Dov just before Thanksgiving. He sounded weak but had not lost his sense of humor. (I'll leave it to each of you to decide if that is good or bad.) Dov had a number of health issues over the past few years, and even after returning home last year, he has been in and out of the hospital. He was thrilled to be home to celebrate Halloween this fall with all the kids on the Kibbutz and especially his granddaughter.

I first met Dov in Florida at one of his PBI Dos, which he described to me as a chance to spend his birthday with his Mother, see his FT friends & eat some good BBQ. No matter how strongly he would argue politics (or most anything) in ONMI, in person everyone was "an FT friend". Over the years, I've visited with him in cities both in the US & Europe and in every one, he could be found mid afternoon sitting at a cafe with a diet Coke and chocolate cake. His love of writing and story telling was evident to anyone who read the DL Lounge Thread or the many stories he posted over the years. How many of you heard about his lucky streak at the poker table which funded much of his travels over the years? I will miss him and send my deepest sympathy to his family.