So long, friend
From Kevin, I learned of terrible news. Reader, commentor and all around good guy Steve Herod (known on blogs as Airboss) passed away.
I never met Steve in person. I’ve spoken with him on the phone a few times and can’t count the number of email exchanges we’ve had. If he needed gun parts, he’d call. When I was looking for hard to find 7.62X39 AR magazines, he had them. And he sold them to me at a price that was more than fair. He was a friend to freedom and stood for what was right. He’d get involved in things that bloggers were writing about. He, though not ever blogging himself, stood by bloggers over freedom of speech. He wrote:
Most of you know each other, all of you know me.
I don’t have a blog, couldn’t write one if I had it.
I do have guns/ammunition and a willingness to stand with you all.
Can’t write, can shoot
Stephen E. Herod
AKA”Airboss”
Jim says good bye. As does Kevin. And the Geek.
Connie du Toit has the details on services and notes that Steve’s wife said to donate to a charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.
You’ll be missed, Airboss.
May 2nd, 2005 at 9:50 am
I posted this sad news over at NGD, too.
Fittingly enough, also immediately after a link to the Carnival of Cordite.
I think Airboss approves…