RIP. He was personally a decent man*, despite his allegiance to a political philosophy that I was and am implacably opposed to. To paraphrase Winston Churchill on Molotov: the Celestial salons would welcome him to their company, if there be another world to which Marxists allow themselves to go.
My condolences to his family and loved ones.
Via Instapundit.
Moe Lane
*As well as being helpful to a blogger just starting out. Fair warning.