Ray Bradbury, one of the pioneers science fiction and imaginative fantasy, passed away this June.
http://io9.com/5916175/rip-ray-bradbury-author-of-fahrenheit-451-and-the-martian-chronicles The world is a smaller, sadder place for his loss, but I'm grateful we had him and the stories he left us.
Farewell Ray, I'll think of you every October.