Farewell, David Honigsberg
Just this week, I got back in touch with David after a year's lapse in communication. I'm generally insecure so I thought he had forgotten me. Then I got a message from him in response to a message that I posted to a mailing list, and it turned out that he hadn't forgotten, that he was doing well in all aspects of his life and was delighted to hear that things were going well for me. I owed him an email that I meant to write this morning, before I learned the shocking news of his passing. He was one of my first friends in a group that at the time was very intimidating to me. He got me in to a SFWA party as his guest at Worldcon and introduced me around, which at the time was my first exposure to the world of SF&F writers.
All in all he was a kind, creative, humble soul who always gave more than he asked for in return. And that's just coming from someone who didn't have the privilege of a close friendship with him.
My heart goes out to
gryphonrose and
jendaby and anyone else who reads this and knew him well. I am so, so sorry.