Passing of a friend to the industry

[crisper]

Rory Root - owner of the Comic Relief comics shop in Berkeley that has been a bedrock of the industry for as long as I've been seriously reading comics, much less writing any of them - passed away today from what sounds to have been complications from hernia surgery over the weekend

Comments

[tensegritydan]

Aw, that is too bad. Comic relief is my regular shop. Not only was he a great comics guy, he was a great guy and a part of what makes Berkeley a cool place to live. He always made sure people felt welcome in the store whether you were a hardcore nerd or just browsing and he set the same tone for his employees to follow.

[eucharistcrunch]

Comic Relief, like Isotope in SF and Golden Apple in LA, has always been one of the best stores on the West Coast. It's a real bummer that he died.

[epileptikitty]

Omigaaawwd! That was the owner? A sweet guy; a shame.

[sisterbean]

Thank you for letting us know, Dan. He was a great guy and he will be missed.