… as a consequence of COVID-19. He will be a statistic in the tragically increasing number of deaths in Florida, the USA and across the world.
Those of us who knew him, a man of erudite and sometimes mischievous wit, will miss him.
He died alone: his friends could not be by his side. But he will not be forgotten.
Vale Barrie.
Tasmanian Bibliophile @Large 
I’m sorry to hear this Jennifer, it’s awful to think of anyone dying alone but it’s worse when it’s someone you know and miss…
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Thank you, Lisa.
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My condolences Jennifer
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This is terrible news. May his memory be a blessing !
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Thank you, Davida, it is.
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So sorry to hear this Jennifer. All this alone-ness is heartbreaking.
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Thank you, all for commenting. It is the alone-ness which has got to me. But I have memories, and they are indeed a blessing.
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