It saddens me to no end to say that a friend of mine, Rex Babin, editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee and fantastic rower, died today of cancer after battling it for over a year. I met him through rowing and quickly found him to be passionate, entertaining, insightful, comedic, welcoming and wonderful person. I admired him in so many ways, and his family was ever welcoming and warm to mine. This is one of those cases where a person who rails against the system to make the world a better place has left the earth way, way to goddamn soon. I can't describe how much the rowing community (at least our little corner of it in West Sacramento) will miss him, and I can't even imagine the scope of the loss in the eyes of his wife and son.
Farewell Rex.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=156775426
http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2012/03/30/sac-bee-cartoonist-rex-babin-dies-of-cancer/?tw_p=twt
Friday, March 30, 2012
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