Farewell

If there was a Grand Old Man of the talk.origins Usenet group, it would have been Richard Harter. He was a fount of knowledge and wit, a consummate punster, and a thoroughly decent human being. The news that he passed away in April has been slow to filter out, bringing shock and sadness to current and former Howler Monkeys. Perhaps his best memorial is his own sprawling and chaotic website. Tonight we donned our official University of Ediacara T-shirts, poured two glasses of Innis & Gunn, and drank a toast to Richard's memory: