One of the most astute, witty and intelligent denizens of the blogosphere, Steven Malcolm Anderson, known to many of us as SMA, has died suddenly of heart failure.
From the comments at Dean's World:
January 25, 1955 - November 27, 2005 Steven was born in Kennewick, Washington, the beloved son of Samuel Kingdon Anderson (d. 1987) and Beverly Jean Clarke of Edmonds, WA. He was the beloved twin brother of David Matthew Anderson of Bothell, WA, and a beloved nephew, cousin, and friend to many. He grew up in Monmouth, Oregon, and was a dear member of the Central High School class of 1973. He moved to Salem and Portland, and then lived near his brother in Oakland and Fremont, California. He attended Ohlone Community College, excelling in his course work. In 2002 he moved to Bellevue, WA, to be close to his mother and brother, and briefly attended Bellevue Community College. Steven suffered from health problems which prevented him from working or studying full-time, but he overcame many difficulties to lead a rich and productive life. He read voraciously and was an expert in many fields, including mythology and comparative religion, philosophy and political science, and color theory. He wrote highly creative and original fiction. He was a long-time, confident computer and Internet user, and fully exploited the latter, not for shopping (other than for books) or entertainment, but to participate actively in a world-wide community of thinkers and writers who became devoted friends. He charmed all who knew him with his gentle kindness, modesty, humor, erudition, and wisdom. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, at Beck's Funeral Home, 405 - 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA 98020. (425) 771-1234. We will share memories and stories that celebrate Steven's life. If you cannot attend, please send your memories, pictures, and tributes to Beck's Funeral Home or to sma@3dmdev.com. An enduring memorial is being created at steven.malcolm.anderson.name. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Steven's name to the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, or the American Heart Association. Published in print on 12/4/2005.
SMA was one of those whose writing spoke of his intelligence and humor, not from self-aggrandizing, but from its pure lucidity and purpose. He will be greatly missed.
Good Lord Almighty...I was always taught the old wives' tale that deaths come in THREES...
Now you are proving it?
Horrors..SMA was too young!
Why in the name of all that I CONSIDER HOLY does it happen at this special time of year?
Posted by: Maggie | December 11, 2005 at 05:51 PM