Randy Picker (1959-2026)

The wonderful unique Randy Picker died suddenly last Saturday. The Law School at The University of Chicago put out an outstanding obituary which I urge you to read. Here, I will simply make three points. Randy and I talked about all sorts of things. Many of them were controversial and either bordering on or frankly political. What stood out was […]

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Arthur K Mason 1925-2019

Arthur K Mason, Washington attorney, turned-wood collector, and lately a memoirist, died at home at the age of 93. He was among the youngest 10% of those who served in World War II, and one of less than 3% of WWII veterans who survived to 2019. Arthur’s health turned sharply worse around the holidays, and he was airlifted off Upper […]

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