The details that I have are sketchy, but one of my mentors in magic died this morning.
Jim Smithson was a kind and funny man, a good husband, and he made a lot of people smile. There are a heck of a lot worse things you can do with your life.
I don't believe Mr. Smithson is going to a better (or, for that matter, a worse) place, but at least he is done with the pain.
