RIP Jens

[dewline]

I was considering finally uploading a ramble about the Occupy Movement tonight, or maybe the CFL game I watched this afternoon, or a review of one or two books.

But all that can wait.

We lost someone on Thursday whom I've known for about ten years, a guy in Hamburg I considered a friendly acquaintance whom, in my arrogance, I would like to think of as in the process of becoming a friend in fact.

His name was Jens Altmann. Some of us here on Livejournal knew him as black13. He wore a number of different hats in the years I knew him: comics fan, writer, translator, occasional cartoonist, and for a few years, husband.

On Thursday, he ended himself. Personally, without much more in the way of evidence than our interactions over the Net over the years...I suspect - but will never be able to prove - clinical depression.

I never got to meet him in person.

And now that option is off-limits to us all.

Jens, I'm sorry.

Comments

[hawkward.livejournal.com]

This is so hard. I'm drifting around hoping Anders posts more information.

I'd agree with your diagnosis 100%.

Suddenly I want to get in a plane and fly to all the places where the SA gang are scattered, and meet each of you in person, at least once.

Hey, what's the URL for Kbox? I wanna see if anything's being said over there, but I have no link.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

As to us meeting in person...I'm glad to say that we've already done that at least the once. San Diego in '02 if memory serves.

As to "KBox", box_in_the_box has done a public eulogy of his own already.