February 01, 2004
Ron Crickenberger, R.I.P.

I only met Ron Crickenberger once, at a medical marijuana rally in Sacramento. The last interaction I had with him was me hooting and hollering and clapping in support of his speech at that rally. My only other direct connection with Ron's world was when his partner interviewed me about StopCarnivore.org two years ago. My first indirect connection with Ron was probably whenever I first heard of the Libertarian Party. Chances are, he played some role in whatever it was that first brought the LP into my worldview.

Ron's universe came in contact with just about everyone in the Libertarian movement, really. As you can see in the article about his passing in LP News, and in this memorial at Liberty For All, and on this condolences page, and this page from the Advocates for Self-Government, Ron was a person who made a positive impression, and made a difference, for almost everyone he came in contact with-- and for millions of people who will never know who he is.

Now that's living!

In a way I'm luckier than most, I guess, in that the last thing I ever said to Ron was exactly what I would say if I had another chance:

"Woooohoooo! Yeaaaahh Ron!"
{frantic applause}

Posted by Lance Brown at February 1, 2004 02:55 AM
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