Those of us who have been amused by, had brainwaves stimulated by, been
grumped at, been outraged by, had stink bombs flung at or otherwise had
the pleasure of knowing the Irascible Curmudgeon Ned Heite will be
saddened to know that he passed from this realm Sunday night after a
long battle. Ned was truly an original, and one of those who broke the
mold before he was hatched. Never reticent about expressing an opinion,
and with a Renaissance spread of interests and talents, he had a lot to
say and interesting ways of saying it. He's been my friend for 40 short
years and I will dearly miss him.
Lyle Browning