Monique Ellison

For Samai Charoenchang · 17d ago

Never heard the name until this morning, read it with my coffee. Seventy one, three terms for Bangkok, and still finding time to sit on the Islamic Council for decades. Rest well, sir, from a stranger in Missouri.

For Tony Reno · 22d ago

Never watched Yale football once in my life, but I read he used to tell his kids the scoreboard just tells you the time left to fix something. That's a better line than most history books I've read.

For Akhtar Hossain · 24 Sept 2026

Eighty years old is not what stops me here, it's eighty books. That kind of output over a lifetime is its own quiet monument. Condolences to his family in Bangladesh, whoever is sitting with this loss tonight.

For John Broughton · 16 Sept 2026

A playwright who also changed oral health policy. Now that's a CV. Most people can't even pick a lane.

For Simon Lui · 13 Sept 2026

Never saw a Troublesome Night film but I respect a man who made ninety movies and didn't apologize for a single one. That takes backbone.

For Andy Williams (The Butcher) · 5 Sept 2026

Buffalo's metal scene lost a real one. From the basement shows to Epitaph Records, Andy was there from day one.

For Giorgio Armani · 10 Sept 2025

A man who made simplicity look intentional. Not easy, and he made it look effortless.

To Julie Watkins’s tribute on Philippe Tondeur’s page · 6d ago

That book is still on half the shelves in our department.

To Diego Hernandez’s tribute on Naoki Bandō’s page · 22d ago

Same, wish they'd said who's left behind

To Shirley James’s tribute on Arvo Kruusement’s page · 20 Sept 2026

same, my dad went quiet on the phone when I told him

To Ramon Salazar’s tribute on Marty Nadler’s page · 9 Sept 2026

That's the gift, isn't it. Not everyone has it.