Southern Quail, Duck, Soup. Love, While Muddling Through.
The year ended. Richmond lost two giants I was lucky to know and love in a week - Eddie Slipek, the architecture icon, friend, and aficionado of my Amish pepper relish, with a shared love of Finland. Then, horrifically, suddenly: Bill Martin. My mind navigates fond memories of both, with deep admiration, sadness, and gratitude. Learn a little through this tribute to Eddie, with Bill adding in his memories . For Bill, the tributes Free Bangura / Untold RVA is posting are heartbreakingly beautiful and moving - humor, love, strength, with the reminder: say his name. Bill Martin. Eddie Slipek. Eddie, Bill: beloved. Irreplaceable. And yes: say their names and pass on their knowledge, their wisdom, their love for Richmond and Richmonders. There are also names we never speak, this horrific 20th anniversary for Richmond. The Harvey family remains cherished and remembered. There's a lot to sit with. We teetered into 2026, then suddenly lost our young dog Ruger. With over 20 years of rescu...
