Art De Vany is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California – Irvine and maintains a fascinating blog on economics, nutrition, medicine, exercise, baseball and other matters. Over the past year, Art has become one of my favorite bloggers — not only do we share many common interests (previous post here), but it turns out that Art lived in Houston for a time during the early 1980’s while teaching at the University of Houston.
This past Sunday, Art’s beloved wife, Bonnie, died after a long illness. In an extraordinary series of posts over the past several months, Art has chronicled the experience he shared with his wife in dealing with her terminal illness. Art’s loving dedication to understanding the nature of Bonnie’s illness and his tireless efforts to comfort her in dealing with it have been a tremendous source of inspiration for my wife and me. So that you can also be touched by a couple of special people, I pass Art’s posts along to you:

Weepy Relatives and Depression June 7, 2005;
A New Year December 31, 2005;
It’s the Ice Cream January 13, 2006 (my favorite);
An Empty House January 16, 2006;
Permissions January 18, 2006;
Ella G. De Vany, February 7, 1916–January 21, 2006 (Art’s mother) January 22, 2006;
Bonnie De Vany, November 24, 1938–January 22, 2006 January 22, 2006.
Bonnie’s Bravery February 13, 2006

Hug a loved one and say a prayer for Bonnie and Art De Vany.