In Remembrance Of A Life Well Lived

This past Monday, the 27th, the world lost a good man. 

A man I only knew through the words he wrote, and through the words others wrote about him.

His name was Andrew Vachss, he was notably a lawyer, a writer, and a children's rights advocate.

I came to know of Mr Vachss by reading the books and articles he wrote, books of fiction that brought to light, or better yet, exposed, horrible crimes and the horrible people who perpetrate them.

There's not much I can write here that is any different from what you will be able to read in any number of obituaries that will be published to mark his passing.

Except to say that Mr Vachss opened my eyes as to what it meant to be a victim of abuse, and who the real heroes were among the survivors.