A friend of mine passed away last week..

[Chalupa]

He had an inspirational life. Read about it here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/business/mott-green-47-dies-founded-grenada-chocolate.html?pagewanted=all

[Jim Alfredson]

He must have been a very empathetic individual. I'm sorry for your loss.

[Quincy]

Sorry about the loss of your friend - that's quite a life. As I was reading it there something about him that seemed familiar, and once Eugene was mentioned I remembered. Here's a link to an article from 2000 that was in our local paper. http://grenadachocolate.com/RGarticle.html

[Chalupa]

Thanks for that story Quincy. I wonder where they got "Mark" from??

[bertrand]

I am very sorry for your loss.

Bertrand.

[JSngry]

Anybody who inspires the phrase "a Free-Spirited Chocolatier" is somebody I'd have felt blessed to have known.

Condolences.

[Quincy]

Thanks for that story Quincy. I wonder where they got "Mark" from??

I'm not sure, perhaps due to his "foreign" accent for an Oregon reporter she just assumed he said his r's funny. I noticed the NY Times misspelled the last name of the partner who died previously by dropping the "e" in his last name.

[GA Russell]

RIP. He sounds like quite a guy.

[Jerry_L]

He was obviously an energetic and intelligent guy who contributed much more than his share to the human race. Quite a loss for Grenada, especially. He must have really loved chocolate!

Edited June 12, 2013 by Jerry_L

[Hardbopjazz]

Sorry for your loss.

[.:.impossible]

What a life! I would love to see the documentary. How did you know him?

[AfricaBrass]

He sounds like an amazing person. I'm sorry for your loss.

[Chalupa]

What a life! I would love to see the documentary. How did you know him?

We were housemates the year that he dropped out of school. It was the beginning of an intense transition period for him - a metamorphosis from Ivy leaguer to complete societal dropout. The change from "David" to "Moth/Mott" made it very difficult to live/be friends w/ him sometimes. Despite all that I still think of Mott as a great guy and a good friend. He was incredibly brilliant and was VERY passionate about social & environmental justice. I know this is going to sound like a cliche but, I truly believe he was someone that would give you the shirt off his back without any thought of getting anything in return.

[paul secor]

Sounds as if he had a very interesting and good life. I'm sorry for your loss.