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This issue is the final one produced under the guidance of our beloved managing editor, Kevin Morrissey, who died suddenly on July 30 at age 52. Kevin joined the publication in 2004, and this is the twenty-fifth issue that Kevin managed and piloted into print.
As managing editor, Kevin was in charge of the business of running the magazine. He negotiated with printers, bought and sold ads, contracted with writers, and kept the books. He was also a terrific line and developmental editor. He interviewed prospective employees, mentored our interns, supervised the staff, and nominated VQR for the awards that we've occasionally won. A perfectionist, Kevin sought inefficiencies, and when he found them, he figured out how to eliminate them.
Kevin's most important duty was shepherding each...