I didn't know Hal Rothman but I read a lot of what he wrote and I got the impression that he was a fascinating guy.
Unfortunately he died yesterday of Lou Gherig's disease at a tragically young 48 years old.
David Schwartz, my friend and his colleague, wrote some impressions of Hal.
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Jon Ralston has a tribute to Hal Rothman in his LV Sun column today:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/commentary/2007/feb/28/566614121.html