His Passing

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Dry Bones cartoon: Kim Jong Il Korea, North Korea, Shuldig,

I was working on this cartoon when I got a call informing me about the passing of a close friend of mine. His name was Newt Becker. You probably don't know his name, but you should. Newt was an innovative educator, a philanthropist, an inventor, a strategist, and my friend.

Many of the most important pro-Israel organizations had been set up or supported by Newt. Unlike others, he didn't want his name immortalized, and avoided having his picture taken with "important people". Newt invested in medical advances, backed cutting edge alternate energies, and helped people who needed his help. I'm proud to say that for the past 5-6 years Newt anonymously supported the Dry Bones operation.

I'm even prouder to say that he was my friend.

Labels: Kim Jong Il Korea, Newt, Newt Becker, North Korea, Shuldig

6 Comments:

At 6:24 AM, Elias said...: Baruch dayan ha'emes...
At 6:38 AM, Jonathan B. Horen said...: -She turned me into a newt!
-A newt?
-I got better...

You got Becker.

Will you now get Gingrich?
At 11:12 AM, Down The Think said...: I would rather drink a bucket of sand than ever vote for a Taxpublicant.

I'm one of those millions of Texans who are unfortunate enough to have Perry as our governor. I've worked hard to get rid of the guy. He still has the GOP eating out of his hand. I'll betcha he's going to find out that Texans are not married to the "J" guy any longer.

He called the miserable monster "the second." Yeah, real intelligent.

Despite the fact that he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to Israel, his GOP competitors are even more out of touch. Another Texan wants to cut all foreign aid to Israel. He needs to have a frontal lobotomy.

I'd RUN to Israel if Obama loses, but Israel has its own problems that would take me from the bottom of the middle class to the bottom of the poor.

Sigh
At 11:28 AM, Anonymous said...: Judaism has ways for mourners to cope with their sadness. But what about people who aren't official "mourners" and yet are mourning when someone passes from this world? It's hard. May you find comfort from the loss of your friend.
At 8:48 PM, Green Monster said...: It sounds like the world also lost a good friend. My condolences Bones, and may his good deeds live on in our memories forever.
At 11:42 AM, Shmuel said...: ....ברוך דין האמת