Sobriquet 13.4: Rest in Peace, Johnny Ramone

From the Official Ramones Website:

Our dear friend Johnny has died. May he rest in peace.
Johnny passed away on Wednesday, September 15 at 3:03 pm at his home in Los Angeles, California.
We are immensely saddened by this terrible loss. Johnny contributed in many ways to the success and greatness of the Ramones. But it was his strength and guidance, which made everybody else’s work come to an effective completion, that made him the group’s center of gravity, providing the balance and stability that kept the band, its support crew, and the entire Ramones organization together and in rocking shape. Johnny’s strength came from his character, rich in decency and honesty. His sense of fairness and his strategies always pointed towards the benefit of the Ramones and their fans as an inseparable unit.
In this moment of tragedy and darkness, let us find solace, and a cure to our pain, in the knowledge that Johnny accomplished to the limit his life’s aspirations, and in the process he made ours seem possible.

An AP article on Johnny's death can be found here.

I won't add any comments of my own other than I am yet another of the many millions of people whose lives, either directly or indirectly, were improved in some small way by The Ramones' music. I will leave the memorials to the people who really knew Johnny, but I will say that rock and roll has quite a bit of mourning to do. Anytime one of the few remaining creative lights dwindle and fade away, no matter how small, we are all left in the dark.