Rattle wrote:

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

RIP.

My your head rest in peace, as it does in the hearts and minds of your readers...

Thank you for your enlighted skills. We'll remember you fondly.

RE: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com