All of us at The Weekly Standard were shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible news last week of the death in a cycling accident of our friend Jake Brewer, at age 34. The husband of contributing editor Mary Katharine Ham, Jake was not only a person of great achievement and remarkable promise, but a thoroughly decent and admirable man. He was full of life and lived life to the full, joyously and generously. May his memory be a blessing for his wife and family and all who knew him.