Another News Pro Leaves Us

(It’s hard to read the cartoon because I had to shrink it, but “The Governator” is supposed to be holding up Jim Inhofe, wearing a button that says “What Global Warming?”).

That was the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Doug Marlette who died yesterday in a car accident. He also penned the syndicated comic strip “Kudzu” and wrote the novels “The Bridge” and “Magic Time.”

As noted here, Nick Anderson, the Houston Chronicle/Washington Post Writer’s Group creator and president-elect of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, said: "This is really shocking. He was only 57. It's a loss to the world of cartooning. He was a respected member of our profession. There will be a conspicuous absence on the pages of American newspapers. I'd like to extend my sympathies to his family."

Marlette is survived by his wife, Melinda, and his adult son, Jackson.

(I probably should have added this earlier, but to check out more of his work, click here.)