James Kim

All of us here at Dr. Dobb's offer our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of James Kim, the CNET Senior Editor who lost his life in the mountains of southern Oregon this week.

James was an expert on MP3 players and other consumer devices and had built up a loyal following among CNET readers and TechTV viewers. While I didn't know James personally, I knew and respected his work. And I know that James will be missed by people who had never heard of him before this week. Those of us who live in this part of Oregon and watched the search efforts with rising concern, and then learned of James' heroic efforts to safeguard his family, will mourn his passing.

The family has requested that no flowers or donations be sent at present and that family members not be contacted. CNET will release details when the family has decided how they want James to be remembered.

-- Michael Swaine

Posted by Mike Swaine at 03:25 PM  Permalink