We lost one of the anchors of the international community with the sudden and unexpected death of Corky Alexander, longtime Tokyo resident, editor of The Tokyo Weekender and a dear friend.

Corky was one of the very few people I knew who never had an "angle." He never had something "up his sleeve." He was just there for all of us.

The Tokyo Weekender is doing a special edition dedicated to Corky in January. If you have a special memory of Corky or your company would like to place a memorial advertisement, call 03-5689-2471. The deadline is Jan. 7.