Vince Kohler, Portland mystery author, reporter & book reviewer for The Oregonian, suffered a series of strokes this week and passed away on Saturday, March 16th. Vince was not only going to be on several items at Left Coast Crime next week, he was also a personal friend of many of the committee.
A more detailed obituary of Vince has been posted on The Oregonian's web site here.
He will be missed.