Homaro Cantu

excerpts from the New York Times

Mr. Cantu appeared to be almost compulsively giving: his money, his time, his encouragement. Stories of his rampant generosity abound, as do stories of his explosive creativity. “There’s a darkness that comes with those types of minds, and he definitely had that darkness,” Mr. Baltzley said.

That much is clear from the circumstances of Mr. Cantu’s death, but it still doesn’t make sense to the people he led and inspired over the years. Mr. Rose-Hamblin said the news this week ran counter to everything he knew about him.

“If we keep our heads down, and we experiment, we can find a solution to big, big problems,” Mr. Rose-Hamblin said. “That’s what he taught me: No matter what happens, there’s always a solution.”

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