Farewell Mel Gordon

We are Morbid Anatomy are greatly saddened to hear that our good friend--and many times collaborator--Mel Gordon has died. Mel was a very special man, with a brilliant and idiosyncratic mind and a great generosity of spirit. We at Morbid Anatomy feel very lucky to have known him.

RIP Mel. You will be very much missed.

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