(Originally published, with errors, 2009.11.19. Corrected here 2010.03.09.)
I originally wrote:
A designer at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Leo Obstbaum, “died suddenly” on 2009.08.21. This is a continuation of a worrying trend of decimation of the coterie of gay graphic designers, which is already so small we can’t afford a single man overboard.
According to a CBC News video report, Obstbaum was married to a woman and had a child.
But “died suddenly” is a newspaper euphemism for “committed suicide.” I asked already if that’s what really happened, to no avail.
The same report stated he died of an unexpected heart attack.
His company Web site is still up and still maintains he is beavering away on the Olympics.
This part is still true, and the site’s last copyright year is 2008.