It is with great sorrow that I report that my friend John Berthoud, President of the National Taxpayers Union, has passed away.

John was a tireless champion for liberty and for the protection of taxpayers from our ravenous government. But beyond that, he was a genuinely nice guy, generous with his time and his spirit, always ready for a good laugh, and simply one of the good guys.

You can find a page at facebook.com from his friends and admirers:
God Bless You, John Berthoud
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4980467555

Here is the Washington Times story on John's passing:
http://video1.washingtontimes.com/fishwrap/2007/09/john_berthoud_rip_1.html

And the note from NTU:
http://www.ntu.org/main/page.php?PageID=126

And on the NTU blog, tributes from people who knew John well:
http://blog.ntu.org/main/index.php