I was saddened this morning to learn that longtime disc jockey Les Sarnoff passed away last night.
I had the privilege of meeting Les once or twice myself and was struck with his calm, caring nature, as were many. But any tribute I might write would pale in comparison to this piece — Les Sarnoff in our hearts — written by long-time show partner Rebecca Webb, and posted on Oregon Media Insiders. An excerpt:
Portlanders will mark his passage in the days ahead—but may not realize how dedicated he was to them, how he walked with them, hearing about their troubles, helping when he could, publicizing their causes, being a friend, being unbelievably kind and patient with all sorts of souls so desperate they would call a radio station for someone to talk to. Morning after morning. For decades. Infinite numbers of sparks of hope, encouragement, understanding, advice, support, connection.
The world around Portland is a better place because he was with us for what suddenly seems like a very short time.
Please go read her post. Or drop by the KINK.FM blog and add your condolences to the eulogy just posted there. KINK promises to update their blog through the next days with more Sarnoff information; I would expect that some sort of public memorial will be announced there.
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I was very sad to hear of Les’ passing.
Thank you, Betsy, for the post about Les. Like many others, he worked so hard to matter to others, and I believe he did.
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