Mortal Moroni

Editor’s note: Evan Sacks met DK at Franklin & Marshall College in the 1980s.

Dave – I’m thinking about fond memories from younger days. You are one-of-a-kind, a genuine original, who made an impact on everyone you came across. I always considered you among the very few who treasured every breath of life and lived to the fullest in a way the rest of us can only envy. Even though we haven’t seen each other in some time I think of you often — especially when instructing my kids to put on an “extigular” — and want you to know I consider you a model of a man, intelligent, centered, confident, and with a contagious vibrancy, zest and style that will always survive in the people who were lucky enough to meet you. Through tears, I’m wishing you comfort and peace, and safe travels in the great journey ahead. Freak on, DK.

Since launching The Deacon of Freakin’ Facebook page on October 29th, we’ve gathered a ton of great photos and some compelling stories, as well.

Without a doubt, Facebook is a great place for timely updates and community interaction.

This site, on the other hand, will become a more permanent digital archive for all things Deacon of Freakin’. To use academic language, MortalMoroni.com is the more authoritative text.

I plan to highlight DK’s writings here, his lectures and Road Logs. I also want your DK-inspired writings and artwork on display here. For instance, I’m cooking up a DK-inspired fictional character who travels around the U.S. in his Mexican-bought Jetta.

FYI, Jetta’s bought and sold in Mexico are a more rugged variety built to better endure the rough roads and potholes of Mexico.

The Mortal Moroni is a desert-dwelling environmental ethicist in the tradition of Ed Abbey. He affirms life, and here we do the same.