Not a bad summary of Hitch by the SMH, for those who have no idea who he was.

www.smh.com.au/world/the-hitchens-ethos--provocative-militant--and-always-humanist-20111217-1ozqe.html

Personally, I feel Hitchens is up there with Attenborough as somebody this world can least afford to loose..

His grasp of language, spoken and written also created a very interesting chronicle of his premature demise, with some very good perspectives that the average cancer sufferer just cannot provide. With no delusion of an afterlife he faced oblivion with courage, honesty, and dignity..

There is a collection of obituaries over at; http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644246-christopher-hitchens-obituaries