Dean Barnett was about as unlikely a radio show host as you could imagine.  His incredibly thick Boston accent earned him the nickname “Chowder.”  And yet, when he took over the microphone from folks like Hugh Hewitt, you couldn’t help but overlook the accent because Dean was so smart and so likable. 

Dean passed away yesterday at the age of 41 after a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis.   I had the pleasure of meeting Dean a few years back at a dinner for GodblogCon sponsors and speakers.  A strange place to encounter Dean, a Jew.  But boy if he didn’t fit right in among noted evangelical leaders.  Dean was the kind of guy who would fit in pretty much anywhere. I sat across from Dean at dinner and we talked politics all night.  He was an early Romney supporter.  I was backing Fred Thompson.  But we were both after the same thing: an authentically conservative Republican presidential candidate. 

Please join me in praying for the comfort of Dean’s family and friends.  He will be missed by all who knew him.

Hugh Hewitt’s tribute to Dean’s life can be found here.

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