I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, but I feel like UrbanOhio.com is the most fitting forum for me to say something about a friend who has passed.  On Monday Sep 4th, Cincinnati and OTR lost a resident, neighbor, supporter and dedicated urbanist in Tony Gulden.  Tony, a former co-worker and someone I am proud to call a friend, lost his battle with cancer.   I met Tony about 5 years ago and the first thing that I knew about him is that he was a proud Pendleton resident who had very strong feelings about the resurgence of downtown/OTR and was passionate about the cause.   Being a fairly new resident to Cincinnati when I met Tony, he was the one that got me interested in the revitalization that was taking place in the city and I have always greatly respected that he put his mortagage, sweat, and money where his mouth was...in OTR.  Truth be told, if it weren't for the many conversations I had with Tony about urban living, development and all things Cincinnati - where his passion and enthusiam were so infectious - I may never have felt the way I do about this city and just considered myself an outsider passing through.  However I was fortunate enough to have had those conversations and as a result, I found myself becoming a much more passionate supporter and resident of Cincinnati.  I am not a religious person, but I offer my thoughts and prayers for Tony and his family in this difficult time and I hope that whatever god exists has has a special Italianate rowhouse set aside for Tony in the sky.   

 

 

 

"I'm not sure if this is the place to post this,"

 

Rest assured, it is the place. My condolences to you, and to Tony's loved ones.

What MayDay said.  Thank you for sharing and I hope it helps with the healing.

 

What a touching story.  My prayers.