Click the photo to the left for a short essay about someone you almost certainly never heard of.

And never likely will again.  It is worth the 20-30  minutes of reading time.

If he is an unsung hero, then song seems an appropriate response.  You will recognize, hopefully, someone you know when you read about Raymond.  Probably good to let them hear the song sooner, rather than later.

Just one more of the many reasons our site checks in on those Radio Lab folks: inspiration.