Ken Kesey, legendary writer of many acclaimed works of fiction, died on November 10, 2001, at the age of 66. Kesey was born in 1935 in La Junta, Colorado. He was an avid reader as a child and this passion followed him throughout his life, as evidenced by his books One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. These works and his other compositions, including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and his poetry, earned Kesey widespread recognition and admiration, earning him numerous honorary doctorates and awards. Kesey was an active participant in the hippie culture, and was a vocal advocate for social reform and civil rights, even writing on the issues from time to time. Kesey combined humor, insight, and surrealism to create a trove of literary works that remain popular to this day. May he rest in peace.