But I had the pleasure of talking with him several times and, briefly, I attended a writing class he taught at the UNM Honors Department. I was only slightly acquainted with Tony Hillerman - I began attending the University of New Mexico, and working at UNM’s newspaper, the Daily Lobo, the year after he all but officially stepped away from the journalism department to dedicate himself full-time to writing. I was saddened this morning to learn that mystery novelist - and fellow New Mexican and University of New Mexico Lobo - Tony Hillerman died of pulmonary failure this past Sunday at age 83.
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