RIP: Nashville Alt-Weekly Editor Jim Ridley

His pitch to the paper in 1989 included the line: 'Gene Shalit is a disease, and we are the cure.'

JimRidleyPicFormer Nashville Scene managing editor Jack Silverman has shared some sad news. His colleague Jim Ridley, the paper’s editor, who lost consciousness and collapsed at the alt-weekly on March 28, has passed away. Ridley was 50.

A photo at the top of Silverman’s touching obituary is a reminder of how precious life is. It’s from his recent February wedding and shows him standing happily with Ridley. Silverman also reminds how his pal got going in earnest professionally while still a teenager:

At 13, Ridley started contributing reviews to The Tennessean’s book page.

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