Jerry Pournelle (August 7, 1933 - September 8, 2017)

  Jerry Pournelle has passed away at age 84. I suspect there was a lot we would not have agreed on, but one thing I think we could have, is that, The Mote in God's Eye , was a great read. 

from The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website
http://www.sfwa.org/2017/09/memoriam-jerry-pournelle/