Augustus Owsley Stanley III, aka Owsley Stanley, the 'Acid King' (acid as in LSD) or 'Chemist to the stars' in the 1960s and beyond, died in an auto accident in Australia on 14 March 2011. He was 76.
Here is a 1969 picture of Stanley with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, one of Stanley's early beneficiaries of his chemical skills. Stanley also was one the Dead's early financial supporters. The picture is from a New York Times story.
Here is a great piece by Emily Green about journalist Charles Perry's recollections of Stanley.
The last trip is the longest. Rest in peace, Owsley.
"What a long, strange trip it's been." -- Truckin', by the Grateful Dead
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