Love's work -- not the least of which included collaborating with Jim Henson to create and build both Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus -- is the kind of behind-the-scenes effort that subtly, almost secretly, makes the world a better place to live.
The New York Times obituary says virtually everything you need to know, but we won't discourage you from reading more about him elsewhere.
However this excellent quotation from Caroll Spinney, the man who performs as both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, says much about Kermit Love, and makes The Typing Monkey like him even more: "He looked very much like Santa Claus but was a little bit more like the Grinch."
