This is a poignant, plaintive tweet that will surely be heard around the world.

Dave Winer grabbed my attention with his tweet:
RT @davewiner "My dad didn't wake up this morning.."

That took me to the twitter page of YoungBillyMays

His tweet was a little longer, a bit more poignant.

"My dad didn't wake up this morning.. I'm sure you'll all hear about it. It hasn't yet hit me but it's about to."

So I ask myself, "who is this guy Billy...