The right way to remember Jim Watson is to remember him honestly. He was a central figure in one the 20th century's most impactful scientific discoveries, in the creation of modern molecular biology, in the beginning of the genomics era, and (less notably) to shaping the structures of contemporary academic departments and institutions. His actions with respect to Rosalind Franklin are certainly not beyond reproach, but the reduction of him in many peoples' minds to someone who stole her discovery is unfair and does little service to the truth. He could be charming and insightful in person, but also quick to demean people around him for seemingly no other reason than that he could. He spoke out frequently against unscientific thinking, yet also frequently said things that were unambiguously - and it often seemed intentionally - sexist, racist and anti-Semitic. The talk I saw him give at Berkeley 20 ish years ago, while perhaps designed primarily to provoke, was a masterclass in how to undermine your own reputation as a person and a thinkier. His demise was sad, but also self-inflicted in a way that someone as smart as he thought he was should have known to avoid. I know many won't mourn him - and that is fine - but I will because I think he and his generation of scientists made science a more interesting - if not always a better - place.