[piasa]

He was an open, caring, honest man with a great sense of humor who was beloved by his friends and family."

So beloved his brother hadn't spoken to him in over 20 years.

[CutePuppy]

So beloved his brother hadn't spoken to him in over 20 years.

We can choose or lose our friends and associates, we can't choose our relatives.

We don't know his brother, but if they were estranged from each other for so long, neither did he know Bruce Ivins that his colleagues knew.