(CNN) A constant, poetic and fierce love of immigrants and refugees marked chef, writer and storyteller Anthony Bourdain's life, now tragically ended at the age of 61. I first encountered Bourdain's scorching, irreverent voice in his 1999 article in The New Yorker, " Don't Eat Before Reading This. " In his 2014 essay " Under the Volcano " he wrote, "We love Mexican people -- as we sure employ a lot of them. While he was critical of Trump's policies, Bourdain wanted to know and understand Trump supporters. Anthony Bourdain fought for those who persisted, who persevered, those who took on powers greater than themselves, those who at any moment might be crushed by the weight of life.

Source: CNN June 08, 2018 21:00 UTC