"Jerry Weinberg's Last Worry" is a tribute essay published by james-bach on his blog Satisfice.com following gerald-weinberg's death in gerald-weinberg-death-2018. It is one of the most significant primary sources for understanding the mentorship relationship between the two men and for capturing something of Weinberg's character in his final years.
The piece describes a conversation between Bach and Weinberg near the end of Weinberg's life, in which Weinberg expressed concern about whether his life's work—his ideas, his students, his community—would endure. Bach's response, and his account of the conversation, illuminate the depth of their relationship and the texture of Weinberg's thinking about legacy, contribution, and mortality. Bach reiterates in the piece his statement that Weinberg was "his teacher more than any other single person."
As a primary source, the essay provides details about Weinberg's final period, the nature of his influence on the testing community, and the emotional texture of the community he built. It should be read alongside infoq-weinberg-obituary-2018 for formal career coverage and alongside gift-of-time-2008 for a broader picture of how his community understood his significance while he was still alive.