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This is the same exact cancer that took my beautiful wife Barbara this past June. She went almost exactly 9 months after the first symptoms presented themselves. She went through the surgery well, did well with the chemo, clean pet scan on 2/24/14. We all thought she’d be in the minority who got some mileage out of the disease.
Her last 3 months were a living hell and the disease takes a little out of the care givers and those who are close to the patient. My heart goes out to everyone who knew Doc.
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
This is the same exact cancer that took my beautiful wife Barbara this past June. She went almost exactly 9 months after the first symptoms presented themselves. She went through the surgery well, did well with the chemo, clean pet scan on 2/24/14. We all thought she’d be in the minority who got some mileage out of the disease.
Her last 3 months were a living hell and the disease takes a little out of the care givers and those who are close to the patient. My heart goes out to everyone who knew Doc.[/quote]
Deepest condolences to you as well, I’m very sorry to hear about your loss my dude.
Been around here long enough to see most of Doc’s posts. Sharp as a tack, but not a pretentious bone in his body.
My condolences to Push, Cortez, and Chush as well as the others who knew him outside of our little community.
Today is a little more dim, but memories serve to brighten such things.
My condolences to all who knew him. I never met him but he clearly left a mark on those that did.
My condolences to all of you dealing with this loss. He obviously meant a great deal to a great many people.
A few people on here comforted me when my friend died of cancer. He too decided to bear it in relative privacy and, I hope, dignity.
I cannot say I have lost my best friend, but I hope I can empathize without trivializing your loss. Deepest condolences to all those affected.
Here is the poem I read, multiple times, on the night of my friend’s death (by William Butler Yeats):
I heard the old, old men say,
“Everything alters,
and one by one we drop away.”
They had hands like claws, and their knees
were twisted like the old thorn trees
by the waters.
I heard the old, old men say,
“All that’s beautiful drifts away
like the waters.”
I was just this minute informed of the passing of Dr. Skeptix by my friend Forbes. I am genuinely saddened to learn of this tragic news. The man was a true intellectual and a joy to read and a challenge to bump foreheads with. My condolences to the family and you as well Push. Despite our irreconcilable differences, it is very painful to lose a close friend and I am sorry for you.
Sorry to hear of this - I always enjoyed reading his posts and he always contributed much knowledge to the forums.
Well I was not going to reply to posts today, but given the gravity of this information, I felt it important to pass alone my condolences to his family and friends.
May the peace and blessings of God be on you all. My the comfort of His grace shine upon you and may the man behind the Dr. Skeptix moniker be smiling down upon you all this and everyday.
My deepest and sincerest condolences for you all. Let us all be grateful for having our lives touched by this man, no matter how small the contact be, he always left and impression.
Particularly, to you Push and Varq who were touched more deeply than most.
Obviously I cannot do a lot for you guys, but you have my sympathy and prayers.
Did not expect to come back to this horrible news. We disagreed on many things but he was always a respectful and stunningly knowledgeable “adversary”.
Such a brilliant mind was taken way too soon! I think of him and miss him every single day. RIP, dear kind friend.
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I found out yesterday. I was texting Push merry xmas and his reply was, “I just found out a minute ago that my best friend died”… Tried to comfort him the best I could via text, but that’s just gotta suck. My heart goes out to all of you that knew him. I wish I were half as smart as you guys who knew him and looked up to him. Humbling… While I am saddened by the loss, there’s a selfish part of me that is also sad that I never got the chance to meet the Doc in person. As smh said up there, I don’t often feel sad for people I’ve never met. This is an exception. RIP doc.
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I kind of feel the same way. I always respected Doc’s posts but never really took the time to interact with him. My loss.
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Yeah, his posts commanded respect. I didn’t always agree with his positions but I never found a time where I thought it would be right to pick at his posts. It’s not because of how much other people on here respected and looked up to him - the individual posts themselves commanded respect
[quote]Mod Laurie wrote:
Such a brilliant mind was taken way too soon! I think of him and miss him every single day. RIP, dear kind friend. [/quote]
A brilliant mind, a generous heart, and a pure soul. He was truly one of a kind, and it is no exaggeration to say that the world is diminished by his passing.
I did not know him like some of you either, but my condolences. Life just sucks sometimes.
Wow! The man was brilliant, a true loss to the world.
I don’t have any words that could improve upon what has already been said. Doc was simply one of the best of us. Brilliant, witty, charming, gentlemanly, and gracious. He saw subjects in a way that none of us ever did, and wrote so well. His poetry - often wry and simply in response to another ordinary post - made us all look like children in awe of an adult’s wisdom and humor.
I talked with Doc alot, but never got to know him outside of correspondence. All I can say is that I am a better man for knowing him, even in the limited way that I did. For those of you that knew him personally, what a gift. What a gift.
I am deeply saddened. The day has grown darker. But, it won’t stay that way for long, because if Doc has any legacy in my mind, it is that he brought incredible light into this world.
For those who knew him personally, my deepest condolences. Push, especially, thoughts to you for the loss of your best friend. He was special, and even internet anonymity couldn’t mask his greatness.