# Anyone seen Ronald C. Semone lately? \[Edited: Apparently passed away in October\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164 "2012-07-23T20:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/1 "2012-07-23T20:21:02Z")
His last post was last October. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/2 "2012-07-23T21:00:50Z")
[I suspect he won’t be coming back](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-c-semone&pid=154470616).☹ Could be coincidental, but some of the stuff in his posts jibes with his bio in his obit. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/3 "2012-07-23T22:43:43Z")
Well, S\*\*t. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/4 "2012-07-23T23:50:31Z")
I think this is better suited to MPSIMS than ATMB. I have also edited the title to indicate the apparent bad news. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/5 "2012-07-24T05:43:39Z")
Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/6 "2012-07-24T18:00:48Z")
That’s a shame. I’ll update the In Memoriam thread soon. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/7 "2012-07-24T19:27:35Z")
I think we need to add another name to the list, too: [Gail](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php), who had been suffering from cancer for quite a while. I couldn’t find a public death notice for her, but her facebook page has a mention of her service (this past December). She’s in the Straight Dopers facebook group if anyone wants to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/8 "2012-07-24T19:37:52Z")
And, also on the subject, there was a poster with the ironic name of [hope](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=1425054&postcount=44), who died with a handful of posts some years ago. So far, she was the first confirmed death at the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/9 "2012-07-24T23:35:54Z")
**[chowder](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)** went missing a couple of years ago. Though not especially ‘old’, he was in his late-60s. He disappeared without any warning, and seemed active and happy posting here. Given his age and the suddenness of his disappearance, I fear he’s ‘missing and presumed dead’. **Really Not All That Bright** started a [thread in ATMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577752) eight months after **chowder** ’s last post. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/10 "2012-07-25T02:26:24Z")
I am sad to hear that Ronald C. Semone has apparently passed on. He seemed like an interesting fellow. I guess it’s better to know what happened than to wonder. It’s sad that there are many posters who just stop posting and we’ll never know if they’re ok or not. I’ve wondered for a while now whatever happened to [3acresandatruck](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php), mostly because he had mentioned having heart disease. Hope he’s ok and just got bored with this site. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/11 "2012-07-25T02:30:46Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > I am sad to hear that Ronald C. Semone has apparently passed on. He seemed like an interesting fellow. > I guess it’s better to know what happened than to wonder. It’s sad that there are many posters who just stop posting and we’ll never know if they’re ok or not. > I’ve wondered for a while now whatever happened to [3acresandatruck](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php), mostly because he had mentioned having heart disease. Hope he’s ok and just got bored with this site. He’s **3acres** over at GiraffeBoards. His last activity here was the day after registering there. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-ronald-c-semone-lately-edited-apparently-passed-away-in-october/629164/12 "2012-07-25T03:34:56Z")
Good to know. It’s always concerning when someone who has a health problem suddenly stops posting, but I’m glad in that case at least everything’s ok.