# Colibri has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921 "2021-11-25T06:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/181 "2021-11-26T22:42:31Z")
I can’t really add to what everyone said above, but it was a sucker punch to the heart when I read this… Condolences to all. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/182 "2021-11-26T23:36:42Z")
Very sad news. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/183 "2021-11-27T04:05:09Z")
Well crap. I always thought of him as an expert and beloved teacher. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/184 "2021-11-27T05:00:52Z")
Oh No! Our bird expert! So sad. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/185 "2021-11-27T07:46:46Z")
Like many of us, I’ve been a member of online communities for a couple of decades. The most surprising to realize is just how real the vacancies the departed leave behind are. And so it is here, as much as Colibri was a valued member here, there is nothing I can add here that hasn’t already been said by others, yet his absence here will be profoundly felt by me. And I can’t really explain why that is, but it is. Godspeed, Colibri. May your new adventures exceed you wildest wishes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/186 "2021-11-27T13:38:25Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > May your new adventures exceed you wildest wishes.- After reading all 184 posts, yours is the one that made me cry… 😢 ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/187 "2021-11-27T13:53:18Z")
I’m very sad to hear this; he has been part of my sdmb experience since the very beginning. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/188 "2021-11-27T16:22:13Z")
**Colibri** lived the type of life that other men covet. RIP, George. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/189 "2021-11-27T17:57:02Z")
Oh, damn, I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/190 "2021-11-27T19:34:21Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > The STRI has added a news article about his passing. > [Ask George: Remembering George R. Angehr (1951-2021)](https://stri.si.edu/story/ask-george) > > 😢 Excellent article, thanks for sharing. I can’t help but think while reading it, “how the heck did he manage to find time to even post to, much less moderate, the SDMB?” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/191 "2021-11-27T20:30:42Z")
Very sorry to hear this. He was a good mod and a knowledgeable poster. Seems like a cool person as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/192 "2021-11-27T21:35:25Z")
There are many remarkable people on the SDMB. I knew some things about Colibri but not others, so I thank those who have posted articles and assorted attributes. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/193 "2021-11-27T21:49:59Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I can’t help but think while reading it, “how the heck did he manage to find time to even post to, much less moderate, the SDMB?” Naturalists have a lot of downtime, patiently sitting and waiting. Also, no mention of a partner or children, which probably frees up some time. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/194 "2021-11-27T23:49:43Z")
It wouldn’t even take a single hand’s fingers to count the Dopers I hold in as high esteem as I do **Colibri**. He’s a light lost far beyond our corner of the internet. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/195 "2021-11-28T00:21:00Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I can’t help but think while reading it, “how the heck did he manage to find time to even post to, much less moderate, the SDMB?” I thought the same thing. He was a force of nature. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/196 "2021-11-28T00:51:28Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Naturalists have a lot of downtime, patiently sitting and waiting. But in the middle of nowhere watching birds… do you have internet access? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/197 "2021-11-28T01:53:41Z")
RIP and fly high, Colibri. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/198 "2021-11-28T03:11:08Z")
Oh, man. Words just aren’t coming. Thanks for all your support, in several communities, Colibri. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/199 "2021-11-28T04:40:54Z")
So sad that our hummingbird has flown. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/200 "2021-11-28T16:13:20Z")
😢 I’m completely shocked…what a loss for his family, friends, and this board (and the little birds, too). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921.md?page=11)