# Colibri has died
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921
**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:** 6
### Author:  [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/101 "2021-11-25T18:19:00Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#):
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> R.I.P. Dr. George R. Angehr
What a lovely photo. Very sad news.
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### Author:  [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/102 "2021-11-25T18:26:01Z")
I’ve been posting here for roughly 20 years and Colibri was a fixture. It’s a testament to him that so many people will miss him.
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### Author:  [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/103 "2021-11-25T18:26:56Z")
Aww crap. I’m no 99’er but I’ve been here a long time, and **Colibri** was always a fixture. I really liked his posts, especially when I got to learn a bit about little differences between the US and Panama. His level moderation will be (and already was) missed.
RIP, **Colibri**.
ETA: I swear I wasn’t copying **Odesio** intentionally
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### Author:  [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/104 "2021-11-25T18:29:51Z")
Terrible news and a shock.
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### Author:  [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/105 "2021-11-25T18:32:41Z")
Very bummed to hear this, always appreciated the wide repository of bird knowledge he brought to the board. I previously considered his final posts to be the light-hearted gaffes of an elderly man, but now I view them in a much darker tone.
My condolences to his family and friends.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/106 "2021-11-25T18:36:49Z")
Well, that’s a real bummer. Condolences to family and friends and us.
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### Author:  [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/107 "2021-11-25T18:42:48Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#):
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> Aww crap. I’m no 99’er but I’ve been here a long time, and **Colibri** was always a fixture. I really liked his posts, especially when I got to learn a bit about little differences between the US and Panama. His level moderation will be (and already was) missed.
I’m almost positive someone referred to Colibri as a fixture long before I did in this thread. How else to describe someone who has been an active member for a couple of decades?
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/108 "2021-11-25T18:54:43Z")
Very sad news. Condolences to all his friends and family. ☹
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/109 "2021-11-25T19:15:30Z")
> [@alovem](#):
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> In this thread
> [Delayed sunrise in Panama - #31 by ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delayed-sunrise-in-panama/954649/31)
> he said he was taking medication.
Yeah, that was what got me worried. He said that all the sleep from the meds had his days and nights mixed up. That’s why I thought he might not be doing so good.
His absence I just assumed was more a family or personal matter, but this is what got me worried he was sick. But, while worried, I didn’t think of this.
I couldn’t stop thinking about him as I was going to sleep last night. He will definitely be missed.
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### Author:  [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/110 "2021-11-25T19:21:26Z")
I can’t say anything that others haven’t posted more eloquently but I join my grief with theirs.
> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> On a more selfish level, I wonder if this (along with TubaDiva’s passing) really might signify something like the end for the Doper community as we know it.
There are more than 100 posts in this thread, and probably almost that many individuals. I see it as a huge community gathering for someone and on something that is meaningful for a great number of people. I believe that will be true for a long time to come.
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### Author:  [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/111 "2021-11-25T19:24:35Z")
Ugh. I’ve been a little concerned by his long absence but I had rather hoped he was just very busy with work. One of my favorite posters - I had always had the vague notion that one day I might make it down to Central America on vacation and get him to sign his [field guide](https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Panama-Field-Tropical-Publications/dp/0801476747/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1637867804&refinements=p_27%3AGeorge+Angehr&s=books&sr=1-1) in person. Such a loss.
RIP and peace to his family and friends.
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/112 "2021-11-25T19:25:15Z")
Damn! That’s terrible news. RIP **Colibri**.
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### Author:  [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/113 "2021-11-25T19:35:41Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> There are more than 100 posts in this thread, and probably almost that many individuals. I see it as a huge community gathering for someone and on something that is meaningful for a great number of people. I believe that will be true for a long time to come.
Excellent point, and well said, Harpo.
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### Author:  [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/114 "2021-11-25T19:42:51Z")
Damn.
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/115 "2021-11-25T20:02:04Z")
I did not know him well, but you couldn’t be a Doper and not know something of Colibri. His special thread ran all through this woven tapestry of this place. I will miss him.
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/116 "2021-11-25T20:08:41Z")
I always enjoyed reading his posts.
Very sad news. May his family and loved ones find comfort for their loss.
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### Author:  [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/117 "2021-11-25T20:09:20Z")
Wow. Sorry to hear this. He was a great contributor to these forums.
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### Author:  [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/118 "2021-11-25T20:11:52Z")
Sad news. RIP and condolences.
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### Author:  [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/119 "2021-11-25T20:14:27Z")
I had to read the title twice to believe my eyes. RIP good sir.
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### Author:  [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921/120 "2021-11-25T20:20:52Z")
Terrible news. He was one of my favorite regular posters.
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