# Farewell, peeker! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953 "2014-09-30T11:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/21 "2014-10-01T18:05:30Z")
Very sad, after hanging around in the peanut gallery threads he persuaded ( berated, abused) me into playing, and as many have said, he was fun to play with, if occasionally a little incomprehensible. RIP and condolences to his loved ones. ---
**Author:** ![gnarlycharlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@gnarlycharlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarlycharlie)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/22 "2014-10-02T12:11:05Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Oh no. > > Way back when, during a game, **peeker** made an offhanded reference during night-time that he had to get to Nordstrom and Brooks Brothers. I made some kind of joke about ho ho, look at the fancy man, and he said give me your address, I’ll get you some ties, too. And I said that’s really nice, but get out of here. > > So he PMed me and said, and I quote, because I still have it: > > Three days later I get not one but two of the nicest ties I’ve ever owned in the mail. He had no way of knowing this - he didn’t know me from a total stranger and his justification was “you seemed young” or something - but I was a public defender for an extremely stingy county at the time, so 1. these were things I could use and 2. these were things I wasn’t buying myself. They’re still my favorites. Every time somebody compliments me on the purple one, especially, which happens all the time, I tell them the whole story. Think about it all the time. > > Someday somebody’s just going to get some ties in the mail. Rest in peace. great story! he was really a nice guy. personally, i enjoyed how he called me ‘Charles.’ more dignified perhaps? > [@Mahaloth](#): > > If you are curious about his name, I asked him in 2010 and got this response. his name was **Philip**. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Anyone have a link to an obituary or any “real world” information? I’d appreciate it. PM it to me if you like. nope. but i do have a screenshot from **Total Lost/Ulla** of his ex-wife making the announcement. maybe you can ask **Ulla**. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/23 "2014-10-02T22:32:49Z")
> [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > his name was **Philip**. I meant his username, but thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/24 "2014-10-03T13:31:41Z")
Aw, that bites. ☹ I remember **peekercpa** - we had a chess game here on the Dope one time. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/25 "2014-10-03T15:06:28Z")
RIP **Peek** Woot the fucking woot. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/26 "2014-10-04T15:05:56Z")
I hope it is OK to ask, but is Philip Kurtz our dear peeker? I found an obit. for this gentleman and it does appear to match my memory of peeker. If so, only 54 years old. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/27 "2014-10-04T15:27:30Z")
I didn’t vote for him. RIP, **peeker**! ---
**Author:** ![gnarlycharlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@gnarlycharlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarlycharlie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/28 "2014-10-06T13:08:44Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I hope it is OK to ask, but is Philip Kurtz our dear peeker? I found an obit. for this gentleman and it does appear to match my memory of peeker. If so, only 54 years old. ☹ that is peeker. do you have a link to the obit? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/29 "2014-10-06T14:46:53Z")
> [@gnarlycharlie](#): > > that is peeker. do you have a link to the obit? [Sure. It’s a great picture. His proper first name was Thomas, but looks like he went by Philip.](http://www.porterloring.com/sitemaker/sites/Porter1/obit.cgi?user=1427988Kurtz) ---
**Author:** ![gnarlycharlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@gnarlycharlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarlycharlie)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/30 "2014-10-12T13:20:58Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Sure. It’s a great picture. His proper first name was Thomas, but looks like he went by Philip.](http://www.porterloring.com/sitemaker/sites/Porter1/obit.cgi?user=1427988Kurtz) yes. hence, peeker (phi-kur). ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/31 "2014-10-12T23:12:02Z")
When I played my first game of Mafia, **peeker** sent me a PM warning me and asking if I was really, really sure I could handle the abuse. I told him I was. I appreciated his concern for a newbie, and that Mafia game still brings back fond memories. He was definitely a nice guy and will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/32 "2014-10-13T16:47:00Z")
The older I get, the more I realize it’s the _weird_ people that make life worth living. In this case, I write “weird” with all due reverence. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953/33 "2014-11-14T04:32:23Z")
Been on hiatus, and just found this out tonight with our poker group…damn. Thanks for sharing the story, Mahaloth…that’s our guy. Thoughts and prayers to Peeker and Family. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-peeker/699953.md?page=1)