Oh wow; I’m very sorry to read this. My condolences to his family and friends.
That’s how he was around here, too.
RIP MonkeyMensch. 
Condolences ** Monkeys Brother**.
My most sincere condolences, may the family be granted strength in this difficult time.
Yes, but he was the menshiest.
Joe, please pass our sincere condolences to the rest of Pat’s family.
I’m sorry for your loss, MonkeysBrother. Thank you for letting us know.
I can’t say why but his original thread about cancer really struck me and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve searched to see if he was still posting or had made any updates. He affected more people than he probably ever realized, even strangers halfway around the world.
RIP.
Thank you for letting us know, and my sincerest condolences to you and the family Joe.
RIP Pat.
Goodbye, my friend.
I may not have known him in real life, but he was a member of my monkeysphere, and his loss has real meaning for me. 
Sorry to see this and my condolences to you, MonkeyBrother.
MonkeysBrother, I’m so sorry for your loss…our condolences to you and your family…
I’m so very, very sorry - my deepest condolences.
Likewise. Peace to your family.
I enjoyed the time spent interacting w/ your brother here; he seemed a good, funny guy.
So sorry to hear that MonkeyMensch is gone. Godspeed indeed!
You may have read up on the loss of a sibling as one that isn’t always recognized by people who haven’t gone through it:
"Adult sibling bereavement is what psychologists call a disenfranchised loss, which means that society fails to classify our mourning as a legitimate loss. After all, when an adult sibling dies, he or she often leaves behind parents, a spouse, and even children—all of whom suffer a more socially recognized type of loss—while surviving adult siblings stand in the shadows, often feeling as if our grief is somehow unwarranted.”
What a wonderful tribute to your brother. We’ll all miss him. My most sincere condolences on your loss.
I wonder how many of us have plans to notify the Dope, in the event of our deaths.
My sister, the executrix of my will, has instructions on how to get in here and let you know what has happened. And a few Dopers know me IRL, so if I disappeared for a long period, they’s know how to find me.
Again, MonkeyBrother, I am sorry for your loss.
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts. I’m sure Pat/MonkeyMensch would be tickled that he’s remembered. He and I never discussed posting an obit here. But it was obvious to me that this community was important to him and that he’d have wanted you to know.
Thanks again.
Joe
P.S. And I’ll try to hold up his tradition with the occasional post.
Thank you for posting. I’m so sorry that MonkeyMensch has died. You have my deep condolences.
Please accept my heartfelt condolences for this loss. I didn’t really have much interaction with your brother until about 2 weeks ago when all of a sudden I had a lot of it.
He was instrumental in guiding me through an area of great expertise in his life. I had some questions and he was extremely helpful.
He posted several things into the thread that were unintelligible runs of letters and I and other people made light of it. I now feel pretty bad about that because I suspect that he was incapable of controlling what he was doing with his hands at that moment.
There’s a lesson in here somewhere.
I sent him a private message asking him if he was able to give me some more advice and he never replied.
He seemed like a good smart kind fellow and I’m sorry I did not get to know him a little bit better.
Thank you for letting us know. I will miss him. My condolences to you and your family.