# In Memoriam **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** sdmb\_rules-and-notes\ **Created:** [March 18, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917 "2009-03-18T18:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/61 "2017-08-17T01:44:25Z")
[**Zoe**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) [long time poster and wife of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833376) [**Zeldar**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/62 "2017-12-06T21:34:38Z")
[Frank](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php), formerly known as **This Year’s Model** and a former moderator passed away after a fight with [lung cancer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=811017). Announced [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=841831). ETA: > [@Frank (This Year's Model) has left us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-this-years-model-has-left-us/801666): > > I heard from our old friend bibliophage this afternoon. Frank, Doper and former Moderator, lost his battle with lung cancer over the summer. Frank was always a very private person and so perhaps chose not to share so much, though he did tell us when he was starting chemo. Apparently it did not last very long. He was a devoted member of The Teeming Millions, going all the way back to 2002 when he first joined us. It didn’t take long for him to become one of our moderators. He served until… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/63 "2018-02-21T04:23:59Z")
[Chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) long time poster passed in the [beginning of the new year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=846673&highlight=chacoguy) ETA: > [@chacoguy has passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chacoguy-has-passed/806345): > > It has been reported on giraffeboards that SDMB user chacoguy has passed. I have been unable to confirm his passing, but if we get more information I will update this thread and the thread title. Edit: This has been confirmed in the newspaper article referenced in post #2 of this thread. Also according to the folks over at giraffeboards, a gofundme has been set up (by his daughter?) to raise money for his final expenses. The giraffeboards thread where this was reported is here: My condole… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/64 "2018-07-27T17:11:11Z")
MonkeyMensch has passed away: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=858971&styleid=12](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=858971&styleid=12) ETA: > [@Godspeed, MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-monkeymensch/818184): > > My brother Pat, known hereabouts as MonkeyMensch, died earlier today. He had glioblastoma multiforme\*. As he pointed out, if you get to choose which cancer you’re going to get, this is NOT the one to pick. I know he really enjoyed the time he spent reading and contributing to the SDMB. He’s the reason I was a long time lurker here. In real life Pat was smart, and funny, and inquisitive, and knowledgable, and fun to be around. He will be missed by me and my siblings and, I suspect, by anyone th… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/65 "2018-07-27T17:11:57Z")
Buddha\_David has passed: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859382](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859382) ETA: > [@R.I.P. buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-buddha_david/818587): > > I am buddha\_david’s brother, and I have sad news to share. He passed away two weeks ago, less than one month before his 51st birthday. He had been sharing his ordeal with you in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=850351). The side effects to his breathing that he described in his last post to this thread unfortunately got worse, to the point that he couldn’t sit up in his bed without taking several minutes to catch his breath. When he had his appointment with his oncologist on June 20, his blood oxygen level was so low th… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/66 "2018-12-03T02:10:12Z")
Long time member and 99er **[rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)** [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21354394#post21354394). ETA: > [@Long time member, infrequent poster rjk has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-time-member-infrequent-poster-rjk-has-died/824755): > > I don’t know how many people here will know him, but he did post here. We met on this board in 2000, at the first Vegas Dopefest. He embodied much of what is good on this board - intelligent, a wide variety of interests, and a twisted sense of humor. But especially, a great, accepting, and kind heart. Thank you to Cecil Adams and this board for bringing us together - he was the best thing in my life. The 18 years I had with him are by far the best years of my life. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/67 "2018-12-22T20:43:06Z")
Former Doper [Runadoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?do=getinfo), mother of Posyn, passed away in October. Condolences to Posyn and her family and all those who mourn. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/68 "2019-09-14T00:40:23Z")
Long time member Maggie the Ocelot has [passed away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21858236#post21858236) > [@Ask the woman with stage 4 colon cancer! \[update - Maggie has passed away\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-stage-4-colon-cancer-update-maggie-has-passed-away/731509/163): > > RIP, she has passed away: ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/69 "2020-02-24T20:24:20Z")
Long time member **kopek** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22155856&postcount=272). > [@Doper Kopek (has passed)(Ruble in the MMP) edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-kopek-has-passed-ruble-in-the-mmp-edited-title/847595): > > This is Mrs. Kopek (Ruble in the MMP) with some serious news. I don’t usually post on these boards (except in the celebrity death pools) but I wanted to let you know that Kopek is in the cardiac intensive care unit in critical condition. I can’t go through the whole story right now, but he had an as-yet undetermined cardiac incident around 3:30 this morning and the paramedics and ER doctors had a hard time restarting his heart and breathing (numerous times). He is currently fully sedated, plu… ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/70 "2020-07-03T15:12:11Z")
Our admin TubaDiva has passed away. ATMB thread: > [@TubaDiva gone? \[Update: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-gone/914124/34): > > This is the most shocking news since OpalCat’s passing. These founding members will always be remembered fondly! MPSIMS thread: > [@TubaDiva has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121): > > I just got word from a friend who knows her from the Atlanta juggling community that Our Humble TubaDiva passed away, I believe yesterday. No details known as yet. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/71 "2020-09-05T12:07:22Z")
Long time member **jz78817** has [died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updated-title-sad-news-doper-jz78817-has-died/919834). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/72 "2020-11-13T05:58:14Z")
Moderator **Jonathan Chance** , aka **Nate Wooley** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264). ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/73 "2020-11-24T03:40:37Z")
Long time member **txobbin** has [passed away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longtime-doper-txobbin-diagnosed-with-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-rip-updated/847204) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/74 "2020-12-28T18:23:22Z")
Long time member **Supervenusfreak** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-supervenusfreak/929064). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/75 "2021-11-26T02:35:52Z")
Long time member and moderator **Colibri** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-has-died/954921). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/76 "2022-05-22T23:06:59Z")
Long time member **dropzone** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly/964904). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/77 "2023-03-18T04:27:33Z")
Long time member **Guinastasia** [has passed away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-has-passed-away/981310) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/78 "2023-03-21T20:25:34Z")
This did not happen recently, but we only just learned that former mod **samclem** [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-samclem-former-mod-december-18-2021/981459) in December of 2021. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/79 "2023-06-19T13:39:41Z")
Long time member **Morgyn** lost her battle to pancreatic cancer. > [@Morgyn's Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer (Has Died on 06-18-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgyns-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-has-died-on-06-18-23/983179/51): > > It is with great sadness that I announce Morgan’s passing on 6/18/2023. Another friend and I were lucky enough to be with and holding her hands during her last breaths. Rest in peace, my love. I miss you already. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/80 "2023-11-02T11:06:01Z")
Long time member **Helena330** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helena-has-passed-on/992439). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917.md?page=5)