# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**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 16, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/81 "2023-11-16T11:00:32Z")
[We have only just learned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-a-posting-archive/993132) that long time member **ioioio** passed away shortly before the Covid pandemic. ---
**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 31, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/82 "2023-12-31T00:34:34Z")
**Equipoise** (aka Vickie), long time member and wife of **gaffa** (aka Chris), has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundraiser-for-vickie-aka-equipoise-posted-with-permission/981183/23). ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/83 "2024-04-10T02:53:39Z")
Long time member **Onomatopoeia** has [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-onomatopoeia/1000033). ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/84 "2024-05-17T16:02:01Z")
Former doper **Zappo** (Sal Darigo) [passed away](https://www.lifecelebration.com/obituary/salvatore-darigo-jr) on May 10th. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/85 "2025-10-11T02:04:26Z")
Long time poster **TriPolar** (Ed) passed [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tripolar-has-died/1023863) away at home on June 22, 2025 ---
**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:** [October 21, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/86 "2025-10-21T13:00:25Z")
Long time member **Nawth\_Chucka** (Tamara) [passed away](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-wayne-in/tamara-baran-12550988) on September 29, 2025. ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/87 "2025-11-27T17:34:13Z")
I am unable to confirm, but it has been reported on Facebook that former member (last active here in 2014) [EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ/summary) (Jesse Garcia) has passed away. If anyone has more information or can confirm, please let us know. (ETA: This has been confirmed) ---
**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 11, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/88 "2026-02-11T21:22:25Z")
Long time member **Sunny\_Daze** [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunny-daze-passed-away/1027593) on February 8, 2026. ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/89 "2026-02-12T20:36:07Z")
Former poster **Balle\_M** passed away in January, 2026. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/90 "2026-06-11T07:26:06Z")
Long time member **BMalion** [passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmalion-has-died/1030815) on June 10, 2026. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917/91 "2026-09-30T18:16:58Z")
We have only just learned that long time member **Athena** passed away in October of 2025. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917.md?page=4)