# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 64
**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… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917)._