# Jonathan\_Chance, RIP 2020-11-12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264 "2020-10-30T03:41:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/41 "2020-10-30T14:22:16Z")
Real sucky news. What I heard was 5-7 days. Oh shit. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/42 "2020-10-30T14:56:07Z")
Can this year just stop for a while? Sorry to hear this, he’s one of the good ones. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/43 "2020-10-30T16:27:12Z")
Oh no. My heart aches for him and his family. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/44 "2020-10-30T16:29:21Z")
Good luck **JC**. You were one of our best. I never had the pleasure of meeting you in real life. IMO @Dr_Paprika said it best: > [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I hope he recovers and is coping as well as could be expected. I hope he is comfortable, his care is excellent, and his family is supportive. His friends at the Dope care deeply about his well-being. He is an excellent moderator. I suspect this is because he is an excellent person. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/45 "2020-10-30T16:37:30Z")
I am so sorry to hear this. What terrible news. I hope he is comfortable and has family near. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/46 "2020-10-30T17:04:19Z")
My God, I’m so sorry to hear this. I missed the original thread. Reading it now, I see that **Maggie\_the\_Ocelot** posted in that thread as well. 😥 Cancer sucks. All my best to JC/Nate and his family. P.S. I always liked his title: Domo Arigato Mister Moderato. Thank you very much indeed, JC. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/47 "2020-10-30T17:06:51Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I don’t even know what to hope. Hope that he has what is best for him. Whether that’s a recovery or a peaceful passing, hope for what is best for Nate. I am saddened by this news, but his memory will live on here regardless of whether his passing is tomorrow or 50 years from now. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/48 "2020-10-30T17:24:38Z")
I know, but we can always hope, eh? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/49 "2020-10-30T17:27:45Z")
Terrible news. It has always seemed to me that he has the best interests of the Dope at heart. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/50 "2020-10-30T18:09:06Z")
This is terrible. ☹ Praying for a miracle. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/51 "2020-10-30T18:24:25Z")
Aw man ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/52 "2020-10-30T18:38:23Z")
This really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/53 "2020-10-30T18:42:09Z")
I heard this morning, and am still struggling to process the news. JC is a great guy, both as a modding teammate and as a person. My heart goes out to him and to his family. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/54 "2020-10-30T18:52:32Z")
Bad news comes so often that it’s numbing but this still really hurts. So sorry for his family. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/55 "2020-10-30T19:06:38Z")
i hope for peaceful and painless. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/56 "2020-10-30T19:26:46Z")
Fuck. ☹ I’m saddened by this news. Best of everything to you, J. C. and to your family. 2020 sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/57 "2020-10-30T20:00:58Z")
JC, I am so very sorry for this turn of events. A lot of is have complained about 2020… but Hell on a Pitchfork, we never wanted to see this happen to any of us, let alone you… ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/58 "2020-10-30T20:04:00Z")
The SBMB staff and I heard the news about Jonathan\_Chance, known to us as Nate, with great sadness. This has been one rough year - first Jenny (TubaDiva) and now Nate, who has been a mainstay of the board for a long time. I’ve been in touch with a friend of Nate’s who is on her way to see him and will post more information when I have it. In the meantime I’ve asked her to pass along our best wishes and to tell him we’re thinking of him - she said she would. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/59 "2020-10-30T20:11:54Z")
**Tamerlane** ’s post above sums up my exact feelings about this. Much strength for his family in this time. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264/60 "2020-10-30T20:22:24Z")
There are words that describe my feelings perfectly, but none that won’t draw the ire of the mods. Suffice it to say that whatever happens, I hope Nate is comfortable and in the best of care. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-rip-2020-11-12/924264.md?page=4)