# RIP Autolycus **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [November 5, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014 "2012-11-05T23:13:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 6
### Author: ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/101 "2012-11-06T05:15:07Z")
I didn’t know him all that well, but I’ll miss him. There will be an unfilled space on the board. For those who knew him well and loved him, I’m sorry for your loss. ---
### Author: ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/102 "2012-11-06T05:15:39Z")
I sat next to him at a dopefest in Orlando. He was the life of the party. He will be missed. ---
### Author: ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/103 "2012-11-06T05:32:10Z")
This is so horribly sad. My heart goes out to all his friends and family. ☹ ---
### Author: ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/104 "2012-11-06T05:33:39Z")
What horrible news. ☹ My thoughts are with his friends and family. ---
### Author: ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/105 "2012-11-06T05:33:56Z")
> [@Hokkaido\_Brit](#): > > I think I found his Facebook but there’s nothing from his friends at all. Is he in Japan or the US right now? He was in Japan at the time, AFAIK. There are some condolence posts on his page starting about 7 hours ago. ---
### Author: ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/106 "2012-11-06T05:55:38Z")
Damn it. This shouldn’t happen. My condolences to his family and friends. ---
### Author: ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/107 "2012-11-06T06:02:53Z")
I always enjoyed his posts. My condolences to his friends and family. ---
### Author: ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/108 "2012-11-06T06:04:24Z")
Wow. I didn’t think my day could be any more depressing. This sucks. ---
### Author: ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/109 "2012-11-06T06:14:02Z")
My condolences to his friends and family, ---
### Author: ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/110 "2012-11-06T06:21:19Z")
This is very sad. Sorry if I missed this above somewhere, but I just checked his user profile and saw he last signed in about 14 hours ago. He was 28 years old. RIP. ☹ ---
### Author: ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/111 "2012-11-06T06:40:20Z")
☹ Rest In Peace. ---
### Author: ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/112 "2012-11-06T06:40:39Z")
What an awful shock… praying for his loved ones. ---
### Author: ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/113 "2012-11-06T06:48:07Z")
We’ll miss you **Auto**! ---
### Author: ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/114 "2012-11-06T07:10:28Z")
Oh shit, please let this not be true. I didn’t interact that much with him, but I always liked his nerdy funny posts. ---
### Author: ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/115 "2012-11-06T07:21:04Z")
I feel so bad about this. He was one of the few people who never lost his sense of humor, no matter what was going on. He’ll be missed. ---
### Author: ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/116 "2012-11-06T07:21:08Z")
How awful ☹ ---
### Author: ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/117 "2012-11-06T08:04:19Z")
I just saw this. ☹ My condolences to his family. He will be missed. ---
### Author: ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/118 "2012-11-06T08:10:41Z")
¿Como? ¿Qué? ¿Our **Lycus**? _checks thread_ DAMN! ☹ My condolences to his rl friends and family - another one for the chorus of imaginary friends who’ll miss him. ETA: Spanglish uses two question marks. ---
### Author: ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/119 "2012-11-06T08:38:32Z")
Such dreadful news ☹ My condolences to his family and friends. ---
### Author: ![Ritter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ritter) #### Post date: [November 6, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/120 "2012-11-06T09:11:59Z")
One of the Dope’s all stars. I am totally shocked. We hang on to life by a mere thread, it seems. Deepest sympathies to his loved ones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014.md?page=7)