RIP Autolycus

[Gagundathar]

Holy OG!
I had come to respect that young man and now he goes and dies on us!
How DARE he!
<waves walking stick at the heavens>
DEATH SUCKS!

Man, oh man, what a terrible thing to occur to his parents.
Nobody should ever outlive their children.
It is a continuous tragedy.

[ZipperJJ]

@lieu

Not sure if this has already been mentioned and if it has, apologies, but…

tdn, if you think it’s appropriate at some time you might make his parents aware of this thread just so they can read some of the comments and have a better sense of just how many people their son touched and to what degree. It’s telling and it’s moving.

Nice thought but there’s way too much ladle info in this thread for that to be comfortable.

Instead, copy posts in to Word and print it out for them. That way you can do some editing.

[Dr.Drake]

@ZipperJJ

Nice thought but there’s way too much ladle info in this thread for that to be comfortable.

Instead, copy posts in to Word and print it out for them. That way you can do some editing.

I don’t know. That’s part of who he was, and he was much younger then. If he were my son, I’d be amused at the story and proud of his growth since then. And I’d be delighted to know that a TMI posting was remembered and made into a humorous epitaph all those years later.

[Taomist]

Well, here’s Autolycus’ Youtube channel.

Autolycus84

Seemed like a fun guy; wish I’d gotten to know him better.

[baileygrrrl]

Sad news indeed. You will be missed Auto

[tdn]

@ZipperJJ

Nice thought but there’s way too much ladle info in this thread for that to be comfortable.

Too late.

[BottledBlondJeanie]

Sure, we should all make the decision as to whether Autolycus’ early posts would embarrass him. The risk of potentially embarrassing him is so minor compared to this board’s grief and accolades. After all, he’s dead so we need to make those decisions for him. But his parents are so totally cool, these remembrances will be so much more important than any potential for embarrassing details to surface. We’re completely justified in substituting our judgment for Autolycus’.

[Bam_Boo_Gut]

Saddened to hear this.

[Mona_Lisa_Simpson]

Sad to see such a witty poster gone.

[Inigo_Montoya]

Disappointing. I liked him a lot.

[Loach]

@Dr.Drake

I don’t know. That’s part of who he was, and he was much younger then. If he were my son, I’d be amused at the story and proud of his growth since then. And I’d be delighted to know that a TMI posting was remembered and made into a humorous epitaph all those years later.

With all due respect, are you fucking nuts?

[anya_marie]

I’m completely taken aback. I did not know Autolycus well but thought he was funny.

[elbows]

With all due respect, are you fucking nuts?

Agree.

[KneadToKnow]

I hate that I missed this announcement.

RIP

[Dr.Drake]

@Loach

With all due respect, are you fucking nuts?

Maybe. Certainly not something I’d send the parents without some thought beforehand, of course.

[Heffalump_and_Roo]

When I first joined the SDMB, I remember Auto’s stories about working in a sushi restaurant. And I loved that he was unafraid to stand up for people at times.

I’m saddened to hear this news. I will miss him.

[bup]

Oh my God - how did I miss this for two days?

This news is terrible. He was an interesting guy. I hope and think that he got a full life of living into his 28 years.

[Skammer]

Oh my goodness, I need to get out of the Elections forum so I don’t miss these announcements. So sorry to hear about Autolycus; I really enjoyed his posts.

[Loach]

@Dr.Drake

Maybe. Certainly not something I’d send the parents without some thought beforehand, of course.

Fair enough. Putting that aside…

He was certainly one of the good ones.

[The_Composer]

I’m shocked and saddened at this horrible news. Condolences to family and friends.

We will miss you, Auto.