# RIP, Goodbye Little Brother Delirious **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487 "2021-05-19T16:42:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 19, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/1 "2021-05-19T16:42:13Z")
On Monday morning, they called for you and knocked on your door, and you were already gone. You were always the little one, the hip one, the rocker, the foodie, the On-The-Road modern Beat. Acerbic, smart, curious, uncompromising, philosophical, multiply-skilled, creative, aggravating, funny. Became a lawyer yet retained a near anarchist streak with punk roots, someone who saw through the nonsense of convention and at the same time had no time for lala woo. U Penn trained in economics, admitted to the bar in MD and DC, started work for a while in international transactions and you soon had enough of the sort of corporatist bullshit that environment brought with it. We went through so many ups and down as you sought to keep tabs on and deal with substance issues and behavior disorders, the highs and the lows. And the highs were so bright, I think they’ll carry me along a good long while. But I had so wanted to keep having those highs coming. You were the one with whom to share common points of reference, be it from music or britcoms or SF or political philosophy, and the one who’d never stop getting on our case about how I was the one getting old, and that all the AARP junk mail was still for me from when I last lived there and not for you. But we thought we’d one day be the two old fellows, going all Waldorf and Statler on the world from our porch or bench or chatroom. Would have been a fun last chapter. I was looking forward to what burns you would have for me when I turned 60 later this summer, just as I did for you when you got to 55 and how we always had the chat about whether it always rained on Good Friday in our hometown and if we had checked with someone. It was so good to have had that last one, man. But I’ll so miss that next one when that date comes again. Hurts so goddamn much to miss you. Is such a great joy to have had you. Thanks be to life that let me, while it lasted. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/2 "2021-05-19T16:45:13Z")
Aw. I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/3 "2021-05-19T16:47:39Z")
It sounds like you loved him very much. I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/4 "2021-05-19T16:50:37Z")
That was a very nice tribute, **JRDelirious**. My thoughts are with you. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/5 "2021-05-19T16:52:02Z")
I’m sorry **JRDelirious**. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/6 "2021-05-19T16:53:20Z")
Oof. If it hurt that much from this end … I can’t imagine. I’m so sorry. May your grief be mercifully brief, but may your memories of your kid bro’ be sweet and everlasting. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/7 "2021-05-19T16:55:11Z")
I’m sorry for your loss. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/8 "2021-05-19T18:13:30Z")
That’s a beautiful tribute to a beautiful pair of people. Good luck little bro! As to big bro, we’re here for ya, man. Wishing you peace as you’re able to accept it. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/9 "2021-05-19T20:03:51Z")
condolences sounds like a helluva guy even tho he drove ya crazy at times ---
**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:** [May 19, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/10 "2021-05-19T22:29:36Z")
What a beautiful tribute, **JRDelirious**! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/11 "2021-05-19T23:09:05Z")
Oh I’m so sorry. He sounds lovely. May he rest in peace. Be easy on yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/12 "2021-05-19T23:14:01Z")
I lost my Baby Brother, Andy, a while back. Heart attack. He was 47. It sure hurts. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/13 "2021-05-20T00:05:08Z")
I am sorry for your loss, but happy you have such vivid memories. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/14 "2021-05-20T00:06:04Z")
Best wishes to you and family. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/15 "2021-05-20T14:31:14Z")
Great acknowledgement. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/16 "2021-05-20T14:35:36Z")
My sincere condolences. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/17 "2021-05-20T15:07:38Z")
I’m very sorry for your loss. And yes, that was a beautiful tribute. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/18 "2021-05-20T15:11:59Z")
I’m sorry for our loss. ---
**Author:** ![SharltoCopley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sharltocopley/32/12309_2.png) [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/19 "2021-05-20T15:25:05Z")
Beautifully said. I am very sorry for your loss and hope you are looking after yourself. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487/20 "2021-05-21T01:54:19Z")
Thank you all. This is so appreciated. We’re all still in a bit of a mindfog, honestly. He had said separately to each parent some time earlier that if anything happened to him, he did not want any sort of “organized event” around it. That will be respected, with only key relatives and close friends being involved. @Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor , hell yes how much it does. So sorry that you too had to face this. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-goodbye-little-brother-delirious/942487.md?page=2)